Patents by Inventor Charles Taylor Campbell

Charles Taylor Campbell has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 8349761
    Abstract: A catalyst material for use at elevated temperatures is provided. The material can include a plurality of fibers and a plurality of particles supported on the fibers. In addition, a porous layer can cover the plurality of particles and allow for process fluid to come into contact with the particles, and yet retard sintering of the particles at elevated temperatures is present. The plurality of fibers can be a plurality of nanofibers which may or may not be oxide nanofibers. The particles can be metallic nanoparticles and the porous layer can be a porous oxide layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignees: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., University of Washington Center for Commercialization, Washington University
    Inventors: Younan Xia, Charles Taylor Campbell, Yunqian Dai, Byungkwon Lim, Benjamin Alan Grayson, Paul T. Fanson
  • Publication number: 20120028793
    Abstract: A catalyst material for use at elevated temperatures is provided. The material can include a plurality of fibers and a plurality of particles supported on the fibers. In addition, a porous layer can cover the plurality of particles and allow for process fluid to come into contact with the particles, and yet retard sintering of the particles at elevated temperatures is present. The plurality of fibers can be a plurality of nanofibers which may or may not be oxide nanofibers. The particles can be metallic nanoparticles and the porous layer can be a porous oxide layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2010
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicants: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Washington University, University of Washington
    Inventors: Younan Xia, Charles Taylor Campbell, Yunqian Dai, Byungkwon Lim, Benjamin Alan Grayson, Paul T. Fanson