Patents by Inventor Elise B. Fox

Elise B. Fox 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).

  • Proton conducting ceramics in membrane separations
    Patent number: 9005486
    Abstract: Perovskite materials of the general formula SrCeO3 and BaCeO3 are provided having improved conductivity while maintaining an original ratio of chemical constituents, by altering the microstructure of the material. A process of making Pervoskite materials is also provided in which wet chemical techniques are used to fabricate nanocrystalline ceramic materials which have improved grain size and allow lower temperature densification than is obtainable with conventional solid-state reaction processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignees: Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC, University of South Carolina
    Inventors: Kyle S. Brinkman, Paul S. Korinko, Elise B. Fox, Frank Chen
  • Nanoparticle enhanced ionic liquid heat transfer fluids
    Patent number: 8801957
    Abstract: A heat transfer fluid created from nanoparticles that are dispersed into an ionic liquid is provided. Small volumes of nanoparticles are created from e.g., metals or metal oxides and/or alloys of such materials are dispersed into ionic liquids to create a heat transfer fluid. The nanoparticles can be dispersed directly into the ionic liquid during nanoparticle formation or the nanoparticles can be formed and then, in a subsequent step, dispersed into the ionic liquid using e.g., agitation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Elise B. Fox, Ann E. Visser, Nicholas J. Bridges, Joshua R. Gray, Brenda L. Garcia-Diaz
  • NANOPARTICLE ENHANCED IONIC LIQUID HEAT TRANSFER FLUIDS
    Publication number: 20130068994
    Abstract: A heat transfer fluid created from nanoparticles that are dispersed into an ionic liquid is provided. Small volumes of nanoparticles are created from e.g., metals or metal oxides and/or alloys of such materials are dispersed into ionic liquids to create a heat transfer fluid. The nanoparticles can be dispersed directly into the ionic liquid during nanoparticle formation or the nanoparticles can be formed and then, in a subsequent step, dispersed into the ionic liquid using e.g., agitation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2011
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: SAVANNAH RIVER NUCLEAR SOLUTIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Elise B. Fox, Ann E. Visser, Nicholas J. Bridges, Joshua R. Gray, Brenda L. Garcia-Diaz
  • Proton conducting ceramics in membrane separations
    Publication number: 20110297894
    Abstract: Perovskite materials of the general formula SrCeO3 and BaCeO3 are provided having improved conductivity while maintaining an original ratio of chemical constituents, by altering the microstructure of the material. A process of making Pervoskite materials is also provided in which wet chemical techniques are used to fabricate nanocrystalline ceramic materials which have improved grain size and allow lower temperature densification than is obtainable with conventional solid-state reaction processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2011
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Inventors: Kyle S. Brinkman, Paul S. Korinko, Elise B. Fox, Frank Chen
  • Betavoltaic radiation detector
    Publication number: 20100123084
    Abstract: A detector for beta particles emitted from a radioisotope is provided by applying a reverse bias to a betavoltaic cell having a 4H silicon carbide semiconductor and using an outer exposure surface of the p-type layer of the semiconductor as the surface for receiving radiation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2009
    Publication date: May 20, 2010
    Applicant: Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Elise B. Fox, Kevin M. Fox