Patents by Inventor Conor Boland

Conor Boland 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).

  • Nanocomposite material and uses thereof
    Patent number: 11953397
    Abstract: An ink blend consisting of a polymer, a weakly cross-linking agent and a nanomaterial deposited to form a thin polymer-nanomaterial composite film with unique mechanical and electrical properties suitable for high performance strain sensing applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: THE PROVOST, FELLOWS, SCHOLARS AND OTHER MEMBERS OF BOARD, OF TRINITY COLLEGE OF DUBLIN;
    Inventors: Jonathan Coleman, Daniel O'Driscoll, Conor Boland, Sean McMahon
  • Viscoelastic conductive nanomaterial-polymer nanocomposites and sensing devices comprising the composite material
    Patent number: 11136459
    Abstract: A homogenous composite material with increased tensile strength comprising 2-dimensional nano-sheets exfoliated from a 3-dimensional layered material mixed in a liquid non-Newtonian viscoelastic material to produce the homogenous composite material; and a process for making the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: The Provost, Fellows, Foundation Scholars, & the Other Members of Board, of the College of the Holy & Undiv. Trinity of Queen
    Inventors: Conor Boland, Umar Khan, Jonathan Coleman
  • NANOCOMPOSITE MATERIAL AND USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20210262875
    Abstract: An ink blend consisting of a polymer, a weakly cross-linking agent and a nanomaterial deposited to form a thin polymer-nanomaterial composite film with unique mechanical and electrical properties suitable for high performance strain sensing applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Applicant: THE PROVOST, FELLOWS, SCHOLARS AND OTHER MEMBERS OF BOARD, OF TRINITY COLLEGE OF DUBLIN
    Inventors: Jonathan COLEMAN, Daniel O'DRISCOLL, Conor BOLAND, Sean McMAHON
  • VISCOELASTIC CONDUCTIVE NANOMATERIAL-POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES AND SENSING DEVICES COMPRISING THE COMPOSITE MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20190185672
    Abstract: A homogenous composite material with increased tensile strength comprising 2-dimensional nano-sheets exfoliated from a 3-dimensional layered material mixed in a liquid non-Newtonian viscoelastic material to produce the homogenous composite material; and a process for making the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Conor Boland, Umar Khan, Jonathan Coleman
  • Sensitive, high-strain, high-rate, bodily motion sensors based on conductive nano-material-rubber composites
    Patent number: 10251604
    Abstract: A process for producing conductive composites, the process comprising the steps of soaking a polymer in an organic solvent and applying energy; soaking the polymer in a solution of conductive nano-material dispersed in an organic solvent:water mixture and applying energy, so that conductive nano-material is incorporated into the polymer structure; washing the conductive nano-material-incorporated polymer in deionized water and applying energy; and drying the washed conductive nano-material-incorporated polymer to produce the conductive composite, wherein the conductive composite incorporates conductive nano-material throughout the structure of the polymer without affecting the integrity of the properties of the polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: The Provost, Fellows, Foundation Scholars, and the other Members of Board, of the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth, near Dublin
    Inventors: Jonathan Coleman, Conor Boland, Umar Khan
  • SENSITIVE, HIGH-STRAIN, HIGH-RATE, BODILY MOTION SENSORS BASED ON CONDUCTIVE NANO-MATERIAL-RUBBER COMPOSITES
    Publication number: 20160287175
    Abstract: A process for producing conductive composites, the process comprising the steps of soaking a polymer in an organic solvent and applying energy; soaking the polymer in a solution of conductive nano-material dispersed in an organic solvent: water mixture and applying energy, so that conductive nano-material is incorporated into the polymer structure; washing the conductive nano-material-incorporated polymer in deionised water and applying energy; and drying the washed conductive nano-material-incorporated polymer to produce the conductive composite, wherein the conductive composite incorporates conductive nano-material throughout the structure of the polymer without affecting the integrity of the properties of the polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Jonathan Coleman, Conor Boland, Umar Khan