Patents by Inventor Marie Kissinger

Marie Kissinger 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).

  • High aspect ratio metal particles and methods for forming same
    Patent number: 7592001
    Abstract: An electroless method of forming high aspect ratio metal particles includes the steps of mixing a metal or metal salt with at least one acid to form an acidified metal halide salt solution, and mixing the solution with a supersaturated sol to form a sol comprising solution. Metal cations provided by the acidified metal salt are reduced to form a plurality of high aspect ratio metal particles. Instead of using a sol, an organic compound can be oxidized to generate the reducing agent. A metal comprising particle assembly includes a plurality of high aspect ratio metal platelets having an aspect ratio of a major dimension averaging from 10 to 200 times a nanoscale minor dimension of the platelet. The platelets can be used for nail polish, eye liner or the cores for medical delivery vehicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2009
    Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin William Powers, Marie Kissinger
  • High aspect ratio metal particles and methods for forming same
    Publication number: 20060024250
    Abstract: An electroless method of forming high aspect ratio metal particles includes the steps of mixing a metal or metal salt with at least one acid to form an acidified metal halide salt solution, and mixing the solution with a supersaturated sol to form a sol comprising solution. Metal cations provided by the acidified metal salt are reduced to form a plurality of high aspect ratio metal particles. Instead of using a sol, an organic compound can be oxidized to generate the reducing agent. A metal comprising particle assembly includes a plurality of high aspect ratio metal platelets having an aspect ratio of a major dimension averaging from 10 to 200 times a nanoscale minor dimension of the platelet. The platelets can be used for nail polish, eye liner or the cores for medical delivery vehicles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2004
    Publication date: February 2, 2006
    Inventors: Kevin Powers, Marie Kissinger