Patents by Inventor Kathryn E deKrafft
Kathryn E deKrafft 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).
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Publication number: 20240026121Abstract: The present disclosure provides an aerogel composition which is durable and easy to handle, which has favorable performance in aqueous environments, and which also has favorable combustion and self-heating properties. Also provided is a method of preparing an aerogel composition which is durable and easy to handle, which has favorable performance in aqueous environments, and which has favorable combustion and self-heating properties. Further provided is a method of improving the hydrophobicity, the liquid water uptake, the heat of combustion, or the onset of thermal decomposition temperature of an aerogel composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2023Publication date: January 25, 2024Applicant: Aspen Aerogels, Inc.Inventors: Owen R. Evans, Kathryn E. deKrafft, Nicholas A. Zafiropoulos, Wenting Dong, David J. Mihalcik, George L. Gould, Irene Melnikova
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Patent number: 11807734Abstract: The present disclosure provides an aerogel composition which is durable and easy to handle, which has favorable performance in aqueous environments, and which also has favorable combustion and self-heating properties. Also provided is a method of preparing an aerogel composition which is durable and easy to handle, which has favorable performance in aqueous environments, and which has favorable combustion and self-heating properties. Further provided is a method of improving the hydrophobicity, the liquid water uptake, the heat of combustion, or the onset of thermal decomposition temperature of an aerogel composition.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2022Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Aspen Aerogels, Inc.Inventors: Owen R. Evans, Kathryn E. deKrafft, Nicholas A. Zafiropoulos, Wenting Dong, David J. Mihalcik, George L. Gould, Irene Melnikova
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Patent number: 11807736Abstract: The present disclosure provides an aerogel composition which is durable and easy to handle, which has favorable performance in aqueous environments, and which also has favorable combustion and self-heating properties. Also provided is a method of preparing an aerogel composition which is durable and easy to handle, which has favorable performance in aqueous environments, and which has favorable combustion and self-heating properties. Further provided is a method of improving the hydrophobicity, the liquid water uptake, the heat of combustion, or the onset of thermal decomposition temperature of an aerogel composition.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2022Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Aspen Aerogels, Inc.Inventors: Owen R Evans, Kathryn E deKrafft, Nicholas A Zafiropoulos, Wenting Dong, David J Mihalcik, George L Gould, Irene Melnikova
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Publication number: 20230134383Abstract: The present disclosure provides an aerogel composition which is durable and easy to handle, which has favorable performance in aqueous environments, and which also has favorable combustion and self-heating properties. Also provided is a method of preparing an aerogel composition which is durable and easy to handle, which has favorable performance in aqueous environments, and which has favorable combustion and self-heating properties. Further provided is a method of improving the hydrophobicity, the liquid water uptake, the heat of combustion, or the onset of thermal decomposition temperature of an aerogel composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2022Publication date: May 4, 2023Applicant: Aspen Aerogels, Inc.Inventors: Owen R. Evans, Kathryn E. deKrafft, Nicholas A. Zafiropoulos, Wenting Dong, David J. Mihalcik, George L. Gould, Irene Melnikova
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Patent number: 11597814Abstract: The present disclosure provides an aerogel composition which is durable and easy to handle, which has favorable performance in aqueous environments, and which also has favorable combustion and self-heating properties. Also provided is a method of preparing an aerogel composition which is durable and easy to handle, which has favorable performance in aqueous environments, and which has favorable combustion and self-heating properties. Further provided is a method of improving the hydrophobicity, the liquid water uptake, the heat of combustion, or the onset of thermal decomposition temperature of an aerogel composition.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2021Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Inventors: Owen R Evans, Kathryn E deKrafft, Nicholas A Zafiropoulos, Wenting Dong, David J Mihalcik, George L Gould, Irene Melnikova
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Publication number: 20220289939Abstract: The present disclosure provides an aerogel composition which is durable and easy to handle, which has favorable performance in aqueous environments, and which also has favorable combustion and self-heating properties. Also provided is a method of preparing an aerogel composition which is durable and easy to handle, which has favorable performance in aqueous environments, and which has favorable combustion and self-heating properties. Further provided is a method of improving the hydrophobicity, the liquid water uptake, the heat of combustion, or the onset of thermal decomposition temperature of an aerogel composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2022Publication date: September 15, 2022Applicant: Aspen Aerogels, Inc.Inventors: Owen R. Evans, Kathryn E. deKrafft, Nicholas A. Zafiropoulos, Wenting Dong, David J. Mihalcik, George L. Gould, Irene Melnikova
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Publication number: 20220081532Abstract: The present disclosure provides an aerogel composition which is durable and easy to handle, which has favorable performance in aqueous environments, and which also has favorable combustion and self-heating properties. Also provided is a method of preparing an aerogel composition which is durable and easy to handle, which has favorable performance in aqueous environments, and which has favorable combustion and self-heating properties. Further provided is a method of improving the hydrophobicity, the liquid water uptake, the heat of combustion, or the onset of thermal decomposition temperature of an aerogel composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2021Publication date: March 17, 2022Applicant: Aspen Aerogels, Inc.Inventors: Owen R. Evans, Kathryn E. deKrafft, Nicholas A. Zafiropoulos, Wenting Dong, David J. Mihalcik, George L. Gould, Irene Melnikova
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Patent number: 11208539Abstract: The present disclosure provides an aerogel composition which is durable and easy to handle, which has favorable performance in aqueous environments, and which also has favorable combustion and self-heating properties. Also provided is a method of preparing an aerogel composition which is durable and easy to handle, which has favorable performance in aqueous environments, and which has favorable combustion and self-heating properties. Further provided is a method of improving the hydrophobicity, the liquid water uptake, the heat of combustion, or the onset of thermal decomposition temperature of an aerogel composition.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2019Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: Aspen Aerogels, Inc.Inventors: Owen R Evans, Kathryn E deKrafft, Nicholas A Zafiropoulos, Wenting Dong, David J Mihalcik, George L Gould, Irene Melnikova
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Publication number: 20190203014Abstract: The present disclosure provides an aerogel composition which is durable and easy to handle, which has favorable performance in aqueous environments, and which also has favorable combustion and self-heating properties. Also provided is a method of preparing an aerogel composition which is durable and easy to handle, which has favorable performance in aqueous environments, and which has favorable combustion and self-heating properties. Further provided is a method of improving the hydrophobicity, the liquid water uptake, the heat of combustion, or the onset of thermal decomposition temperature of an aerogel composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2019Publication date: July 4, 2019Inventors: Owen R Evans, Kathryn E deKrafft, Nicholas A Zafiropoulos, Wenting Dong, David J Mihalcik, George L Gould, Irene Melnikova