Patents by Inventor Chris J. Benmore

Chris J. Benmore 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).

  • Containerless synthesis of amorphous and nanophase organic materials
    Patent number: 9327264
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for producing a mixture of amorphous compounds, the method comprising supplying a solution containing the compounds; and allowing at least a portion of the solvent of the solution to evaporate while preventing the solute of the solution from contacting a nucleation point. Also provided is a method for transforming solids to amorphous material, the method comprising heating the solids in an environment to form a melt, wherein the environment contains no nucleation points; and cooling the melt in the environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC
    Inventors: Chris J. Benmore, Johann R. Weber
  • CONTAINERLESS SYNTHESIS OF AMORPHOUS AND NANOPHASE ORGANIC MATERIALS
    Publication number: 20120197005
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for producing a mixture of amorphous compounds, the method comprising supplying a solution containing the compounds; and allowing at least a portion of the solvent of the solution to evaporate while preventing the solute of the solution from contacting a nucleation point. Also provided is a method for transforming solids to amorphous material, the method comprising heating the solids in an environment to form a melt, wherein the environment contains no nucleation points; and cooling the melt in the environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2012
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Applicant: UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC
    Inventors: Chris J. Benmore, Johann R. Weber