Patents by Inventor Hugo Destaillats

Hugo Destaillats 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).

  • Use of manganese oxide and activated carbon fibers for removing a particle, volatile organic compound or ozone from a gas
    Patent number: 10150100
    Abstract: The present invention provides for a device for reducing a volatile organic compound (VOC) content of a gas comprising a manganese oxide (MnOx) catalyst. The manganese oxide (MnOx) catalyst is capable of catalyzing formaldehyde at room temperature, with complete conversion, to CO2 and water vapor. The manganese oxide (MnOx) catalyst itself is not consumed by the reaction of formaldehyde into CO2 and water vapor. The present invention also provides for a device for reducing or removing a particle, a VOC and/or ozone from a gas comprising an activated carbon filter (ACF) on a media that is capable of being periodically regenerated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Meera A. Sidheswaran, Hugo Destaillats, William J. Fisk
  • Mixture and method for simulating soiling and weathering of surfaces
    Patent number: 9856383
    Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus related to simulated soiling and weathering of materials. In one aspect, a soiling mixture may include an aqueous suspension of various amounts of salt, soot, dust, and humic acid. In another aspect, a method may include weathering a sample of material in a first exposure of the sample to ultraviolet light, water vapor, and elevated temperatures, depositing a soiling mixture on the sample, and weathering the sample in a second exposure of the sample to ultraviolet light, water vapor, and elevated temperatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Mohamad Sleiman, Thomas Kirchstetter, Hugo Destaillats, Ronnen Levinson, Paul Berdahl, Hashem Akbari
  • USE OF MANGANESE OXIDE AND ACTIVATED CARBON FIBERS FOR REMOVING A PARTICLE, VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUOND OR OZONE FROM A GAS
    Publication number: 20170014803
    Abstract: The present invention provides for a device for reducing a volatile organic compound (VOC) content of a gas comprising a manganese oxide (MnOx) catalyst. The manganese oxide (MnOx) catalyst is capable of catalyzing formaldehyde at room temperature, with complete conversion, to CO2 and water vapor. The manganese oxide (MnOx) catalyst itself is not consumed by the reaction of formaldehyde into CO2 and water vapor. The present invention also provides for a device for reducing or removing a particle, a VOC and/or ozone from a gas comprising an activated carbon filter (ACF) on a media that is capable of being periodically regenerated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Meera A. Sidheswaran, Hugo Destaillats, William J. Fisk
  • Use of manganese oxide and activated carbon fibers for removing a particle, volatile organic compound or ozone from a gas
    Patent number: 9427728
    Abstract: The present invention provides for a device for reducing a volatile organic compound (VOC) content of a gas comprising a manganese oxide (MnOx) catalyst. The manganese oxide (MnOx) catalyst is capable of catalyzing formaldehyde at room temperature, with complete conversion, to CO2 and water vapor. The manganese oxide (MnOx) catalyst itself is not consumed by the reaction of formaldehyde into CO2 and water vapor. The present invention also provides for a device for reducing or removing a particle, a VOC and/or ozone from a gas comprising an activated carbon filter (ACF) on a media that is capable of being periodically regenerated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: The Regents of The University of California
    Inventors: Meera A. Sidheswaran, Hugo Destaillats, William J. Fisk
  • Use of Manganese Oxide and Activated Carbon Fibers for Removing a Particle, Volatile Organic Compound or Ozone from a Gas
    Publication number: 20140255283
    Abstract: The present invention provides for a device for reducing a volatile organic compound (VOC) content of a gas comprising a manganese oxide (MnOx) catalyst. The manganese oxide (MnOx) catalyst is capable of catalyzing formaldehyde at room temperature, with complete conversion, to CO2 and water vapor. The manganese oxide (MnOx) catalyst itself is not consumed by the reaction of formaldehyde into CO2 and water vapor. The present invention also provides for a device for reducing or removing a particle, a VOC and/or ozone from a gas comprising an activated carbon filter (ACF) on a media that is capable of being periodically regenerated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Meera A. Sidheswaran, Hugo Destaillats, William J. Fisk
  • MIXTURE AND METHOD FOR SIMULATING SOILING AND WEATHERING OF SURFACES
    Publication number: 20130287966
    Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus related to simulated soiling and weathering of materials. In one aspect, a soiling mixture may include an aqueous suspension of various amounts of salt, soot, dust, and humic acid. In another aspect, a method may include weathering a sample of material in a first exposure of the sample to ultraviolet light, water vapor, and elevated temperatures, depositing a soiling mixture on the sample, and weathering the sample in a second exposure of the sample to ultraviolet light, water vapor, and elevated temperatures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Mohamad Sleiman, Thomas Kirchstetter, Hugo Destaillats, Ronnen Levinson, Paul Berdahl, Hashem Akbari