Patents by Inventor Joseph Marc Whalen

Joseph Marc Whalen 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).

  • Inorganic membranes and method of making
    Patent number: 8393478
    Abstract: An inorganic membrane having an improved pore structure. The membrane has a mean pore size of up to about 100 nm and a mean particle size in a range from about 10 nm to about 100 nm. In one embodiment, the membrane comprises ?-alumina and is formed by providing a coating slip comprising ?-alumina; applying the coating slip to a support surface to form a coating layer; drying the coating layer; and firing the dried coating layer at a temperature of at least about 1000° C. to convert at least a portion of the ?-alumina to ?-alumina and form the inorganic membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Curtis Robert Fekety, Wei Liu, Zhen Song, Joseph Marc Whalen
  • Inorganic membranes and method of making
    Publication number: 20120132584
    Abstract: An inorganic membrane having an improved pore structure. The membrane has a mean pore size of up to about 100 nm and a mean particle size in a range from about 10 nm to about 100 nm. In one embodiment, the membrane comprises ?-alumina and is formed by providing a coating slip comprising ?-alumina; applying the coating slip to a support surface to form a coating layer; drying the coating layer; and firing the dried coating layer at a temperature of at least about 1000° C. to convert at least a portion of the ?-alumina to ?-alumina and form the inorganic membrane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2007
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Inventors: Curtis Robert Fekety, Wei Liu, Zhen Song, Joseph Marc Whalen
  • Apparatus and method for making nanoparticles using a hot wall reactor
    Publication number: 20090029064
    Abstract: An apparatus utilizing a hot wall reactor and methods for making nanoparticles are described. The nanoparticles can be collected in bulk or deposited onto a base substrate. The hot wall reactor utilizes gas-phase synthesis to produce nanoparticles. Inorganic nanoparticles deposited onto a substrate are useful, for example, for biological applications, for example, biomolecule attachment such as DNA, RNA, protein and the like. The inorganic porous substrates are also useful for cell growth applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2007
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Inventors: Carlton Maurice Truesdale, Joseph Marc Whalen
  • Process for making a porous substrate of glass powder formed through flame spray pyrolysis
    Publication number: 20080268165
    Abstract: Inorganic porous substrates and methods of making inorganic porous substrates utilizing nanoparticles deposited onto a base substrate are described. The inorganic porous substrates are useful for biological applications, for example, biomolecule attachment such as DNA, RNA, protein and the like. The inorganic porous substrates are also useful for cell growth applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2007
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Inventors: Curtis Robert Fekety, Yichun Connie Wang, Joseph Marc Whalen