Patents by Inventor Kevin L. Simmons
Kevin L. Simmons 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: 20210092907Abstract: Plant supplement delivery assemblies are provided that can include an insert having collapsible insert sidewalls complimentary to the exterior sidewalls of the assembly housing, the collapsible insert sidewalls defining at least a portion of a container configured to house a plant supplement. Plant supplement delivery inserts are also provided that can include collapsible sidewalls extending between a discharge end and a butt end to define a container configured to house plant supplement. The butt end can be configured to operably engage a biased member, and the insert can further include a stem extending from the discharge end. The stem can define a conduit in fluid communication with the container. Methods for providing plant supplements are also provided. The methods can include operably engaging a biased member with a butt end of a container to collapse sidewalls of the container and provide plant supplement from the container through a stem into a plant.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2020Publication date: April 1, 2021Inventors: Kevin L. Simmons, Stanley L. Owsley, Jr., Dustin T. Clelland
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Patent number: 10016914Abstract: The present invention is a method and apparatus for molding plastic parts and placing and orienting reinforcing fibers within structurally thin sections. More specifically, the method of the present invention is a molding technique wherein positive displacement is applied to incremental sections of a charge (plastic mixed with reinforcing fibers), thereby sequentially forming the desired part and placing reinforcing fibers within structurally thin sections. The apparatus of the invention is a moveable ram that may be tapered and that is in contact with the charge during forming.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 1992Date of Patent: July 10, 2018Assignee: BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTEInventors: N. Ross Gordon, Scott J. Dilly, Kevin L. Simmons, Leslie J. Woodcock
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Publication number: 20170369676Abstract: The current invention is a composite material and a method for making a material that changes an optical characteristic by utilizing the temperature dependent intrinsic properties of at least two phases in the composite. With changes in temperature, these composites become translucent due to the refractive index mismatch that is accompanied by interfacial light scattering.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2016Publication date: December 28, 2017Applicant: BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTEInventors: David M. Reed, Matthew P. Westman, Kevin L. Simmons
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Patent number: 9234626Abstract: A non-cylindrical pressure vessel storage tank is disclosed. The storage tank includes an internal structure. The internal structure is coupled to at least one wall of the storage tank. The internal structure shapes and internally supports the storage tank. The pressure vessel storage tank has a conformability of about 0.8 to about 1.0. The internal structure can be, but is not limited to, a Schwarz-P structure, an egg-crate shaped structure, or carbon fiber ligament structure.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2014Date of Patent: January 12, 2016Assignee: BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTEInventors: Kevin L. Simmons, Kenneth I. Johnson, Curt A. Lavender, Norman L. Newhouse, Brian C. Yeggy
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Publication number: 20150114975Abstract: A non-cylindrical pressure vessel storage tank is disclosed. The storage tank includes an internal structure. The internal structure is coupled to at least one wall of the storage tank. The internal structure shapes and internally supports the storage tank. The pressure vessel storage tank has a conformability of about 0.8 to about 1.0. The internal structure can be, but is not limited to, a Schwarz-P structure, an egg-crate shaped structure, or carbon fiber ligament structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2014Publication date: April 30, 2015Applicants: BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE, HEXAGON TECHNOLOGY ASInventors: Kevin L. Simmons, Kenneth I. Johnson, Curt A. Lavender, Norman L. Newhouse, Brian C. Yeggy
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Patent number: 8889097Abstract: An on-board hydride storage system and process are described. The system includes a slurry storage system that includes a slurry reactor and a variable concentration slurry. In one preferred configuration, the storage system stores a slurry containing a hydride storage material in a carrier fluid at a first concentration of hydride solids. The slurry reactor receives the slurry containing a second concentration of the hydride storage material and releases hydrogen as a fuel to hydrogen-power devices and vehicles.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2012Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Assignee: Battelle Memorial InstituteInventors: Kriston P. Brooks, Jamelyn D. Holladay, Kevin L. Simmons, Darrell R. Herling
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Publication number: 20140077417Abstract: Standoff generating devices, arrays, and processes are disclosed for producing standoffs of various shapes, aspect ratios, and mechanical properties on a receiving surface for production of, e.g., vacuum-insulated glass units (VIGUs).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2012Publication date: March 20, 2014Applicant: BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTEInventors: Leonard S. Fifield, Dean W. Matson, Kevin L. Simmons, Matthew P. Westman
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Publication number: 20120174984Abstract: An on-board hydride storage system and process are described. The system includes a slurry storage system that includes a slurry reactor and a variable concentration slurry. In one preferred configuration, the storage system stores a slurry containing a hydride storage material in a carrier fluid at a first concentration of hydride solids. The slurry reactor receives the slurry containing a second concentration of the hydride storage material and releases hydrogen as a fuel to hydrogen-power devices and vehicles.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2012Publication date: July 12, 2012Applicant: BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTEInventors: Kriston P. Brooks, Jamelyn D. Holladay, Kevin L. Simmons, Darrell R. Herling
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Publication number: 20110244250Abstract: A method for forming improved composite materials using a thermosetting polyester urethane hybrid resin, a closed cavity mold having an internal heat transfer mechanism used in this method, and the composite materials formed by this method having a hybrid of a carbon fiber layer and a fiberglass layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2011Publication date: October 6, 2011Inventors: Kevin L. Simmons, Geoffrey M. Wood
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Patent number: 7943073Abstract: A method for forming improved composite materials using a thermosetting polyester urethane hybrid resin, a closed cavity mold having an internal heat transfer mechanism used in this method, and the composite materials formed by this method having a hybrid of a carbon fiber layer and a fiberglass layer.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2006Date of Patent: May 17, 2011Assignee: Battelle Memorial InstituteInventors: Kevin L. Simmons, Geoffrey M. Wood
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Patent number: 7691174Abstract: A feedstock composition and a method of forming metal articles using powder metallurgy techniques comprise mixing metal powders and a novel aromatic binder system. The composition of the novel feedstock comprises an aromatic binder system and a metal powder. The aromatic binder system comprises an aromatic species and can further comprise lubricants, surfactants, and polymers as additives. The metal powder comprises elemental metals, metal compounds, and metal alloys, particularly for highly-reactive metals. The method of forming metal articles comprises the steps of providing and mixing the metal powder and the aromatic binder system to produce a novel feedstock. The method further comprises processing the novel feedstock into a metal article using a powder metallurgy forming technique. Metal articles formed using the present invention have an increase in carbon and oxygen contents each less than or equal to 0.2 wt % relative to the metal powder used to fabricate the article.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2004Date of Patent: April 6, 2010Assignee: Battelle Memorial InstituteInventors: Eric A. Nyberg, Kenneth Scott Weil, Kevin L. Simmons
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Patent number: 7629028Abstract: The invention pertains to methods of forming monolayers on various surfaces. The surfaces can be selected from a wide array of materials, including, for example, aluminum dioxide, silicon dioxide, carbon and SiC. The substrates can be planar or porous. The monolayer is formed under enhanced pressure conditions. The monolayer contains functionalized molecules, and accordingly functionalizes a surface of the substrate. The properties of the functionalized substrate can enhance the substrate's applicability for numerous purposes including, for example, utilization in extracting contaminants, or incorporation into a polymeric matrix.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2003Date of Patent: December 8, 2009Assignee: Battelle Memorial InsituteInventors: Kentin L. Alford, Kevin L. Simmons, William D. Samuels, Thomas S. Zemanian, Jun Liu, Yongsoon Shin, Glen E. Fryxell
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Patent number: 7588798Abstract: The invention pertains to methods of forming monolayers on various surfaces. The surfaces can be selected from a wide array of materials, including, for example, aluminum dioxide, silicon dioxide, carbon and SiC. The substrates can be planar or porous. The monolayer is formed under enhanced pressure conditions. The monolayer contains functionalized molecules, and accordingly functionalizes a surface of the substrate. The properties of the functionalized substrate can enhance the substrate's applicability for numerous purposes including, for example, utilization in extracting contaminants, or incorporation into a polymeric matrix.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2006Date of Patent: September 15, 2009Assignee: Battelle Memorial InstituteInventors: Kentin L. Alford, Kevin L. Simmons, William D. Samuels, Thomas S. Zemanian, Jun Liu, Yongsoon Shin, Glen E. Fryxell
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Patent number: 7585348Abstract: A feedstock composition and a method of forming metal articles using powder metallurgy techniques comprise mixing metal powders and a novel aromatic binder system. The composition of the novel feedstock comprises an aromatic binder system and a metal powder. The aromatic binder system comprises an aromatic species and can further comprise lubricants, surfactants, and polymers as additives. The metal powder comprises elemental metals, metal compounds, and metal alloys, particularly for highly-reactive metals. The method of forming metal articles comprises the steps of providing and mixing the metal powder and the aromatic binder system to produce a novel feedstock. The method further comprises processing the novel feedstock into a metal article using a powder metallurgy forming technique. Metal articles formed using the present invention have an increase in carbon and oxygen contents each less than or equal to 0.2 wt % relative to the metal powder used to fabricate the article.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2006Date of Patent: September 8, 2009Assignee: Battelle Memorial InstituteInventors: Eric A. Nyberg, Kenneth Scott Weil, Kevin L. Simmons
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Patent number: 7585458Abstract: A feedstock composition and a method of forming metal articles using powder metallurgy techniques comprise mixing metal powders and a novel aromatic binder system. The composition of the novel feedstock comprises an aromatic binder system and a metal powder. The aromatic binder system comprises an aromatic species and can further comprise lubricants, surfactants, and polymers as additives. The metal powder comprises elemental metals, metal compounds, and metal alloys, particularly for highly-reactive metals. The method of forming metal articles comprises the steps of providing and mixing the metal powder and the aromatic binder system to produce a novel feedstock. The method further comprises processing the novel feedstock into a metal article using a powder metallurgy forming technique. Metal articles formed using the present invention have an increase in carbon and oxygen contents each less than or equal to 0.2 wt % relative to the metal powder used to fabricate the article.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2006Date of Patent: September 8, 2009Assignee: Battelle Memorial InstituteInventors: Eric A. Nyberg, Kenneth Scott Weil, Kevin L. Simmons
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Publication number: 20070298236Abstract: A method for forming improved composite materials using a thermosetting polyester urethane hybrid resin, a closed cavity mold having an internal heat transfer mechanism used in this method, and the composite materials formed by this method having a hybrid of a carbon fiber layer and a fiberglass layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2006Publication date: December 27, 2007Inventors: Kevin L. Simmons, Geoffrey M. Wood
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Patent number: 7169321Abstract: A nontoxic deicing/anti-icing fluid includes a biobased freezing point depressant, a surfactant, an antioxidant, and water. The fluid has an LD50 greater than about 10,000 mg/L. Another deicing/anti-icing fluid includes a biobased freezing point depressant, a vinylpyrrolidone polymer having a molecular weight between about 10,000 and about 700,000, and water. Another deicing/anti-icing fluid includes a biobased freezing point depressant, a nonionic surfactant selected from the polyoxyalkylene ethers, an antioxidant, and water. Another deicing/anti-icing fluid includes a biobased freezing point depressant, a surfactant, a food grade material that functions as an antioxidant, and water. A further deicing/anti-icing fluid includes a biobased freezing point depressant, a material that functions as both a buffer and a freezing point depressant, and water.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2003Date of Patent: January 30, 2007Assignee: Battelle Memorial InstituteInventors: Kevin L. Simmons, John G. Frye, Jr., Todd A. Werpy, William D. Samuels, H. Nicholas Conkle, Bruce F. Monzyk, Sara F. Kuczek, Satya P. Chauhan
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Patent number: 7105105Abstract: A nontoxic deicing/anti-icing fluid includes a freezing point depressant selected from short chain polyols having 3 to 5 carbons atoms, and mixtures thereof, a wetting agent, an antioxidant/preservative, and water. The fluid has an LD50 greater than about 10,000 mg/L. Another deicing/anti-icing fluid includes the freezing point depressant, a vinylpyrrolidone polymer having a molecular weight between about 10,000 and about 700,000, and water. A runway deicing fluid includes glycerol, a buffer, an antioxidant/preservative, and water. Another deicing/anti-icing fluid includes a freezing point depressant having hydrophobic character, a wetting agent comprising an organophosphorus compound capable of producing an organic wettable surface, and water.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2004Date of Patent: September 12, 2006Assignee: Battelle Memorial InstituteInventors: William D. Samuels, H. Nicholas Conkle, Bruce F. Monzyk, Kevin L. Simmons, John G. Frye, Jr., Todd A. Werpy, Sara F. Kuczek, Satya P. Chauhan
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Publication number: 20040079918Abstract: A nontoxic deicing/anti-icing fluid includes a biobased freezing point depressant, a surfactant, an antioxidant, and water. The fluid has an LD50 greater than about 10,000 mg/L. Another deicing/anti-icing fluid includes a biobased freezing point depressant, a vinylpyrrolidone polymer having a molecular weight between about 10,000 and about 700,000, and water. Another deicing/anti-icing fluid includes a biobased freezing point depressant, a nonionic surfactant selected from the polyoxyalkylene ethers, an antioxidant, and water. Another deicing/anti-icing fluid includes a biobased freezing point depressant, a surfactant, a food grade material that functions as an antioxidant, and water. A further deicing/anti-icing fluid includes a biobased freezing point depressant, a material that functions as both a buffer and a freezing point depressant, and water.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2003Publication date: April 29, 2004Inventors: Kevin L. Simmons, John G. Frye,, Todd A. Werpy, William D. Samuels, H. Nicholas Conkle, Bruce F. Monzyk, Sara F. Kuczek
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Patent number: 6723426Abstract: The composite material and methods of making the present invention rely upon a fully dense monolayer of molecules attached to an oxygenated surface at one end, and an organic terminal group at the other end, which is in turn bonded to a polymer. Thus, the composite material is a second material chemically bonded to a polymer with fully dense monolayer there between.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2001Date of Patent: April 20, 2004Assignee: Battelle Memorial InstituteInventors: Glen E. Fryxell, William D. Samuels, Kevin L. Simmons