Patents by Inventor John R. Stickel

John R. Stickel 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: 20150165389
    Abstract: Disclosed is a composition for forming or treating reverse osmosis (RO), forward osmosis (FO), microfiltration (MF), or nanofiltration (NF) membranes, which includes a stable liquid blend of two of the following polymers: an oxygen polymer, a nitrogen polymer, and a sulfur polymer, where each polymer in a blend have matched solubility parameters; provided, that a nitrogen polymer can be in the form of a powder; where the weight ratio of polymers in each blend can range from 1:99 to 99:1; where each polymer optionally can be halogenated; where any polymer can be dispersed in a solvent for forming the blend.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Vincent D. McGinniss, Jay Randall Sayre, Olga B. Koper, Gregory R. White, David C. Masterson, Kevin B. Spahr, Jeffrey Ellis, John Dee Clay, John R. Stickel, Manfred Luttinger, Ann Lane, Jerry K. Mueller, JR.
  • Patent number: 8481184
    Abstract: This invention relates in general to components of electrochemical devices, and to methods of preparing the components. The components and methods include the use of a composition comprising an ionically conductive polymer and at least one solvent, where the polymer and the solvent are selected based on the thermodynamics of the combination. In one embodiment, the invention relates to a component for an electrochemical device which is prepared from a composition comprising a true solution of an ionically conductive polymer and at least one solvent, the polymer and the at least one solvent being selected such that |? solvent?? solute|<1, where ? solvent is the Hildebrand solubility parameter of the at least one solvent and where ? solute is the Hildebrand solubility parameter of the polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: Jay R. Sayre, Megan E. Sesslar, James L. White, John R. Stickel, Mark C. Stasik, Bhima R. Vijayendran
  • Publication number: 20120276470
    Abstract: This invention relates in general to components of electrochemical devices, and to methods of preparing the components. The components and methods include the use of a composition comprising an ionically conductive polymer and at least one solvent, where the polymer and the solvent are selected based on the thermodynamics of the combination. In one embodiment, the invention relates to a component for an electrochemical device which is prepared from a composition comprising a true solution of an ionically conductive polymer and at least one solvent, the polymer and the at least one solvent being selected such that |? solvent-? solute|<1, where ? solvent is the Hildebrand solubility parameter of the at least one solvent and where ? solute is the Hildebrand solubility parameter of the polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Jay R. Sayre, Megan E. Sesslar, James L. White, John R. Stickel, Mark C. Stasik, Bhima R. Vijayendran
  • Patent number: 8124260
    Abstract: This invention relates in general to components of electrochemical devices, and to methods of preparing the components. The components and methods include the use of a composition comprising an ionically conductive polymer and at least one solvent, where the polymer and the solvent are selected based on the thermodynamics of the combination. In one embodiment, the invention relates to a component for an electrochemical device which is prepared from a composition comprising a true solution of an ionically conductive polymer and at least one solvent, the polymer and the at least one solvent being selected such that |? solvent?? solute|<1, where ? solvent is the Hildebrand solubility parameter of the at least one solvent and where ? solute is the Hildebrand solubility parameter of the polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: Jay R. Sayre, Megan E. Sesslar, James L. White, John R. Stickel, Mark C. Stasik, Bhima R. Vijayendran
  • Publication number: 20080248362
    Abstract: This invention relates in general to components of electrochemical devices, and to methods of preparing the components. The components and methods include the use of a composition comprising an ionically conductive polymer and at least one solvent, where the polymer and the solvent are selected based on the thermodynamics of the combination. In one embodiment, the invention relates to a component for an electrochemical device which is prepared from a composition comprising a true solution of an ionically conductive polymer and at least one solvent, the polymer and the at least one solvent being selected such that |? solvent?? solute|<1, where ? solvent is the Hildebrand solubility parameter of the at least one solvent and where ? solute is the Hildebrand solubility parameter of the polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2005
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Applicant: BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Jay R. Sayre, Megan E. Sesslar, James L. White, John R. Stickel, Mark C. Stasik, Bhima R. Vijayendran