Patents by Inventor Jonathan R. Eller

Jonathan R. Eller 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).

  • Continuous flow reactor and method for nanoparticle synthesis
    Patent number: 9375790
    Abstract: A continuous flow reactor for nanoparticle synthesis comprises a modular system including a plurality of interconnected tubular components for fluid flow therethrough including a first tubular inlet and a second tubular inlet connected to a three-way junction comprising a tubular mixer. A continuous flow method for nanoparticle synthesis comprises flowing a growth solution and a reaction-initiating solution into a mixing portion of a flow reactor to form a mixed solution; flowing the mixed solution through a holding portion of the flow reactor for a predetermined residence time to form a reacted solution comprising nanoparticles; and continuously removing the reacted solution from the flow reactor so as to achieve a throughput of nanoparticles of at least about 0.5 mg/min.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
    Inventors: Catherine J. Murphy, Samuel E. Lohse, Jonathan R. Eller
  • CONTINUOUS FLOW REACTOR AND METHOD FOR NANOPARTICLE SYNTHESIS
    Publication number: 20140026714
    Abstract: A continuous flow reactor for nanoparticle synthesis comprises a modular system including a plurality of interconnected tubular components for fluid flow therethrough including a first tubular inlet and a second tubular inlet connected to a three-way junction comprising a tubular mixer. A continuous flow method for nanoparticle synthesis comprises flowing a growth solution and a reaction-initiating solution into a mixing portion of a flow reactor to form a mixed solution; flowing the mixed solution through a holding portion of the flow reactor for a predetermined residence time to form a reacted solution comprising nanoparticles; and continuously removing the reacted solution from the flow reactor so as to achieve a throughput of nanoparticles of at least about 0.5 mg/min.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
    Inventors: Catherine J. Murphy, Samuel E. Lohse, Jonathan R. Eller