Patents by Inventor Emily K. MCGUINNESS

Emily K. MCGUINNESS 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).

  • VAPOR PHASE INFILTRATION AS A TOOL TO AFFIX MOLECULES TO POLYMER SURFACES
    Publication number: 20240125047
    Abstract: An exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method of affixing molecules to a polymer material, comprising: placing the polymer material in a reactor; removing at least a portion of sorbed water present in the polymer material; exposing the polymer material to a metal precursor to produce an inorganic-organic polymer hybrid material; and soaking the polymer hybrid material in a solution comprising the molecules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Emily K. McGuinness, Mark D. Losego, Haley V. Manno, Nicole R. McClelland
  • SPIRO-OMETAD COMPRISING COMPOSITIONS, DEVICES COMPRISING THE SAME AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20240114773
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides for a composition comprising a compound configured to form internal ? bonds, and an inorganic material, wherein the composition is defined by a first surface opposing a second surface and a first thickness measured from the first surface to the second surface of the composition, and a method of making thereof. Further provided herein is a device comprising at least one of the compositions disclosed herein. Also disclosed herein is a photovoltaic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Juan-Pablo Correa-Baena, Mark D. Losego, Andres-Felipe Castro-Mendez, Selma Fairach, Emily K. McGuinness, Carlo Andrea Riccardo Perini, Jamie P. Wooding
  • Hybrid membranes and methods of making and use thereof
    Patent number: 11680146
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are hybrid membranes comprising: a microporous polymer, the microporous polymer comprising a continuous polymer phase permeated by a continuous pore phase; and an atomic scale inorganic material dispersed throughout the microporous polymer within the continuous pore phase. Methods of making and use of the hybrid membranes are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mark D. Losego, Ryan P. Lively, Emily K. McGuinness, Fengyi Zhang
  • HYBRID MEMBRANES AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20200325295
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are hybrid membranes comprising: a microporous polymer, the microporous polymer comprising a continuous polymer phase permeated by a continuous pore phase; and an atomic scale inorganic material dispersed throughout the microporous polymer within the continuous pore phase. Methods of making and use of the hybrid membranes are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: Mark D. LOSEGO, Ryan P. LIVELY, Emily K. MCGUINNESS, Fengyi ZHANG