Patents by Inventor Craig A. GRAPPERHAUS

Craig A. GRAPPERHAUS 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).

  • Publication number: 20250008752
    Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention include inventive methods for preparing perovskite solar cells (PSCs). In certain embodiments, the method comprises dissolving a functionalized material (e.g., a material that is functionalized with one or more functionalizing compounds) in a solvent, depositing a deposit composition on a perovskite layer where the deposit composition comprises the dissolved functionalized material, heating the deposit composition, and optionally removing some or all of the one or more functionalizing compounds from the deposit composition. Additional embodiments of the invention are also disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2022
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Applicants: UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC., ALLIANCE FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY, LLC
    Inventors: Thad DRUFFEL, Craig A. GRAPPERHAUS, Sashil CHAPAGAIN, Peter James ARMSTRONG, Blake MARTIN, Marinus Franciscus Antonius Maria VAN HEST
  • Patent number: 11208379
    Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention include inventive compounds (e.g., compounds of Formula (I) or (Ia)). Other embodiments include compositions (e.g., pharmaceutical compositions) comprising the inventive compound. Still other embodiments of the invention include compositions (e.g., pharmaceutical compositions) for treating, for example, certain diseases using the inventive compounds. Some embodiments include methods of using the inventive compound (e.g., in compositions or in pharmaceutical compositions) for administering and treating (e.g., diseases such as cancer). Further embodiments include methods for making the inventive compounds. Additional embodiments of the invention are also discussed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
    Inventors: Craig A. Grapperhaus, Robert M. Buchanan, Nicholas S. Vishnosky, Jason O. E. Young, Paula J. Bates, Sarah A. Andres, Caleb Aaron Calvary
  • Publication number: 20210355064
    Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention include methods of using a compound (e.g., Formula (I)) for the reduction of carbon dioxide to formate by contacting the carbon dioxide with a composition comprising a compound. In certain embodiments, the source of the carbon dioxide is air or is flue gas. Additional embodiments of the invention are also discussed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
    Inventors: Steve P. CRONIN, Craig A. GRAPPERHAUS, Robert M. BUCHANAN, Jacob M. STRAIN, Joshua M. SPURGEON
  • Patent number: 11142835
    Abstract: In some embodiments, this application relates to inventive compounds (e.g., Formula (I), Formula (II), thiosemicarbazones and/or thiosemicarbazones and their metal (e.g., zinc, cobalt, nickel, or copper) complexes, and extended structures thereof), methods for preparation of the inventive compounds, compositions comprising the inventive compounds (e.g., anode, cathodes, catalysts (e.g., electrocatalysts), glassy carbon electrodes, carbon paste electrodes, covalently modified carbon (e.g., modified graphene)), electrochemical cells comprising compositions that comprise one or more inventive compounds, fuel cells comprising compositions that comprise one or more inventive compounds, uses of one or more inventive compounds to produce H2 (e.g., via an electrochemical cell), and uses of one or more inventive compounds to create energy from H2 (e.g., via a fuel cell). Additional embodiments of the invention are also discussed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
    Inventors: Craig A. Grapperhaus, Robert M. Buchanan, Andrew Z. Haddad, Caleb Aaron Calvary
  • Patent number: 11078148
    Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention include methods of using a compound (e.g., Formula (I)) for the reduction of carbon dioxide to formate by contacting the carbon dioxide with a composition comprising a compound. In certain embodiments, the source of the carbon dioxide is air or is flue gas. Additional embodiments of the invention are also discussed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
    Inventors: Steve P. Cronin, Craig A. Grapperhaus, Robert M. Buchanan, Jacob M. Strain, Joshua M. Spurgeon
  • Publication number: 20200277248
    Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention include methods of using a compound (e.g., Formula (I)) for the reduction of carbon dioxide to formate by contacting the carbon dioxide with a composition comprising a compound. In certain embodiments, the source of the carbon dioxide is air or is flue gas. Additional embodiments of the invention are also discussed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
    Inventors: Steve P. CRONIN, Craig A. GRAPPERHAUS, Robert M. BUCHANAN, Jacob M. STRAIN, Joshua M. SPURGEON
  • Publication number: 20200062703
    Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention include inventive compounds (e.g., compounds of Formula (I) or (Ia)). Other embodiments include compositions (e.g., pharmaceutical compositions) comprising the inventive compound. Still other embodiments of the invention include compositions (e.g., pharmaceutical compositions) for treating, for example, certain diseases using the inventive compounds. Some embodiments include methods of using the inventive compound (e.g., in compositions or in pharmaceutical compositions) for administering and treating (e.g., diseases such as cancer). Further embodiments include methods for making the inventive compounds. Additional embodiments of the invention are also discussed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
    Inventors: Craig A. Grapperhaus, Robert M. Buchanan, Nicholas S. Vishnosky, Jason O. E. Young, Paula J. Bates, Sarah A. Andres, Caleb Aaron Calvary
  • Publication number: 20190106385
    Abstract: In some embodiments, this application relates to inventive compounds (e.g., Formula (I), Formula (II), thiosemicarbazones and/or thiosemicarbazones and their metal (e.g., zinc, cobalt, nickel, or copper) complexes, and extended structures thereof), methods for preparation of the inventive compounds, compositions comprising the inventive compounds (e.g., anode, cathodes, catalysts (e.g., electrocatalysts), glassy carbon electrodes, carbon paste electrodes, covalently modified carbon (e.g., modified graphene)), electrochemical cells comprising compositions that comprise one or more inventive compounds, fuel cells comprising compositions that comprise one or more inventive compounds, uses of one or more inventive compounds to produce H2 (e.g., via an electrochemical cell), and uses of one or more inventive compounds to create energy from H2 (e.g., via a fuel cell). Additional embodiments of the invention are also discussed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2018
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
    Inventors: Craig A. GRAPPERHAUS, Robert M. BUCHANAN, Andrew Z. HADDAD, Caleb Aaron CALVARY