Patents by Inventor Kenneth R. Winn

Kenneth R. Winn 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).

  • Patent number: 4287035
    Abstract: A method of initiating a rapid pH change in a solution by irradiating the solution with an intense flux of electromagnetic radiation of a frequency which produces a substantial pK change to a compound in solution. To optimize the resulting pH change, the compound being irradiated in solution should have an excited state lifetime substantially longer than the time required to establish an excited state acid-base equilibrium in the solution. Desired pH changes can be accomplished in nanoseconds or less by means of picosecond pulses of laser radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 1979
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1981
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy
    Inventors: John H. Clark, Anthony J. Campillo, Stanley L. Shapiro, Kenneth R. Winn