Patents by Inventor Heidi L. Gibson

Heidi L. Gibson 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).

  • Nanoparticle entrapment of materials
    Patent number: 9074195
    Abstract: A water-based and surfactant-free microwave synthesis of polymer nanoparticles includes the entrapment of diisopropyl fluorophosphatase (DFPase) within poly(4-vinylpyridine) (PVP) nanoparticles. The resulting nanoparticles are approximately 80-100 nm in diameter and reactive activity of DFPase is maintained after encapsulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Mark K. Kinnan, Heidi L. Gibson