Patents by Inventor EthelMae Victoria Dydek

EthelMae Victoria Dydek 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).

  • Flow through fuel reactor
    Patent number: 11884543
    Abstract: Flow through reactors and related methods for use with slurries including water reactive particles are generally described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Jason Fischman, Peter Godart, Douglas P. Hart, EthelMae Victoria Dydek, Theodore Bloomstein, Andrew Whitehead, Jean Sack, Eric Morgan
  • FLOW THROUGH FUEL REACTOR
    Publication number: 20210269306
    Abstract: Flow through reactors and related methods for use with slurries including water reactive particles are generally described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Jason Fischman, Peter Godart, Douglas P. Hart, EthelMae Victoria Dydek, Theodore Bloomstein, Andrew Whitehead, Jean Sack, Eric Morgan
  • Desalination and purification system
    Patent number: 8999132
    Abstract: A liquid electrolyte can be desalinated and purified using a system that includes a first electrode and a configuration selected from (a) a second electrode and at least one distinct ion-selective boundary and (b) a second electrode that also serves as the ion-selective boundary. The ion-selective boundary is contained in the liquid conduit adjacent to a porous medium that defines pore channels filled with the liquid and that have a surface charge, and the charge of the ion-selective boundary and the surface charge of the pore channels share the same sign. A liquid including at least one charged species flows through the pore channels, forming a thin diffuse electrochemical double layer at an interface of the liquid and the charged surface of the pore channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Martin Zdenek Bazant, EthelMae Victoria Dydek, Daosheng Deng, Ali Mani
  • DESALINATION AND PURIFICATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140318972
    Abstract: A liquid electrolyte can be desalinated and purified using a system that includes a first electrode and a configuration selected from (a) a second electrode and at least one distinct ion-selective boundary and (b) a second electrode that also serves as the ion-selective boundary. The ion-selective boundary is contained in the liquid conduit adjacent to a porous medium that defines pore channels filled with the liquid and that have a surface charge, and the charge of the ion-selective boundary and the surface charge of the pore channels share the same sign. A liquid including at least one charged species flows through the pore channels, forming a thin diffuse electrochemical double layer at an interface of the liquid and the charged surface of the pore channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventors: Martin Zdenek Bazant, EthelMae Victoria Dydek, Daosheng Deng, Ali Mani
  • Method and apparatus for desalination and purification
    Patent number: 8801910
    Abstract: A liquid electrolyte can be desalinated and purified using a system that includes a first electrode and a configuration selected from (a) a second electrode and at least one distinct ion-selective boundary and (b) a second electrode that also serves as the ion-selective boundary. The ion-selective boundary is contained in the liquid conduit adjacent to a porous medium that defines pore channels filled with the liquid and that have a surface charge, and the charge of the ion-selective boundary and the surface charge of the pore channels share the same sign. A liquid including at least one charged species flows through the pore channels, forming a thin diffuse electrochemical double layer at an interface of the liquid and the charged surface of the pore channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Martin Zdenek Bazant, EthelMae Victoria Dydek, Daosheng Deng, Ali Mani
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DESALINATION AND PURIFICATION
    Publication number: 20110308953
    Abstract: A liquid electrolyte can be desalinated and purified using a system that includes a first electrode and a configuration selected from (a) a second electrode and at least one distinct ion-selective boundary and (b) a second electrode that also serves as the ion-selective boundary. The ion-selective boundary is contained in the liquid conduit adjacent to a porous medium that defines pore channels filled with the liquid and that have a surface charge, and the charge of the ion-selective boundary and the surface charge of the pore channels share the same sign. A liquid including at least one charged species flows through the pore channels, forming a thin diffuse electrochemical double layer at an interface of the liquid and the charged surface of the pore channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2011
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Martin Z. Bazant, EthelMae Victoria Dydek, Daosheng Deng, Ali Mani