Patents by Inventor Kevin E. O'Shea

Kevin E. O'Shea 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).

  • Application of Cyclodextrins (CDs) for Remediation of Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs)
    Publication number: 20220023332
    Abstract: A system for remediation of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) has a multiplicity of ?-cyclodextrins (?-CDs) and/or modified ?-CDs combined with a vehicle additive, and a delivery device. Modified ?-CDs can contain a single amine functionality at a single primary carbon or single secondary carbon of the ?-CD. The vehicle additive can be powdered activated carbon (PAC). The delivery device is a column, a pouch, a packet, or a sheet that can permit the contacting of a fluid environment with the ?-CDs and vehicle additive. The system of remediation can be used for a fluid environment or for biological organisms. CD-based fluorescent sensors can detect PFASs in the environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Applicant: The Florida International University Board of Trustees
    Inventors: Kevin E. O'SHEA, Mary Joelle WEISS-ERRICO
  • Application of cyclodextrins (CDS) for remediation of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASS)
    Patent number: 11149135
    Abstract: A system for remediation of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) has a multiplicity of ?-cyclodextrins (?-CDs) and/or modified ?-CDs combined with a vehicle additive, and a delivery device. Modified ?-CDs can contain a single amine functionality at a single primary carbon or single secondary carbon of the ?-CD. The vehicle additive can be powdered activated carbon (PAC). The delivery device is a column, a pouch, a packet, or a sheet that can permit the contacting of a fluid environment with the ?-CDs and vehicle additive. The system of remediation can be used for a fluid environment or for biological organisms. CD-based fluorescent sensors can detect PFASs in the environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: THE FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
    Inventors: Kevin E. O'Shea, Mary Joelle Weiss-Errico
  • APPLICATION OF CYCLODEXTRINS (CDS) FOR REMEDIATION OF PERFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES (PFASS)
    Publication number: 20180282530
    Abstract: A system for remediation of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) has a multicity of ?-cyclodextrins (?-CDs) and/or modified ?-CDs combined with a vehicle additive, and a delivery device. Modified ?-CDs can contain a single amine functionality at a single primary carbon or single secondary carbon of the ?-CD. The vehicle additive can be powdered activated carbon (PAC). The delivery device is a column, a pouch, a packet, or a sheet that can permit the contacting of a fluid environment with the ?-CDs and vehicle additive. The system of remediation can be used for a fluid environment or for biological organisms. CD-based fluorescent sensors can detect PFASs in the environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: The Florida International University Board of Trustees
    Inventors: Kevin E. O'Shea, Mary Joelle Weiss-Errico