Patents by Inventor Jason K. Hott

Jason K. Hott 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).

  • Non-reactive process for fixing nanotubes in a membrane in through-passage orientation
    Patent number: 9095821
    Abstract: A polymer membrane is formed around nanotubes by applying either droplets or a thin film of a suspension of the nanotubes over a layer of a solution of the polymer, the suspending medium for the nanotubes and the solvent(s) for the polymer selected such that the suspending agent will evaporate while it is migrating into and dispersing in the solvent. When the polymer is then permitted to coagulate around the nanotubes, the coagulated polymer will fix the orientations of the nanotubes and a high proportion of the nanotubes will protrude from both sides of the resulting membrane to provide through-passages through the membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: NAGARE MEMBRANES, LLC
    Inventors: Timothy V. Ratto, Jason K. Hott, Alan Szmodis, Alyssa-Jennifer Avestro, Michael O'Connell