Patents by Inventor Dorin V. Preda
Dorin V. Preda 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: 11807545Abstract: A method of separating scandium from a feedstock wherein a scandium enriched solution is produced from the feedstock and the scandium enriched solution is extracted to produce an organic phase of the scandium enriched solution. The organic phase of the scandium enriched solution is re-extracted to produce an aqueous phase including scandium chloride. The aqueous phase is precipitated and calcinated to produce scandium oxide powder.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2020Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Physical Sciences, Inc.Inventors: Dorin V. Preda, Prakash B. Joshi, Matthew B. Boucher, Aaron R. Rathmell
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Patent number: 11718528Abstract: A method of producing high conductivity carbon material from coal includes subjecting the coal to a dissolution process to produce a solubilized coal material, and subjecting the solubilized coal material to a pyrolysis process to produce the high conductivity carbon material.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2020Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: Physical Sciences Inc.Inventors: Dorin V. Preda, Min K. Song, Jake T. Herb, Christopher M Lang, David P. Gamliel
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Publication number: 20210179432Abstract: A method of producing high conductivity carbon material from coal includes subjecting the coal to a dissolution process to produce a solubilized coal material, and subjecting the solubilized coal material to a pyrolysis process to produce the high conductivity carbon material.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2020Publication date: June 17, 2021Inventors: Dorin V. Preda, Min K. Song, Jake T. Herb, Christopher M Lang, David P. Gamliel
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Patent number: 10806140Abstract: An antimicrobial composition including low molecular weight dendrimers of formula (1): Q is an antimicrobial moiety in monomer or dendritic form, N is a nitrogen atom, L2 is a linker linking each Y1 molecular spacer to the nitrogen atom, Y1 is a molecular spacer spacing each antimicrobial moiety Q from the L2 linker, there are two or more chains of antimicrobial moieties and molecular spacers, X is a linker configured to covalently bond to surface functionalities of the substrate, and Y2 is a molecular spacer between the linker X and the nitrogen atom.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2019Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: Physical Sciences, Inc.Inventors: Dorin V. Preda, Aaron R. Rathmell, Colin M. Hessel, John D. Lennhoff, Mitchell T. Antalek
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Publication number: 20200308016Abstract: A method of separating scandium from a feedstock wherein a scandium enriched solution is produced from the feedstock and the scandium enriched solution is extracted to produce an organic phase of the scandium enriched solution. The organic phase of the scandium enriched solution is re-extracted to produce an aqueous phase including scandium chloride. The aqueous phase is precipitated and calcinated to produce scandium oxide powder.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2020Publication date: October 1, 2020Inventors: Dorin V. Preda, Prakash B. Joshi, Matthew B. Boucher, Aaron R. Rathmell
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Publication number: 20190313641Abstract: An antimicrobial composition including low molecular weight dendrimers of formula (I): Q is an antimicrobial moiety in monomer or dendritic form, N is a nitrogen atom, L2 is a linker linking each Y1 molecular spacer to the nitrogen atom, is a molecular spacer spacing each antimicrobial moiety Q from the L2 linker, there are two or more chains of antimicrobial moieties and molecular spacers, X is a linker configured to covalently bond to surface functionalities of the substrate, and Y2 is a molecular spacer between the linker X and the nitrogen atom.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2019Publication date: October 17, 2019Inventors: Dorin V. Preda, Aaron R. Rathmell, Colin M. Hessel, John D. Lennhoff, Mitchell T. Antalek
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Patent number: 9999687Abstract: Provided is a family of intramolecularly quenched imaging agents for use in both in vivo and in vitro imaging that contain at least one enzymatically cleavable oligopeptide and two fluorophores or a fluorophore and a quencher. When subjected to proteolytic cleavage, at least one fluorophore is unquenched and becomes capable of producing a fluorescent signal upon excitation with light of an appropriate wavelength. Also provided are in vivo and in vitro imaging methods using such imaging agents.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2016Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: VisEn Medical, Inc.Inventors: Milind Rajopadhye, Kevin Groves, Dorin V. Preda
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Publication number: 20170119908Abstract: Provided is a family of intramolecularly quenched imaging agents for use in both in vivo and in vitro imaging that contain at least one enzymatically cleavable oligopeptide and two fluorophores or a fluorophore and a quencher. When subjected to proteolytic cleavage, at least one fluorophore is unquenched and becomes capable of producing a fluorescent signal upon excitation with light of an appropriate wavelength. Also provided are in vivo and in vitro imaging methods using such imaging agents.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2016Publication date: May 4, 2017Inventors: Milind Rajopadhye, Kevin Groves, Dorin V. Preda
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Patent number: 9427481Abstract: Provided is a family of intramolecularly quenched imaging agents for use in both in vivo and in vitro imaging that contain at least one enzymatically cleavable oligopeptide and two fluorophores or a fluorophore and a quencher. When subjected to proteolytic cleavage, at least one fluorophore is unquenched and becomes capable of producing a fluorescent signal upon excitation with light of an appropriate wavelength. Also provided are in vivo and in vitro imaging methods using such imaging agents.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2014Date of Patent: August 30, 2016Assignee: VisEn Medical, Inc.Inventors: Milind Rajopadhye, Kevin Groves, Dorin V. Preda
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Patent number: 9394586Abstract: The coal ash can be sorted into groups of substantially unburned carbon and substantially burned carbon. The substantially unburned carbon or the substantially burned carbon can be magnetically treated to cause separation into a substantially magnetic portion and a substantially non-magnetic portion. The substantially magnetic portion or the substantially non-magnetic portion can be filtered into a substantially course portion and a substantially fine portion. The substantially coarse portion or the substantially fine portion can be treated with a mineral acid to form an aqueous mineral acid solution. The aqueous mineral acid solution can be extracted to form an organic solution that includes the rare earth salts. The organic solution can be mixed with water to form an aqueous solution that includes the rare earth salts. The rare earth salts can be separated from the aqueous solution.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2014Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignee: Physical Sciences, Inc.Inventors: Prakash B. Joshi, Dorin V. Preda, David A. Skyler, Anait Scherer, B. David Green, William J. Marinelli
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Publication number: 20150139871Abstract: The coal ash can be sorted into groups of substantially unburned carbon and substantially burned carbon. The substantially unburned carbon or the substantially burned carbon can be magnetically treated to cause separation into a substantially magnetic portion and a substantially non-magnetic portion. The substantially magnetic portion or the substantially non-magnetic portion can be filtered into a substantially course portion and a substantially fine portion. The substantially coarse portion or the substantially fine portion can be treated with a mineral acid to form an aqueous mineral acid solution. The aqueous mineral acid solution can be extracted to form an organic solution that includes the rare earth salts. The organic solution can be mixed with water to form an aqueous solution that includes the rare earth salts. The rare earth salts can be separated from the aqueous solution.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2014Publication date: May 21, 2015Inventors: Prakash B. Joshi, Dorin V. Preda, David A. Skyler, Anait Scherer, B. David Green, William J. Marinelli
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Patent number: 8968688Abstract: Rare earth elements are recovered from coal ash. The coal ash with rare earth elements can be treated with a mineral acid to form an aqueous mineral acid solution. The aqueous mineral acid solution can be extracted to form an organic solution that includes the rare earth salts. The organic solution can be mixed with water to form an aqueous solution that includes the rare earth salts. The rare earth elements are separated from the aqueous solution.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2013Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: Physical Sciences, Inc.Inventors: Prakash B. Joshi, Dorin V. Preda, David A. Skyler, Anait Tsinberg, B. David Green, William J. Marinelli
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Patent number: 8962888Abstract: Methods for forming spherical crystal habit are shown. A needle-shaped crystal habit, a solvent, and a surfactant are combined and dissolved forming a first solution. The first solution and an anti-solvent are combined forming a second solution. The second solution is cooled. Spherical crystal habit is formed.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2013Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: Physical Sciences, Inc.Inventors: Dorin V. Preda, Prakash B. Joshi, Anait (Tsinberg) Scherer, Laurel A. Vernarelli
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Publication number: 20150018517Abstract: Provided is a family of intramolecularly quenched imaging agents for use in both in vivo and in vitro imaging that contain at least one enzymatically cleavable oligopeptide and two fluorophores or a fluorophore and a quencher. When subjected to proteolytic cleavage, at least one fluorophore is unquenched and becomes capable of producing a fluorescent signal upon excitation with light of an appropriate wavelength. Also provided are in vivo and in vitro imaging methods using such imaging agents.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2014Publication date: January 15, 2015Inventors: Milind Rajopadhye, Kevin Groves, Dorin V. Preda
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Patent number: 8815214Abstract: Provided is a family of intramolecularly quenched imaging agents for use in both in vivo and in vitro imaging that contain at least one enzymatically cleavable oligopeptide and two fluorophores or a fluorophore and a quencher. When subjected to proteolytic cleavage, at least one fluorophore is unquenched and becomes capable of producing a fluorescent signal upon excitation with light of an appropriate wavelength. Also provided are in vivo and in vitro imaging methods using such imaging agents.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2009Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignee: VisEn Medical, Inc.Inventors: Milind Rajopadhye, Kevin Groves, Dorin V. Preda
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Publication number: 20130287653Abstract: Rare earth elements are recovered from coal ash. The coal ash with rare earth elements can be treated with a mineral acid to form an aqueous mineral acid solution. The aqueous mineral acid solution can be extracted to form an organic solution that includes the rare earth salts. The organic solution can be mixed with water to form an aqueous solution that includes the rare earth salts. The rare earth elements are separated from the aqueous solution.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2013Publication date: October 31, 2013Inventors: Prakash B. Joshi, Dorin V. Preda, David A. Skyler, Anait Tsinberg, B. David Green, William J. Marinelli
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Publication number: 20090220430Abstract: Provided is a family of intramolecularly quenched imaging agents for use in both in vivo and in vitro imaging that contain at least one enzymatically cleavable oligopeptide and two fluorophores or a fluorophore and a quencher. When subjected to proteolytic cleavage, at least one fluorophore is unquenched and becomes capable of producing a fluorescent signal upon excitation with light of an appropriate wavelength. Also provided are in vivo and in vitro imaging methods using such imaging agents.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2009Publication date: September 3, 2009Inventors: Milind Rajopadhye, Kevin Groves, Dorin V. Preda