Patents by Inventor David Gailus

David Gailus 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: 20240124311
    Abstract: A system and method of producing carbon nanotubes from flare gas and other gaseous carbon-containing sources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: David Gailus, Mark Schauer
  • Publication number: 20240051830
    Abstract: Two-stage reactor and method for producing carbon nanotubes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: David Gailus, Deepak VARSHNEY, Jonathan PHILLIPS
  • Patent number: 11820660
    Abstract: A system and method of producing carbon nanotubes from flare gas and other gaseous carbon-containing sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Nanocomp Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: David Gailus, Mark Schauer
  • Patent number: 11718525
    Abstract: Method of producing short carbon nanotube fibers from a carbonaceous gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Nanocomp Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: David Gailus, Mark Schauer
  • Publication number: 20230150821
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for producing elongated non-entangled nanotube filaments using a vertical upward flow floating catalyst chemical vapor deposition system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventor: David Gailus
  • Publication number: 20230102474
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for purifying nanostructured material comprising carbon nanotubes, metal impurities and amorphous carbon impurities. The method generally includes oxidizing the unpurified nanostructured material to remove the amorphous carbon and thereby exposing the metal impurities and subsequently contacting the nanostructured material with carbon monoxide to volatilize the metal impurities and thereby substantially remove them from the nanostructured material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2021
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicant: Nanocomp Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: David Gailus
  • Publication number: 20230086059
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a filter for removing contaminants from a liquid or gaseous medium including a woven or nonwoven sheet of entangled carbon nanotubes. The present disclosure also provides a method for reducing the concentration of contaminants in a liquid or gaseous medium by contacting the liquid or gaseous medium with the filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicant: Nanocomp Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: David Gailus
  • Patent number: 11387460
    Abstract: Provided herein are products and methods for making structures having a body defined by a carbon nanotube (CNT) pulp network having a long-range connectivity exceeding a percolation threshold of the structure to permit electron transport throughout the structure, an active material dispersed within the body, and a binder material binding the active material to the CNT pulp network within the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Nanocomp Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark W. Schauer, Eitan Zeira, David Gailus, Brian White
  • Publication number: 20220177311
    Abstract: A system and method of producing carbon nanotubes from flare gas and other gaseous carbon-containing sources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: David Gailus, Mark Schauer
  • Publication number: 20220144642
    Abstract: Method of producing short carbon nanotube fibers from a carbonaceous gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: David Gailus, Mark Schauer
  • Patent number: 11279836
    Abstract: An intumescent nanostructured material for thermal protection comprising a member including a plurality of nanostructured materials, and an intumescent material associated with the member and configured to react in the presence of a heat source to form a foam for thermally insulating the member from the heat source. The member may be a non-woven sheet, a woven sheet, a yarn, or a network, and may be configured to conduct thermal energy away from a heat source. A solution comprising a plurality of nanostructured materials, an intumescent material, and a solvent, wherein the solution has a viscosity suitable for coating or spraying onto a surface of a substrate. The solution may have a viscosity of about 3000 centipoise to about 6000 centipoise, and possibly less than about 1000 centipoise. The solution, when dried on the substrate, may form a thermally-protective coating on the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Nanocomp Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Antoinette, Mark Schauer, Brian White, Meghann White, Mark A. Banash, David Gailus
  • Patent number: 11071174
    Abstract: Articles for emitting infrared energy comprising a nanostructured member including a plurality of nanotubes, the member being configured to emit infrared energy when an electrical current is applied; a reflecting member configured to direct at least a portion of the emitted infrared energy in a desired direction for heating a remotely-situated target, and optionally a spacer situated between the nanostructured member and the reflecting member to maintain a predetermined spacing there between, the predetermined spacing selected to minimize destructive interference between the infrared energy emitted by the nanostructured member and the infrared energy reflected by the reflecting member. In alternative embodiments, a carbonaceous member may be substituted for the nanostructured member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Nanocomp Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter L. Antoinette, David Gailus, Eitan Zeira
  • Publication number: 20200161661
    Abstract: Provided herein are products and methods for making structures having a body defined by a carbon nanotube (CNT) pulp network having a long-range connectivity exceeding a percolation threshold of the structure to permit electron transport throughout the structure, an active material dispersed within the body, and a binder material binding the active material to the CNT pulp network within the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Mark W. Schauer, Eitan Zeira, David Gailus, Brian White
  • Patent number: 10581082
    Abstract: Provided herein are products and methods for making structures having a body defined by a carbon nanotube (CNT) pulp network having a long-range connectivity exceeding a percolation threshold of the structure to permit electron transport throughout the structure, an active material dispersed within the body, and a binder material binding the active material to the CNT pulp network within the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Nanocomp Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark W. Schauer, Eitan Zeira, David Gailus, Brian White
  • Patent number: 10570541
    Abstract: Carbon nanotube threads are coated with a coating solution such as dimethylformamide (DMF), ethylene glycol (EG), polyethylene glycol (PEG), PEG200 (PEG with an average molecular weight of approximately 200 grams per mole (g/mol)), PEG400 (PEG with an average molecular weight of approximately 400 g/mol), aminopropyl terminated polydimethylsiloxane (DMS 100 cP),polymide, poly(methylhydrosiloxane), polyalkylene glycol, (3-aminopropyl)trimethoxysilane, hydride functional siloxane O resin, platinum (0) -1,3-divinyl-1,1,3,3-tetramethyl-disiloxane, moisture in air, acetic acid, water, poly(dimethylsiloxane) hydroxy terminated, (3-glycidyloxypropyl)-trimethoxysilane or a combination thereof. The coated carbon nanotubes may be used to stitch in a Z-direction into a composite such as a polymer prepreg to strengthen the composite. The stitching may occur using a sewing machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignees: University of Dayton, Nanocomp Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Kladitis, Lingchuan Li, Brian Rice, Zongwu Bai, David Gailus
  • Publication number: 20180194950
    Abstract: An intumescent nanostructured material for thermal protection comprising a member including a plurality of nanostructured materials, and an intumescent material associated with the member and configured to react in the presence of a heat source to form a foam for thermally insulating the member from the heat source. The member may be a non-woven sheet, a woven sheet, a yarn, or a network, and may be configured to conduct thermal energy away from a heat source. A solution comprising a plurality of nanostructured materials, an intumescent material, and a solvent, wherein the solution has a viscosity suitable for coating or spraying onto a surface of a substrate. The solution may have a viscosity of about 3000 centipoise to about 6000 centipoise, and possibly less than about 1000 centipoise. The solution, when dried on the substrate, may form a thermally-protective coating on the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2017
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: Peter Antoinette, Mark Schauer, Brian White, Meghann White, Mark A. Banash, David Gailus
  • Publication number: 20180138514
    Abstract: Provided herein are products and methods for making structures having a body defined by a carbon nanotube (CNT) pulp network having a long-range connectivity exceeding a percolation threshold of the structure to permit electron transport throughout the structure, an active material dispersed within the body, and a binder material binding the active material to the CNT pulp network within the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: Mark W. Schauer, Eitan Zeira, David Gailus, Brian White
  • Publication number: 20170370039
    Abstract: Carbon nanotube threads are coated with a coating solution such as dimethylformamide (DMF), ethylene glycol (EG), polyethylene glycol (PEG), PEG200 (PEG with a average molecular weight of approximately 200 grams per mole (g/mol)), PEG400 (PEG with a average molecular weight of approximately 400 g/mol), dimethyl sulfide (DMS 100 cP), HP1632, poly(methylhydrosiloxane), polyalkylene glycol, (3-aminopropyl)trimethoxysilane, hydride functional siloxane 0 resin, platinum (0) -1,3-divinyl-1,1,3,3-tetramethyl-disiloxane, moisture in air, acetic acid, water, poly(dimethylsiloxane) hydroxy terminated, (3-glycidyloxypropyl)-trimethoxysilane or a combination thereof. The coated carbon nanotubes may be used to stitch in a Z-direction into a composite such as a polymer prepreg to strengthen the composite. The stitching may occur using a sewing machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2017
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Paul Kladitis, Lingchuan Li, Brian Rice, Zongwu Bai, David Gailus
  • Publication number: 20170118799
    Abstract: Articles for emitting infrared energy comprising a nanostructured member including a plurality of nanotubes, the member being configured to emit infrared energy when an electrical current is applied; a reflecting member configured to direct at least a portion of the emitted infrared energy in a desired direction for heating a remotely-situated target, and optionally a spacer situated between the nanostructured member and the reflecting member to maintain a predetermined spacing there between, the predetermined spacing selected to minimize destructive interference between the infrared energy emitted by the nanostructured member and the infrared energy reflected by the reflecting member. In alternative embodiments, a carbonaceous member may be substituted for the nanostructured member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: Peter L. Antoinette, David Gailus, Eitan Zeira