Patents by Inventor Jeff A. Bullington

Jeff A. Bullington 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).

  • Publication number: 20210241930
    Abstract: A heat exchanger comprises a vessel, and a ceramic-nitride material disposed within the vessel and configured to separate a first fluid and a second fluid and/or gaseous fluid, and transfer a heat from the first fluid to the second fluid and/or gaseous fluid. The ceramic-nitride material also reduces corrosion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Richard A. Stoltz, Jeff Bullington
  • Patent number: 11076489
    Abstract: The present invention includes a method of fabricating an integrated RF power condition capacitor with a capacitance greater than or equal to 1 of and less than 1 mm2, and a device made by the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: 3D Glass Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeb H. Flemming, Jeff A. Bullington
  • Patent number: 11038182
    Abstract: This invention describes a low-cost, lightweight, high-performance composite bipolar plate for fuel cell applications. The composite bipolar plate can be produced using stamped or pressed into the final form including flow channels and other structures prior to curing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Garmor Inc.
    Inventors: David Restrepo, Matthew McInnis, Sean Christiansen, Jeff Bullington
  • Patent number: 10981791
    Abstract: This can be a method of making a high strength composite reinforcing fiber using flat GO flakes coated on a conventional reinforcing fiber. This maintains some the flexibility of the fiber and aligns the flat graphene flakes along the surface of the fiber; this dramatically increases the strength of the fiber. It also allows bonding between overlapping flakes, in contrast to flakes being uniformly dispersed in a host material that is being reinforced and dramatically increases the strength of the host material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: Garmor Inc.
    Inventors: Sean Christiansen, David Restrepo, Richard Stoltz, Jeff Bullington
  • Publication number: 20210082598
    Abstract: The present invention includes an injection moldable/extrudable composite that preserves at least 80% or enhances the primary physical properties of compression molded polymer, the composite comprising, e.g., an Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE) and graphene/graphite oxide or graphene oxide, with or without polypropylene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Applicant: Braskem Research Center
    Inventors: David Restrepo, Alessandro Bernardi, Kevin Herrington, Matthew McInnis, Jeff Bullington
  • Patent number: 10903545
    Abstract: The present invention includes a method of creating electrical air gap or other low loss low cost RF mechanically and thermally stabilized interdigitated resonate filter in photo definable glass ceramic substrate. A ground plane may be used to adjacent to or below the RF filter in order to prevent parasitic electronic signals, RF signals, differential voltage build up and floating grounds from disrupting and degrading the performance of isolated electronic devices by the fabrication of electrical isolation and ground plane structures on a photo-definable glass substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: 3D Glass Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Popovich, Jeb H. Flemming, Jeff A. Bullington
  • Publication number: 20210005906
    Abstract: This invention describes a low-cost, lightweight, high-performance composite bipolar plate for fuel cell applications. The composite bipolar plate can be produced using stamped or pressed into the final form including flow channels and other structures prior to curing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: David Restrepo, Matthew McInnis, Sean Christiansen, Jeff Bullington
  • Publication number: 20200383209
    Abstract: The present invention includes a method of fabricating an integrated RF power condition capacitor with a capacitance greater than or equal to 1 of and less than 1 mm2, and a device made by the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Jeb H. Flemming, Jeff A. Bullington
  • Patent number: 10815583
    Abstract: Graphene has been used in nanocomposites as constituents/doping in plastics or epoxy providing dramatic enhancement of the mechanical properties but have not progressed past the laboratory level novelty. This invention can provide a graphene based composite structure with a density less that 1.9 g/cm3 for a fiber, yarn, rope or cable and a density less that 1.5 g/cm3 for a sheet both structure have tensile and shear strength greater than either Aluminum or Steel; thus providing a graphene material that is both much lighter and stronger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: GARMOR INC.
    Inventors: Jeff Bullington, Richard A. Stoltz
  • Publication number: 20200255967
    Abstract: Graphene has been used in nanocomposites as constituents/doping in plastics or epoxy providing dramatic enhancement of the mechanical properties but have not progressed past the laboratory level novelty. This invention can provide a graphene based composite structure with a density less that 1.9 g/cm3 for a fiber, yarn, rope or cable and a density less that 1.5 g/cm3 for a sheet both structure have tensile and shear strength greater than either Aluminum or Steel; thus providing a graphene material that is both much lighter and stronger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: Jeff Bullington, Richard A. Stoltz
  • Publication number: 20200243248
    Abstract: A method of fabrication and device made by preparing a photosensitive glass substrate comprising at least silica, lithium oxide, aluminum oxide, and cerium oxide, masking a design layout comprising one or more holes to form one or more electrical conduction paths on the photosensitive glass substrate, exposing at least one portion of the photosensitive glass substrate to an activating energy source, exposing the photosensitive glass substrate to a heating phase of at least ten minutes above its glass transition temperature, cooling the photosensitive glass substrate to transform at least part of the exposed glass to a crystalline material to form a glass-crystalline substrate and etching the glass-crystalline substrate with an etchant solution to form one or more angled channels that are then coated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Jeb H. Flemming, Jeff Bullington, Roger Cook, Kyle McWethy
  • Publication number: 20200212864
    Abstract: The present invention includes a method for creating a system in a package with integrated lumped element devices is system-in-package (SiP) or in photo-definable glass, comprising: masking a design layout comprising one or more electrical components on or in a photosensitive glass substrate; activating the photosensitive glass substrate, heating and cooling to make the crystalline material to form a glass-crystalline substrate; etching the glass-crystalline substrate; and depositing, growing, or selectively etching a seed layer on a surface of the glass-crystalline substrate on the surface of the photodefinable glass, wherein the integrated lumped element devices reduces the parasitic noise and losses by at least 25% from a package lumped element device mount to a system-in-package (SiP) in or on photo-definable glass when compared to an equivalent surface mounted device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Jeb H. Flemming, Jeff A. Bullington, Kyle McWethy
  • Publication number: 20200176845
    Abstract: The present invention includes a device and method for making an RF circulator/isolator device comprising: a substrate comprising one or more conductive coils, wherein the one or more conductive coils are formed in, on, or about the substrate; an opening in the substrate comprising an iron core, wherein the iron core is formed in the substrate after the formation of the one or more conductive coils, wherein the iron core is positioned and shaped to create a circulator/isolator in the substrate; and one or more connectors, vias, resistors, capacitors, or other integrated circuits of devices connected to the conductive coils of the circulator/isolator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2018
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Jeff A. Bullington, Jeb H. Flemming
  • Publication number: 20200168976
    Abstract: The present invention includes a method of creating electrical air gap or other low loss low cost RF mechanically and thermally stabilized interdigitated resonate filter in photo definable glass ceramic substrate. A ground plane may be used to adjacent to or below the RF filter in order to prevent parasitic electronic signals, RF signals, differential voltage build up and floating grounds from disrupting and degrading the performance of isolated electronic devices by the fabrication of electrical isolation and ground plane structures on a photo-definable glass substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: Mark Popovich, Jeb H. Flemming, Jeff A. Bullington
  • Patent number: 10665377
    Abstract: A method of fabrication and device made by preparing a photosensitive glass substrate comprising at least silica, lithium oxide, aluminum oxide, and cerium oxide, masking a design layout comprising one or more holes to form one or more electrical conduction paths on the photosensitive glass substrate, exposing at least one portion of the photosensitive glass substrate to an activating energy source, exposing the photosensitive glass substrate to a heating phase of at least ten minutes above its glass transition temperature, cooling the photosensitive glass substrate to transform at least part of the exposed glass to a crystalline material to form a glass-crystalline substrate and etching the glass-crystalline substrate with an etchant solution to form one or more angled channels that are then coated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: 3D Glass Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeb H. Flemming, Jeff Bullington, Roger Cook, Kyle McWethy
  • Publication number: 20200105435
    Abstract: This is generally a method of producing graphene-containing suspensions of flakes of high quality graphene/graphite oxides and method of producing graphene/graphite oxides. Both the exfoliating graphite into flakes and oxidizing the graphite flakes and the preparation and suspension of the flakes can be done with high volume production and at a low cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Richard Stoltz, Jeff Bullington
  • Patent number: 10535443
    Abstract: This is generally a method of producing graphene-containing suspensions of flakes of high quality graphene/graphite oxides and method of producing graphene/graphite oxides. Both the exfoliating graphite into flakes and oxidizing the graphite flakes and the preparation and suspension of the flakes can be done with high volume production and at a low cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Garmor Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Stoltz, Jeff Bullington
  • Publication number: 20190263977
    Abstract: Existing methods of extrusion and other techniques to compound host and additives material uniformly disperse the additive in the host. This innovation uses ball milling to a coat a host particle with an additive dramatically reducing the additive required to achieve a percolative network in the host.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: David Restrepo, Matthew McInnis, Richard Stoltz, Jeff Bullington
  • Patent number: 10351473
    Abstract: A method of producing dispersed of high quality graphene/graphite oxides in a powder matrix to then be reacted to form a composite. Where the powders have similar hydrophobicity and the graphene/graphite oxides has minimal surface oxidation or minimal epoxy group and where the powders are sonically mixed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Garmor Inc.
    Inventors: Sean Christiansen, David Restrepo, Richard Stoltz, Jeff Bullington
  • Patent number: 10351711
    Abstract: This is generally a method of producing dispersed high quality engineered composite structures using flat flakes of graphene/graphene oxides/reduced graphene oxides in a host as the reinforcing additive of the composite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Inventors: Sean Christiansen, David Restrepo, Dan O'Donnell, Matthew McInnis, Richard Stoltz, Jeff Bullington