Patents by Inventor Douglas Dukes

Douglas Dukes 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).

  • Patent number: 11814484
    Abstract: Composition of comprising nano metal oxide/hydroxide particles and a polyorganosiloxane having increased refractive index, processes to cure these compositions for making transparent coats, shaped articles by an extrusion or molding process having a refractive index above the refractive index of the polyorganosiloxane. Use of the cured polyorganosiloxane compositions as optical devices, coats, lenses or light guides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Inventors: Thorsten Felder, Monika Friedrichs, Gunnar Hoffmüller, Abirami Srikanth, Douglas Dukes, Sumi Dinkar, Roland Wagner, Karl Heinz Stachulla
  • Publication number: 20230167582
    Abstract: A doped SiOC liquid starting material provides a p-type polymer derived ceramic SiC crystalline materials, including boules and wafers. P-type SiC electronic devices. Low resistivity SiC crystals, wafers and boules, having phosphorous as a dopant. Polymer derived ceramic doped SiC shaped charge source materials for vapor deposition growth of doped SiC crystals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2022
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Applicant: Pallidus, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas Dukes, Darren Hansen, Mark Loboda, Mark Land, Victor Torres, Juan Carlos Rojo
  • Publication number: 20230167580
    Abstract: A doped SiOC liquid starting material provides a p-type polymer derived ceramic SiC crystalline materials, including boules and wafers. P-type SiC electronic devices. Low resistivity SiC crystals, wafers and boules, having phosphorous as a dopant. Polymer derived ceramic doped SiC shaped charge source materials for vapor deposition growth of doped SiC crystals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2022
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Applicant: Pallidus, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas Dukes, Darren Hansen, Mark Loboda, Mark Land, Victor Torres, Juan Carlos Rojo
  • Publication number: 20230167583
    Abstract: A doped SiOC liquid starting material provides a p-type polymer derived ceramic SiC crystalline materials, including boules and wafers. P-type SiC electronic devices. Low resistivity SiC crystals, wafers and boules, having phosphorous as a dopant. Polymer derived ceramic doped SiC shaped charge source materials for vapor deposition growth of doped SiC crystals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2022
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Applicant: Pallidus, Inc.
    Inventors: Darren Hansen, Douglas Dukes, Mark Loboda, Mark Land, Victor Torres, Juan Carlos Rojo
  • Patent number: 11629100
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus and systems using heat exchanger reactors to form polymer derived ceramic materials, including methods for making polysilocarb (SiOC) precursors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Melior Innovations, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Landtiser, Wen Liao, Connor Kilgallen, Douglas Dukes, Isabel Burlingham
  • Publication number: 20220002492
    Abstract: Composition of comprising nano metal oxide/hydroxide particles and a polyorganosiloxane having increased refractive index, processes to cure these compositions for making transparent coats, shaped articles by an extrusion or molding process having a refractive index above the refractive index of the polyorganosiloxane. Use of the cured polyorganosiloxane compositions as optical devices, coats, lenses or light guides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Thorsten Felder, Monika Friedrichs, Gunnar Hoffmüller, Abirami Srikanth, Douglas Dukes, Sumi Dinkar, Roland Wagner, Karl Heinz Stachulla
  • Publication number: 20210284580
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus and systems using heat exchanger reactors to form polymer derived ceramic materials, including methods for making polysilocarb (SiOC) precursors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Applicant: Melior Innovations, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Landtiser, Wen Liao, Connor Kilgallen, Douglas Dukes, Isabel Burlingham
  • Patent number: 11015024
    Abstract: Composition of comprising nano metal oxide/hydroxide particles and a polyorganosiloxane having increased refractive index, processes to cure these compositions for making transparent coats, shaped articles by an extrusion or molding process having a refractive index above the refractive index of the polyorganosiloxane. Use of the cured polyorganosiloxane compositions as optical devices, coats, lenses or light guides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: MOMENTIVE PERFORMANCE MATERIALS INC.
    Inventors: Thorsten Felder, Monika Friedrichs, Gunnar Hoffmüller, Abirami Srikanth, Douglas Dukes, Sumi Dinkar, Roland Wagner, Karl Heinz Stachulla
  • Patent number: 10836682
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus and systems using heat exchanger reactors to form polymer derived ceramic materials, including methods for making polysilocarb (SiOC) precursors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Melior Innovations, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Landtiser, Wen Liao, Connor Kilgallen, Douglas Dukes, Isabel Burlingham
  • Patent number: 10787574
    Abstract: A polysilocarb effect pigments, uncoated and coated, that exhibit among other things optical properties such as interference, shine, shimmer and sparkle. Pastes and coating including these polysilocarb effect pigments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Melior Innovations, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew R. Hopkins, Mark S. Land, Michael J. Mueller, Michael Molnar, Charles C. Rinzler, Douglas Dukes, Wen P. Liao
  • Publication number: 20190337842
    Abstract: A polymer derived ceramic glass paint, glass coating, and glass composite. SiOC based glass paints. SiOC liquid coatings for glass substrates. SiOC particles and pigments for use in and on glass substrates. Methods of coating glass with SiOC based glass paints. Composites having a layer of conductive SiOC glass paint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Applicant: Melior Innovations, Inc.
    Inventors: David Bening, Richard Landtiser, Douglas Dukes, Wen Liao, Paul Lindquist
  • Publication number: 20190315969
    Abstract: High temperature boron-PDC (polymer derived ceramic) black materials for use as, or in, colorants, inks, pigments, dyes, additives and formulations utilizing these black materials. Boron-PDC materials having boron, silicon, oxygen and carbon, and methods of making these ceramics; formulations utilizing these black ceramics; and devices, structures and apparatus that have or utilize these formulations. Plastics, paints, inks, coatings, formulations, liquids and adhesives containing ceramic black materials, preferably polymer derived boron containing black ceramic materials, and in particular boron-SiOC derived ceramic materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2018
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: Melior Innovations, Inc.
    Inventors: Wen Liao, Douglas Dukes, Lingyu Li, Richard Landtiser, Brittney Ivey
  • Publication number: 20190233336
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus and systems using heat exchanger reactors to form polymer derived ceramic materials, including methods for making polysilocarb (SiOC) precursors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2018
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: Melior Innovations, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Landtiser, Wen Liao, Connor Kilgallen, Douglas Dukes, Isabel Burlingame
  • Publication number: 20180291155
    Abstract: Silicon (Si) based materials and methods of making those materials. More specifically, methods and materials having silicon, oxygen and carbon that form filled and unfiled plastic materials and filled and unfilled ceramics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2017
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Applicant: Melior Innovations, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas Dukes, Mark Land, Brian Benac, Michael Mueller, George Keith, Oliver Wilding, JR., Walter Sherwood
  • Publication number: 20180208718
    Abstract: Composition of comprising nano metal oxide/hydroxide particles and a polyorganosiloxane having increased refractive index, processes to cure these compositions for making transparent coats, shaped articles by an extrusion or molding process having a refractive index above the refractive index of the polyorganosiloxane. Use of the cured polyorganosiloxane compositions as optical devices, coats, lenses or light guides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2016
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Thorsten FELDER, Monika FRIEDRICHS, Gunnar HOFFMÜLLER, Abirami SRIKANTH, Douglas DUKES, Sumi DINKAR, Roland WAGNER, Karl Heinz STACHULLA
  • Publication number: 20180194945
    Abstract: A polysilocarb effect pigments, uncoated and coated, that exhibit among other things optical properties such as interference, shine, shimmer and sparkle. Pastes and coating including these polysilocarb effect pigments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Applicant: Melior Innovations, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew R. Hopkins, Mark S. Land, Michael J. Mueller, Michael Molnar, Charles C. Rinzler, Douglas Dukes, Wen P. Liao
  • Patent number: 9815943
    Abstract: Silicon (Si) based materials and methods of making those materials. More specifically, methods and materials having silicon, oxygen and carbon that form filled and unfilled plastic materials and filled and unfilled ceramics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Melior Innovations, Inc.
    Inventors: Walter Sherwood, Mark Land, Brian Benac, Michael Mueller, George Keith, Oliver Wilding, Jr., Douglas Dukes
  • Patent number: 9475922
    Abstract: Methods of synthesizing a binary polymer functionalized nanoparticle are generally provided. In one embodiment, a first anchoring compound is attached to a nanoparticle, and a first plurality of first monomers are polymerized on the first anchoring compound to form a first polymeric chain covalently bonded to the nanoparticle via the first anchoring compound. In another embodiment, a first polymeric chain can be attached to the nanoparticle, where the first polymeric chain has been polymerized prior to attachment to the nanoparticle. Thereafter, a second anchoring compound is attached to the nanoparticle, and a second plurality of second monomers are polymerized on the second anchoring compound to form a second polymeric chain covalently bonded to the nanoparticle via the second anchoring compound. Nanoparticles are also generally provided having multiple polymeric assemblies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: University of South Carolina
    Inventors: Brian C. Benicewicz, Atri Rungta, Anand Viswanath, Linda S. Schadler Feist, Douglas Dukes
  • Publication number: 20160280607
    Abstract: Methods for forming small volumetric shapes of polymer derived ceramic materials, including liquid-liquid forming methods, tower forming methods, and methods using high intensity electromagnetic radiation to cure the liquid to a cured preform material. Systems and apparatus for forming small volumetric shapes of polymer derived ceramic materials, cured materials and pyrolized materials, including liquid-liquid forming methods, tower forming methods, and methods using high intensity electromagnetic radiation to cure thin films of liquid polymer derived ceramic materials. Polysilocarb polymer derived ceramic precursor formulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Applicant: Melior Innovations, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark S. Land, Ashish Diwanji, Walter J. Sherwood, Andrew Hopkins, Glenn Sandgren, Michael J. Mueller, Yi Tan, Charles C. Rinzler, Douglas Dukes
  • Publication number: 20150344678
    Abstract: Methods of synthesizing a binary polymer functionalized nanoparticle are generally provided. In one embodiment, a first anchoring compound is attached to a nanoparticle, and a first plurality of first monomers are polymerized on the first anchoring compound to form a first polymeric chain covalently bonded to the nanoparticle via the first anchoring compound. In another embodiment, a first polymeric chain can be attached to the nanoparticle, where the first polymeric chain has been polymerized prior to attachment to the nanoparticle. Thereafter, a second anchoring compound is attached to the nanoparticle, and a second plurality of second monomers are polymerized on the second anchoring compound to form a second polymeric chain covalently bonded to the nanoparticle via the second anchoring compound. Nanoparticles are also generally provided having multiple polymeric assemblies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: Brian C. Benicewicz, Atri Rungta, Anand Viswanath, Linda S. Schadler Feist, Douglas Dukes