Patents by Inventor Joe Hotchkiss

Joe Hotchkiss 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).

  • Method for labeling nanoclay for tracking them within different solid and liquid material
    Patent number: 9890325
    Abstract: A method of monitoring a location of a nanoparticle within a material is described herein. The method includes the steps of providing at least one nanoclay particle, attaching a fluorescent tag to the at least one nanoclay particle, and determining a fluorescence of the fluorescent-labeled nanoclay particle. The method also includes forming the material including the at least one fluorescent-labeled nanoclay particle, depositing the material in an aqueous solution, and detecting a movement of the fluorescent-labeled nanoclay particle from the material to the aqueous solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Maria I. Rubino, Rafael A. Auras, Krishnamurthy Jayaraman, Yining Xia, Carlos Diaz, Joe Hotchkiss
  • METHOD FOR LABELING NANOCLAY FOR TRACKING THEM WITHIN DIFFERENT SOLID AND LIQUID MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20160340576
    Abstract: A method of monitoring a location of a nanoparticle within a material is described herein. The method includes the steps of providing at least one nanoclay particle, attaching a fluorescent tag to the at least one nanoclay particle, and determining a fluorescence of the fluorescent-labeled nanoclay particle. The method also includes forming the material including the at least one fluorescent-labeled nanoclay particle, depositing the material in an aqueous solution, and detecting a movement of the fluorescent-labeled nanoclay particle from the material to the aqueous solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Maria I. Rubino, Rafael A. Auras, Krishnamurthy Jayaraman, Yining Xia, Carlos Diaz, Joe Hotchkiss
  • Method for labeling nanoclay for tracking them within different solid and liquid material
    Patent number: 9435737
    Abstract: A method of monitoring a location of a nanoparticle within a material is described herein. The method includes the steps of providing at least one nanoclay particle, attaching a fluorescent tag to the at least one nanoclay particle, and determining a fluorescence of the fluorescent-labeled nanoclay particle. The method also includes forming the material including the at least one fluorescent-labeled nanoclay particle, depositing the material in an aqueous solution, and detecting a movement of the fluorescent-labeled nanoclay particle from the material to the aqueous solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Maria I. Rubino, Rafael A. Auras, Krishnamurthy Jayaraman, Yining Xia, Carlos Diaz, Joe Hotchkiss
  • METHOD FOR LABELING NANOCLAY FOR TRACKING THEM WITHIN DIFFERENT SOLID AND LIQUID MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20140120627
    Abstract: A method of monitoring a location of a nanoparticle within a material is described herein. The method includes the steps of providing at least one nanoclay particle, attaching a fluorescent tag to the at least one nanoclay particle, and determining a fluorescence of the fluorescent-labeled nanoclay particle. The method also includes forming the material including the at least one fluorescent-labeled nanoclay particle, depositing the material in an aqueous solution, and detecting a movement of the fluorescent-labeled nanoclay particle from the material to the aqueous solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: Board of Trustees of Michigan State University
    Inventors: Maria I. Rubino, Rafael A. Auras, Krishnamurthy Jayaraman, Yining Xia, Carlos Diaz, Joe Hotchkiss