Patents by Inventor Jamie R. Lead

Jamie R. Lead 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).

  • DEVICES AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF WASTEWATER
    Publication number: 20220169543
    Abstract: Described herein is a flow-through application and system that utilizes a nanoparticle technology, which is modular and scalable, that can be utilized to recover a contaminant from water using an attendant pump and in-line sensors along with magnets and ultrasonic energy to separate magnetic nanoparticles from an aqueous mixture and to further separate recovered contaminant from contaminant-adsorbent nanoparticles. The contaminant can include an organic contaminant, such as an oil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2021
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: PAUL VECCHIARELLI, JAMIE R. LEAD
  • Separation of oil-water mixtures using nanotechnology
    Patent number: 10174136
    Abstract: Methods for making a plurality of nanoparticles are provided. The method may include flowing a first component of the core into a reaction chamber; flowing a polymeric material into the reaction chamber; and flowing a second component of the core into the reaction chamber such that the first component reacts with the second component to form a core. The polymeric material forms a polymeric shell around the core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: University of South Carolina
    Inventor: Jamie R. Lead
  • SEPARATION OF OIL-WATER MIXTURES USING NANOTECHNOLOGY
    Publication number: 20170247481
    Abstract: Methods for making a plurality of nanoparticles are provided. The method may include flowing a first component of the core into a reaction chamber; flowing a polymeric material into the reaction chamber; and flowing a second component of the core into the reaction chamber such that the first component reacts with the second component to form a core. The polymeric material forms a polymeric shell around the core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventor: Jamie R. Lead