Patents by Inventor James A. Devenne, JR.

James A. Devenne, JR. 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).

  • BINDER MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20110108232
    Abstract: A binder material for binding a plurality of particles together to form a conglomerate such as a carbon-containing briquette, a sand casting core and the like is provided. The binder material can include a collagen and/or lignin and a plurality of inorganic particles. In some instances, the binder material can be used to make a composite material. The composite material can include a plurality of particles and the binder material that contains the collagen and/or lignin. The binder material affords for the plurality of particles to be bound together into a desired shape, the desired shape having desirable properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2010
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Applicant: The Penn State Research Foundation
    Inventors: Frederick Scott Cannon, John T. Fox, He Huang, Robert C. Voigt, James C. Furness, Paul D. Paulsen, Gregory Sanders, Matthew Robert Lumadue, Allura Marie Jiles, Paul Jonathan Munson, Sridhar Komarneni, Nicole Robitaille Brown, James A. Devenne, JR.