Patents by Inventor Kara Martin

Kara Martin 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).

  • Porous materials, methods of manufacture thereof and articles comprising the same
    Patent number: 10543476
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a porous material comprising a biopolymer functionalized with a carbon dioxide capturing moiety; where the biopolymer is in the form of a foam or an aerogel having a bulk density of 500 grams per cubic meter to 2500 grams per cubic meter. Disclosed herein too is a method comprising functionalizing a biopolymer with a carbon dioxide capturing moiety; dissolving the biopolymer in an aqueous solution to form a first solution; reducing the temperature of the first solution to below the freezing point of the aqueous solution; displacing the aqueous solution with a first solvent that has a lower surface tension than a surface tension of the aqueous solution; and drying the first solvent to produce a porous biopolymer having a bulk density of 500 grams per cubic meter to 2500 grams per cubic meter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
    Inventors: Yinyong Li, Kenneth Raymond Carter, Kara Martin
  • POROUS MATERIALS, METHODS OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF AND ARTICLES COMPRISING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20180036713
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a porous material comprising a biopolymer functionalized with a carbon dioxide capturing moiety; where the biopolymer is in the form of a foam or an aerogel having a bulk density of 500 grams per cubic meter to 2500 grams per cubic meter. Disclosed herein too is a method comprising functionalizing a biopolymer with a carbon dioxide capturing moiety; dissolving the biopolymer in an aqueous solution to form a first solution; reducing the temperature of the first solution to below the freezing point of the aqueous solution; displacing the aqueous solution with a first solvent that has a lower surface tension than a surface tension of the aqueous solution; and drying the first solvent to produce a porous biopolymer having a bulk density of 500 grams per cubic meter to 2500 grams per cubic meter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Yinyong Li, Kenneth Raymond Carter, Kara Martin
  • Method of improving cognition and increasing dendritic complexity in humans with down syndrome and compositions therefor
    Patent number: 9320724
    Abstract: A method of improving cognition in a patient with Down syndrome, which entails administering one or more ?2 adrenergic receptor agonists to the patient in an amount and with a frequency effective to improve cognition of the patient as measured by contextual learning tests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Ahmad Salehi, Brian Mediana, Sarah Moghadam, Van Dang, Devsmita Das, Kara Martin
  • METHOD OF IMPROVING COGNITION AND INCREASING DENDRITIC COMPLEXITY IN HUMANS WITH DOWN SYNDROME AND COMPOSITIONS THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20140235726
    Abstract: A method of improving cognition in a patient with Down syndrome, which entails administering one or more ?2 adrenergic receptor agonists to the patient in an amount and with a frequency effective to improve cognition of the patient as measured by contextual learning tests
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Ahmad Salehi, Brian Mediana, Sarah Moghadam, Van Dang, Devsmita Das, Kara Martin