Patents by Inventor Joel D. Gaston

Joel D. Gaston 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).

  • Temperature controlled electrospinning substrate
    Patent number: 11641699
    Abstract: A device having: an article having a flat surface and a lower surface opposed to the flat surface; a cavity formed in the lower surface forming a complete loop surrounding a central portion of the article; a heating element having the same shape as the complete loop in the cavity and positioned to warm a portion of the flat surface adjacent to the heating element when the heating element is activated; a cooling device positioned to cool a portion of the flat surface in the central portion; and a release layer on the flat surface. A device having: an article having an upper surface; a heating element on the upper surface forming a complete loop surrounding a central portion of the article; and an electrically insulating material on the upper surface within the central portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Naw
    Inventors: Russell Kirk Pirlo, Joel D. Gaston
  • TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED ELECTROSPINNING SUBSTRATE
    Publication number: 20220022287
    Abstract: A device having: an article having a flat surface and a lower surface opposed to the flat surface; a cavity formed in the lower surface forming a complete loop surrounding a central portion of the article; a heating element having the same shape as the complete loop in the cavity and positioned to warm a portion of the flat surface adjacent to the heating element when the heating element is activated; a cooling device positioned to cool a portion of the flat surface in the central portion; and a release layer on the flat surface. A device having: an article having an upper surface; a heating element on the upper surface forming a complete loop surrounding a central portion of the article; and an electrically insulating material on the upper surface within the central portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicant: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Russell Kirk Pirlo, Joel D. Gaston
  • Temperature controlled electrospinning substrate
    Patent number: 11160143
    Abstract: A device having: an article having a flat surface and a lower surface opposed to the flat surface; a cavity formed in the lower surface forming a complete loop surrounding a central portion of the article; a heating element having the same shape as the complete loop in the cavity and positioned to warm a portion of the flat surface adjacent to the heating element when the heating element is activated; a cooling device positioned to cool a portion of the flat surface in the central portion; and a release layer on the flat surface. A device having: an article having an upper surface; a heating element on the upper surface forming a complete loop surrounding a central portion of the article; and an electrically insulating material on the upper surface within the central portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Russell Kirk Pirlo, Joel D. Gaston
  • TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED ELECTROSPINNING SUBSTRATE
    Publication number: 20180302953
    Abstract: A device having: an article having a flat surface and a lower surface opposed to the flat surface; a cavity formed in the lower surface forming a complete loop surrounding a central portion of the article; a heating element having the same shape as the complete loop in the cavity and positioned to warm a portion of the flat surface adjacent to the heating element when the heating element is activated; a cooling device positioned to cool a portion of the flat surface in the central portion; and a release layer on the flat surface. A device having: an article having an upper surface; a heating element on the upper surface forming a complete loop surrounding a central portion of the article; and an electrically insulating material on the upper surface within the central portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Applicant: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Russell Kirk Pirlo, Joel D. Gaston