Patents by Inventor Marty Lail

Marty Lail 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: 10960345
    Abstract: A solvent system for the removal of acid gases from mixed gas streams is provided. Also provided is a process for removing acid gases from mixed gas streams using the disclosed solvent systems. The solvent systems may be utilized within a gas processing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Research Triangle Institute
    Inventors: Marty Lail, Luke Coleman
  • Publication number: 20210053024
    Abstract: A method for making a metal organic framework suspension is described herein. The method includes providing a hybrid material comprising a nano-crystalline metal organic framework comprising micropores and a mesoporous polymeric material comprising mesopores, wherein the nano-crystalline metal organic framework is homogeneously dispersed and substantially present only within the mesopores or void spaces of the mesoporous polymeric material; and wherein the hybrid material has a weight percentage of the metal organic framework in the range of 5-50% relative to the total weight of the hybrid material. The method includes contacting the hybrid material with a solvent in which the mesoporous polymeric material is soluble, thereby forming a polymeric solution in which the nano-crystalline metal organic framework is substantially homogeneously dispersed and suspended.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: Ignacio LUZ MINGUEZ, Mustapha SOUKRI, Marty LAIL, Lora Goon TOY
  • Publication number: 20210008529
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods of making confined nanocatalysts within mesoporous materials (MPMs). The methods utilize solid state growth of nanocrystalline metal organic frameworks (MOFs) followed by controlled transformation to generate nanocatalysts in situ within the mesoporous material. The disclosure also provides applications of the nanocatalysts to a wide variety of fields including, but not limited to, liquid organic hydrogen carriers, synthetic liquid fuel preparation, and nitrogen fixation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Ignacio LUZ MINGUEZ, Mustapha SOUKRI, Marty LAIL, Sameer PARVATHIKAR, Michael CARPENTER
  • Publication number: 20200276536
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods to use calcium cobalt zirconium perovskites as oxygen-selective sorbents for the separation of oxygen from a gas mixture such as air. Systems and high temperature oxygen detectors are also provided. In a preferred embodiment, the perovskite is configured as a membrane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventors: Qinghe Zheng, Marty Lail, Shaojun Zhou
  • Publication number: 20200255961
    Abstract: A carbon dioxide reduction reaction electrocatalyst comprises a pyrolyzed copper-based metal-organic framework (MOF) that produces isopropanol from electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide. A process for producing isopropanol from electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide comprises applying a potential in an electrochemical cell in the range of about ?2V to about ?3V versus a silver chloride electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: Aravind Villava Rayer Rabindran, Elliot Reid, Ignacio Luz Minguez, Mustapha Soukri, Marty Lail, Shaojun James Zhou
  • Publication number: 20200246745
    Abstract: The disclosure provides methods and systems for decreasing nitrosamine content, e.g., in the context of non-aqueous solvent systems. It includes a method including receiving a non-aqueous solvent system and contacting the non-aqueous solvent system with a composition including one or more alkoxides to give a treated solvent system having a nitrosamine content that is lower than the starting nitrosamine content. Similarly, it includes a system including a first unit configured to remove undesirable components from a gas stream; a second unit holding a composition including one or more alkoxides, and a conduit to connect these units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Marty Lail, Aravind Villava Rayer Rabindran, Samuel John Thompson
  • Patent number: 10549233
    Abstract: A solvent system comprising a diluent and a nitrogenous base for the removal of CO2 from mixed gas streams is provided. Also provided is a process for removing CO2 from mixed gas streams using the disclosed solvent system. The solvent system may be utilized within a gas processing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Research Triangle Institute
    Inventors: Marty Lail, Luke Coleman
  • Publication number: 20190336950
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides perovskite catalytic materials and catalysts comprising platinum-group metals and perovskites. These catalysts may be used as oxygen storage materials with automotive applications, such as three-way catalysts. They are also useful for water or CO2 reduction, or thermochemical energy storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Applicant: Research Triangle Institute
    Inventors: Qinghe ZHENG, Marty LAIL, Kelly E. AMATO
  • Publication number: 20190270073
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides mixed molybdenum oxide catalysts, methods for preparing epoxides from olefins and CO2 using them, and methods of making the mixed molybdenum oxide catalysts by impregnation or co-precipitation. In a preferred embodiment, the mixed molybdenum oxide catalysts are silver/molybdenum oxide catalysts, ruthenium/molybdenum oxide catalysts, or a combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Inventors: Marty Lail, Paul Mobley, Jonathan Peters, Sree Nandita Akunuri, Joshua J. Hlebak
  • Publication number: 20190201877
    Abstract: This invention is directed to novel mixed transition metal iron (II/III) catalysts for the extraction of oxygen from CO2 and the selective reaction with organic compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Jian-Ping Shen, Marty Lail, Brian Turk, Paul D. Mobley, Jason S. Norman, Laura Douglas, Jonathan Peters
  • Publication number: 20190169036
    Abstract: A method, comprising i) contacting an aqueous solution of an organic ligand salt of the formula AX(L?X) with a mesoporous material (MPM) to form an impregnated mesoporous salt material of the formula AX(L?X)/MPM, ii) treating the impregnated mesoporous salt material with an aqueous acidic solution to form an impregnated mesoporous acid material of the formula HX(L?X)/MPM, iii) contacting an aqueous solution of a metal precursor of the formula M+y(B)y with the impregnated mesoporous acid material to form an impregnated mesoporous metal organic framework precursor of the formula [M+y(B)y][Hx(L?x)]/MPM, and iv) at least one of 1) heating the impregnated mesoporous metal organic framework precursor in the absence of a solvent or 2) exposing the impregnated mesoporous metal organic framework precursor to a volatile vapor in the absence of a solvent such that the heating or the exposing forms a hybrid material of the formula (M+yL?x)/MPM, wherein the hybrid material comprises a nano-crystalline metal organic framew
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2017
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: Ignacio Luz Minguez, Mustapha Soukri, Marty Lail
  • Patent number: 10286383
    Abstract: This invention is directed to novel mixed transition metal iron (II/III) catalysts for the extraction of oxygen from CO2 and the selective reaction with organic compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: Research Triangle Institute
    Inventors: Jian-ping Shen, Marty Lail, Brian Turk, Paul D. Mobley, Jason S. Norman, Laura Douglas, Jonathan Peters
  • Patent number: 10232344
    Abstract: Solid sorbent materials have been prepared by combining polyethyleneimine (PEI) with silica precursors. The solid sorbent materials can be used, for example, for acid gas separation, gas purification, and water purification applications. Advantageously, such materials can be water stable and the capacity of such solid sorbent materials does not diminish substantially after repeated use and regeneration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Research Triangle Institute
    Inventors: Mustapha Soukri, Luke Coleman, Marty Lail
  • Patent number: 10166503
    Abstract: This invention is directed to methods and systems for controlling water in acid gas removal processes comprising the steps of a) treating the gas stream in an absorption zone with the NAS absorption liquid; b) direction the acid gas-loaded NAS absorption liquid to a regeneration zone; c) directing the regenerated NAS absorption liquid to step a); and d) controlling the first and second set of conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Research Triangle Institute
    Inventors: Luke Coleman, Marty Lail, Kelly E. Amato, Jak Tanthana
  • Publication number: 20180345206
    Abstract: A solvent system for the removal of acid gases from mixed gas streams is provided. Also provided is a process for removing acid gases from mixed gas streams using the disclosed solvent systems. The solvent systems may be utilized within a gas processing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Marty Lail, Luke Coleman
  • Patent number: 10065148
    Abstract: A solvent system for the removal of acid gases from mixed gas streams is provided. Also provided is a process for removing acid gases from mixed gas streams using the disclosed solvent systems. The solvent systems may be utilized within a gas processing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Research Triangle Institute
    Inventors: Marty Lail, Luke Coleman
  • Publication number: 20180065114
    Abstract: This invention is directed to novel mixed transition metal iron (II/III) catalysts for the extraction of oxygen from CO2 and the selective reaction with organic compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Jian-ping Shen, Marty Lail, Brian Turk, Paul D. Mobley, Jason S. Norman, Laura DOUGLAS, Jonathan PETERS
  • Patent number: 9884313
    Abstract: This invention is directed to novel mixed transition metal iron (II/III) catalysts for the extraction of oxygen from CO2 and the selective reaction with organic compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: Research Triangle Institute
    Inventors: Jian-ping Shen, Marty Lail, Brian Turk, Paul D. Mobley, Jason S. Norman, Laura Douglas, Jonathan Peters
  • Patent number: 9839875
    Abstract: A solvent system comprising an ionic Liquid formed from a relatively acidic component and a nitrogenous base for the removal of acid gases from mixed gas streams is provided. Also provided is a process for removing acid gases from mixed gas streams using the disclosed solvent system. The solvent system may be utilized within a gas processing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Research Triangle Institute
    Inventors: Marty Lail, Luke Coleman
  • Publication number: 20170252695
    Abstract: A solvent system comprising a diluent and a nitrogenous base for the removal of CO2 from mixed gas streams is provided. Also provided is a process for removing CO2 from mixed gas streams using the disclosed solvent system. The solvent system may be utilized within a gas processing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Inventors: Marty Lail, Luke Coleman