Patents by Inventor Jimmy Wayne MAYS

Jimmy Wayne MAYS 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).

  • Patent number: 9873094
    Abstract: A membrane useful in gas separation, the membrane comprising a cross-linked polysiloxane structure having a cross-link density of about 0.1×10?5 mol/cm3 to about 6×10?5 mol/cm3, where, in particular embodiments, the cross-linked polysiloxane structure has the following general structure: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, and R6 are independently selected from hydrocarbon groups having at least 1 and up to 6 carbon atoms; A1 and A2 are independently selected from cyclic hydrocarbon groups; L1 and L2 are linking groups or covalent bonds; n is an integer of at least 1; r and s are independently selected from integers of at least 1; and p is an integer of at least 10. The invention also includes methods for making and using the above-described membranes for gas separation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignees: UT-Battelle, LLC, University of Tennessee Research Foundation
    Inventors: Tao Hong, Sabornie Chatterjee, Shannon Mark Mahurin, Brian Keith Long, De-en Jiang, Jimmy Wayne Mays, Alexei P. Sokolov, Tomonori Saito
  • Publication number: 20170043303
    Abstract: A membrane useful in gas separation, the membrane comprising a cross-linked polysiloxane structure having a cross-link density of about 0.1×10?5 mol/cm3 to about 6×10?5 mol/cm3, where, in particular embodiments, the cross-linked polysiloxane structure has the following general structure: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, and R6 are independently selected from hydrocarbon groups having at least 1 and up to 6 carbon atoms; A1 and A2 are independently selected from cyclic hydrocarbon groups; L1 and L2 are linking groups or covalent bonds; n is an integer of at least 1; r and s are independently selected from integers of at least 1; and p is an integer of at least 10. The invention also includes methods for making and using the above-described membranes for gas separation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2015
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Applicants: UT-Battelle, LLC, University of Tennessee Research Foundation
    Inventors: Tao HONG, Sabornie CHATTERJEE, Shannon Mark MAHURIN, Brian Keith LONG, De-en JIANG, Jimmy Wayne MAYS, Alexei P. SOKOLOV, Tomonori SAITO