Patents by Inventor Colleen Costello
Colleen Costello 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).
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Patent number: 11426474Abstract: A light emitting device which inactivates microorganisms is disclosed. The light emitting device may include a flexible light emitting layer emitting a light; and a transparent or translucent layer over the flexible light emitting layer. The light may travel through and exit an exterior surface of the transparent or translucent layer, creating an exiting light. The exiting light exiting the transparent or translucent layer may have at least a portion thereof having a wavelength in a range of 380 to 420 nanometers, and may disinfect the exterior surface of the transparent or translucent layer. The light emitting device may be used alone to create a self-disinfecting high touch surface, e.g., on a door, or may be shaped to mate with other structure to create a disinfecting high touch surface.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2020Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: Vyv, Inc.Inventors: Nicholas Jones, Colleen Costello, Cori Winslow, Robert Barron, William Grambo, Jorel Lalicki
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Publication number: 20210046199Abstract: A light emitting device which inactivates microorganisms is disclosed. The light emitting device may include a flexible light emitting layer emitting a light; and a transparent or translucent layer over the flexible light emitting layer. The light may travel through and exit an exterior surface of the transparent or translucent layer, creating an exiting light. The exiting light exiting the transparent or translucent layer may have at least a portion thereof having a wavelength in a range of 380 to 420 nanometers, and may disinfect the exterior surface of the transparent or translucent layer. The light emitting device may be used alone to create a self-disinfecting high touch surface, e.g., on a door, or may be shaped to mate with other structure to create a disinfecting high touch surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2020Publication date: February 18, 2021Inventors: Nicholas Jones, Colleen Costello, Cori Winslow, Robert Barron, William Grambo, Jorel Lalicki
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Patent number: 10835627Abstract: A light emitting device which inactivates microorganisms is disclosed. The light emitting device may include a flexible light emitting layer emitting a light; and a transparent or translucent layer over the flexible light emitting layer. The light may travel through and exit an exterior surface of the transparent or translucent layer, creating an exiting light. The exiting light exiting the transparent or translucent layer may have at least a portion thereof having a wavelength in a range of 380 to 420 nanometers, and may disinfect the exterior surface of the transparent or translucent layer. The light emitting device may be used alone to create a self-disinfecting high touch surface, e.g., on a door, or may be shaped to mate with other structure to create a disinfecting high touch surface.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2018Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: Vital Vio, Inc.Inventors: Nicholas Jones, Colleen Costello, Cori Winslow, Robert Barron, William Grambo, Jorel Lalicki
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Patent number: 10617774Abstract: A light emitting cover which inactivates microorganisms for covering a high touch surface is disclosed. The light emitting cover includes a body having an interior configured to cover at least a portion of the high touch surface and an exterior surface configured to be disinfected. At least an exterior portion of the body is transparent or translucent. A light emitter operably is coupled to the body for emitting a light through the exterior surface. The light exiting the exterior surface has at least a portion thereof having a wavelength in a range of 380 to 420 nanometers to disinfect the exterior surface.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2018Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: Vital Vio, Inc.Inventors: Cori Winslow, Colleen Costello, Nicholas Jones, Robert Barron, William Grambo, Jorel Lalicki
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Publication number: 20190167826Abstract: A light emitting cover which inactivates microorganisms for covering a high touch surface is disclosed. The light emitting cover includes a body having an interior configured to cover at least a portion of the high touch surface and an exterior surface configured to be disinfected. At least an exterior portion of the body is transparent or translucent. A light emitter operably is coupled to the body for emitting a light through the exterior surface. The light exiting the exterior surface has at least a portion thereof having a wavelength in a range of 380 to 420 nanometers to disinfect the exterior surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2018Publication date: June 6, 2019Inventors: Cori Winslow, Colleen Costello, Nicholas Jones, Robert Barron, William Grambo, Jorel Lalicki
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Publication number: 20190167825Abstract: A light emitting device which inactivates microorganisms is disclosed. The light emitting device may include a flexible light emitting layer emitting a light; and a transparent or translucent layer over the flexible light emitting layer. The light may travel through and exit an exterior surface of the transparent or translucent layer, creating an exiting light. The exiting light exiting the transparent or translucent layer may have at least a portion thereof having a wavelength in a range of 380 to 420 nanometers, and may disinfect the exterior surface of the transparent or translucent layer. The light emitting device may be used alone to create a self-disinfecting high touch surface, e.g., on a door, or may be shaped to mate with other structure to create a disinfecting high touch surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2018Publication date: June 6, 2019Inventors: Nicholas Jones, Colleen Costello, Cori Winslow, Robert Barron, William Grambo, Jorel Lalicki
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ALUMINA MATERIALS WITH INCREASED SURFACE ACIDITY, METHODS FOR MAKING, AND METHODS FOR USING THE SAME
Publication number: 20160001265Abstract: Aluminas with increased surface acidity, methods of making the same, and methods for using the same are provided. In an exemplary embodiment, a method for increasing the surface acidity of an alumina material includes providing an alumina starting material, and processing the alumina starting material under hydrothermal conditions in the presence of one or more organic acids to generate a hydrothermally treated alumina. In this embodiment, the one or more organic acids includes a polyprotic organic acid with a pKa value of about 0 to about 10, and the resulting hydrothermally treated alumina has increased surface acidity relative to the alumina starting material.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2014Publication date: January 7, 2016Inventors: Richard R. Willis, Colleen Costello, Jeffrey Noga, Paulina Jakubczak -
Patent number: 8702973Abstract: One exemplary embodiment can be a process for upgrading one or more hydrocarbons boiling in a naphtha range including less than about 5%, by weight, one or more alkenes and about 2,000-about 5,000 wppm, S, comprised in one or more sulfur-containing compounds, based on the weight of the one or more hydrocarbons. The process can include contacting the one or more hydrocarbons with a catalyst. The catalyst may include about 0.1-about 10%, by weight, NiO, about 5-about 50%, by weight, MoO3, and about 0.1-about 10%, by weight, P, with the balance of the catalyst comprising Al2O3. The process can obtain an upgraded one or more hydrocarbons having a thiol concentration of no more than about 20 wppm, S, based on the sulfur comprised in one or more thiol compounds divided by the weight of the upgraded one or more hydrocarbons.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2011Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: UOP LLCInventors: Colleen Costello, Suheil F. Abdo, Keith Adrian Holder, Ashley James Austin, Willie J. Morrissette, Jr.
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Patent number: 8414798Abstract: Embodiments of a process for producing syngas comprising hydrogen and carbon monoxide from a gas stream comprising methane are provided. The process comprises the step of contacting the gas stream with a two-component catalyst system comprising an apatite component and a perovskite component at reaction conditions effective to convert the methane to the syngas.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2010Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: UOP LLCInventors: Colleen Costello, Lisa King, Paul Barger, Deng-Yang Jen, Robert B. James, Kurt Vanden Bussche
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Publication number: 20120234729Abstract: One exemplary embodiment can be a process for upgrading one or more hydrocarbons boiling in a naphtha range including less than about 5%, by weight, one or more alkenes and about 2,000-about 5,000 wppm, S, comprised in one or more sulfur-containing compounds, based on the weight of the one or more hydrocarbons. The process can include contacting the one or more hydrocarbons with a catalyst. The catalyst may include about 0.1-about 10%, by weight, NiO, about 5-about 50%, by weight, MoO3, and about 0.1-about 10%, by weight, P, with the balance of the catalyst comprising Al2O3. The process can obtain an upgraded one or more hydrocarbons having a thiol concentration of no more than about 20 wppm, S, based on the sulfur comprised in one or more thiol compounds divided by the weight of the upgraded one or more hydrocarbons.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2011Publication date: September 20, 2012Applicant: UOP, LLCInventors: Colleen Costello, Suheil F. Abdo, Keith Adrian Holder, Ashley James Austin, Willie James Morrissette, JR.
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Publication number: 20120104322Abstract: Embodiments of a process for producing syngas comprising hydrogen and carbon monoxide from a gas stream comprising methane are provided. The process comprises the step of contacting the gas stream with a two-component catalyst system comprising an apatite component and a perovskite component at reaction conditions effective to convert the methane to the syngas.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2010Publication date: May 3, 2012Applicant: UOP LLCInventors: Colleen Costello, Lisa King, Paul Barger, Deng-Yang Jan, Robert B. James, Kurt Vanden Bussche
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Patent number: 7498429Abstract: A promoter sequence and plant expression vectors encoding for an eukaryotic AHAS small subunit protein are disclosed. The DNA sequences and vectors are used to transform plants to produce transgenic plants which possess elevated levels of tolerance or resistance to herbicides, such as imidazolinones.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2008Date of Patent: March 3, 2009Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Genichi Kakefuda, Colleen Costello, Ming Sun, Weiming Hu
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Publication number: 20080163398Abstract: Genomic and cDNA sequences and plant expression vectors encoding for an eukaryotic AHAS small subunit protein are disclosed. The DNA sequences and vectors are used to transform plants to produce transgenic plants which possess elevated levels of tolerance or resistance to herbicides, such as imidazolinones.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2008Publication date: July 3, 2008Applicant: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Genichi Kakefuda, Colleen Costello, Ming Sun, Weiming Hu
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Patent number: 7351880Abstract: Genomic and cDNA sequences and plant expression vectors encoding for an eukaryotic AHAS small subunit protein are disclosed. The DNA sequences and vectors are used to transform plants to produce transgenic plants which possess elevated levels of tolerance or resistance to herbicides, such as imidazolinones.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2004Date of Patent: April 1, 2008Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Genichi Kakefuda, Colleen Costello, Ming Sun, Weiming Hu
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Publication number: 20050108787Abstract: Genomic and cDNA sequences and plant expression vectors encoding for an eukaryotic AHAS small subunit protein are disclosed. The DNA sequences and vectors are used to transform plants to produce transgenic plants which possess elevated levels of tolerance or resistance to herbicides, such as imidazolinones.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2004Publication date: May 19, 2005Applicant: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Genichi Kakefuda, Colleen Costello, Ming Sun, Weiming Hu
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Patent number: 6825399Abstract: Genomic and cDNA sequences and plant expression vectors for encoding an eukaryotic AHAS small subunit are disclosed. The DNA sequences and vectors are used to transform plants to produce transgenic plants which possess elevated levels of tolerance or resistance to herbicides, such as imidazolinones.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2001Date of Patent: November 30, 2004Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Genichi Kakefuda, Colleen Costello, Ming Sun, Weiming Hu
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Publication number: 20020053098Abstract: Genomic and cDNA sequences and plant expression vectors for encoding an eukaryotic AHAS small subunit are disclosed. The DNA sequences and vectors are used to transform plants to produce transgenic plants which possess elevated levels of tolerance or resistance to herbicides, such as imidazolinones.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2001Publication date: May 2, 2002Applicant: American Cyanamid CompanyInventors: Genichi Kakefuda, Colleen Costello, Ming Sun, Weiming Hu
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Patent number: 6348643Abstract: Genomic and cDNA sequences and plant expression vectors encoding for an arabidopsis AHAS small subunit protein are disclosed. The DNA sequences and vectors are used to transform plants to produce transgenic plants which possess elevated levels of tolerance or resistance to herbicides, such as imidazolinones.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 1999Date of Patent: February 19, 2002Assignee: American Cyanamid CompanyInventors: Genichi Kakefuda, Colleen Costello, Ming Sun, Weiming Hu