Patents by Inventor Kirsten Nicole Cicotte

Kirsten Nicole Cicotte 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).

  • Fabrication of neural interfaces using 3D projection micro-stereolithography
    Patent number: 9555583
    Abstract: The present invention is related to methods of fabricating neural interfaces using 3D projection micro-stereolithography.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignees: Sandia Corporation, STC.UNM
    Inventors: Shawn M. Dirk, Stephen Buerger, Kirsten Nicole Cicotte, Elizabeth L. Dirk, Greg Reece, Patrick Lin
  • Lignin nanoparticle synthesis
    Patent number: 9102801
    Abstract: A method including reducing a particle size of lignin particles to an average particle size less than 40 nanometers; after reducing the particle size, combining the lignin particles with a polymeric material; and forming a structure of the combination. A method including exposing lignin to a diazonium precursor including a functional group; modifying the lignin by introducing the functional group to the lignin; and combining the modified lignin with a polymeric material to form a composite. An apparatus including a composite of a polymer and lignin wherein the lignin has an average particle size less than 100 micrometers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignees: Sandia Corporation, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Shawn M. Dirk, Kirsten Nicole Cicotte, David R. Wheeler, David A. Benko
  • Functionalized lignin, rubber containing functionalized lignin and products containing such rubber composition
    Patent number: 8664305
    Abstract: The invention relates to functionalized lignin, rubber compositions which contain functionalized lignin and to products which have at least one component comprised of such rubber composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: David Andrew Benko, Bruce Raymond Hahn, Martin Paul Cohen, Shawn Matthew Dirk, Kirsten Nicole Cicotte
  • FUNCTIONALIZED LIGNIN, RUBBER CONTAINING FUNCTIONALIZED LIGNIN AND PRODUCTS CONTAINING SUCH RUBBER COMPOSITION
    Publication number: 20100204368
    Abstract: The invention relates to functionalized lignin, rubber compositions which contain functionalized lignin and to products which have at least one component comprised of such rubber composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2010
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Inventors: David Andrew Benko, Bruce Raymond Hahn, Martin Paul Cohen, Shawn Matthew Dirk, Kirsten Nicole Cicotte