Patents by Inventor Erick C. Towle

Erick C. Towle 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).

  • Carbon nanotube structures and methods for production thereof
    Patent number: 11434581
    Abstract: A method and system for substantially reducing iron and organic impurities in carbon nanotube materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Nanocomp Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark W. Schauer, Erick C. Towle, Rachel Stephenson
  • Hierarchically structured carbon nanotube articles and methods for production thereof
    Patent number: 11434591
    Abstract: The present invention provides, in one embodiment, a nanostructured article. In an embodiment, the nanostructured article includes a first material made from a plurality of intermingled nanotubes placed on top of one another to form a continuous structure with sufficient structural integrity to be handled. The nanostructured article can also include a second material made from a plurality of nanotubes forming a layer situated on a surface of the first material. The second material, in an embodiment, has a nanotube density lower than the nanotube density of the first material. The nanostructured article further a layer of ordered pyrolytic carbon between the first material and the second material to enhance the bond and structural integrity between the first material and the second material, as well as enhancing the electrical and thermal conductivity between the first and second materials. A process for forming the nanostructured article is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Nanocomp Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark W. Schauer, Erick C. Towle
  • HIERARCHICALLY STRUCTURED CARBON NANOTUBE ARTICLES AND METHODS FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF
    Publication number: 20200010988
    Abstract: The present invention provides, in one embodiment, a nanostructured article. In an embodiment, the nanostructured article includes a first material made from a plurality of intermingled nanotubes placed on top of one another to form a continuous structure with sufficient structural integrity to be handled. The nanostructured article can also include a second material made from a plurality of nanotubes forming a layer situated on a surface of the first material. The second material, in an embodiment, has a nanotube density lower than the nanotube density of the first material. The nanostructured article further a layer of ordered pyrolytic carbon between the first material and the second material to enhance the bond and structural integrity between the first material and the second material, as well as enhancing the electrical and thermal conductivity between the first and second materials. A process for forming the nanostructured article is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Mark W. Schauer, Erick C. Towle
  • Hierarchically structured carbon nanotube articles and methods for production thereof
    Patent number: 10465317
    Abstract: The present invention provides, in one embodiment, a nanostructured article. In an embodiment, the nanostructured article includes a first material made from a plurality of intermingled nanotubes placed on top of one another to form a continuous structure with sufficient structural integrity to be handled. The nanostructured article can also include a second material made from a plurality of nanotubes forming a layer situated on a surface of the first material. The second material, in an embodiment, has a nanotube density lower than the nanotube density of the first material. The nanostructured article further a layer of ordered pyrolytic carbon between the first material and the second material to enhance the bond and structural integrity between the first material and the second material, as well as enhancing the electrical and thermal conductivity between the first and second materials. A process for forming the nanostructured article is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Nanocomp Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark W. Schauer, Erick C. Towle
  • Carbon Nanotube Structures and Methods for Production Thereof
    Publication number: 20160222536
    Abstract: A method and system for substantially reducing iron and organic impurities in carbon nanotube materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Mark W. Schauer, Erick C. Towle, Rachel Stephenson
  • HIERARCHICALLY STRUCTURED CARBON NANOTUBE ARTICLES AND METHODS FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF
    Publication number: 20160145784
    Abstract: The present invention provides, in one embodiment, a nanostructured article. In an embodiment, the nanostructured article includes a first material made from a plurality of intermingled nanotubes placed on top of one another to form a continuous structure with sufficient structural integrity to be handled. The nanostructured article can also include a second material made from a plurality of nanotubes forming a layer situated on a surface of the first material. The second material, in an embodiment, has a nanotube density lower than the nanotube density of the first material. The nanostructured article further a layer of ordered pyrolytic carbon between the first material and the second material to enhance the bond and structural integrity between the first material and the second material, as well as enhancing the electrical and thermal conductivity between the first and second materials. A process for forming the nanostructured article is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventors: Mark W. Schauer, Erick C. Towle