Patents by Inventor Keith Markham

Keith Markham 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).

  • Aluminum oxide aerogels and methods of making and use thereof
    Patent number: 11472713
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are aluminum oxide aerogels and methods of making and use thereof. The methods of making the aluminum oxide aerogel include contacting a solid comprising aluminum with a Ga-based liquid alloy to dissolve at least a portion of the aluminum from the solid, thereby forming an aluminum-alloy mixture; and contacting the aluminum-alloy mixture with a fluid comprising water, thereby forming the aluminum oxide aerogel. In some examples, the methods can further comprise capturing and converting carbon dioxide to a syngas comprising carbon monoxide and hydrogen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: North Carolina State University
    Inventors: Paul Maggard, Jerome J. Cuomo, Keith Markham, William Kiether
  • ALUMINUM OXIDE AEROGELS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20200239326
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are aluminum oxide aerogels and methods of making and use thereof. The methods of making the aluminum oxide aerogel include contacting a solid comprising aluminum with a Ga-based liquid alloy to dissolve at least a portion of the aluminum from the solid, thereby forming an aluminum-alloy mixture; and contacting the aluminum-alloy mixture with a fluid comprising water, thereby forming the aluminum oxide aerogel. In some examples, the methods can further comprise capturing and converting carbon dioxide to a syngas comprising carbon monoxide and hydrogen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2018
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Paul Maggard, Jerome J. Cuomo, Keith Markham, William Kiether
  • End-of-arm tool
    Patent number: 9962828
    Abstract: An end-of-arm tool is described and includes an outer sheet and an inner sheet. The end-of-arm tool may be reinforced with a backing plate attached to the inner sheet and a front plate attached to the outer sheet. The end-of-arm tool may also include spacers to provide structure and rigidity to the end-of-arm tool at passages configured for the installation of workpiece interface tools, for example, spring plungers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Devin Joe Barber, Nils Paul Fornell, Tzu-Hen Hsu, Brian Keith Markham, Andrew Nathan Nassau
  • END-OF-ARM TOOL
    Publication number: 20170225323
    Abstract: An end-of-arm tool is described and includes an outer sheet and an inner sheet. The end-of-arm tool may be reinforced with a backing plate attached to the inner sheet and a front plate attached to the outer sheet. The end-of-arm tool may also include spacers to provide structure and rigidity to the end-of-arm tool at passages configured for the installation of workpiece interface tools, for example, spring plungers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Inventors: Devin Joe Barber, Nils Paul Fornell, Tzu-Hen Hsu, Brian Keith Markham, Andrew Nathan Nassau