Patents by Inventor Melinda Jue

Melinda Jue 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).

  • Reactive inhibition of pore structure collapse during pyrolytic formation of carbon molecular sieves
    Patent number: 11660575
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are carbon molecular sieves and methods of making the same through the pyrolysis of a polymer precursor in the presence of a reactive gas stream including a hydrogen source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignees: ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company, Georgia Tech Research Corporation
    Inventors: Yao Ma, Melinda Jue, Ryan Lively, Dhaval Ajit Bhandari
  • Functionalized membranes and methods of production thereof
    Patent number: 10926226
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods of fabricating novel cross-linked membranes and to cross-linked membranes produced by the disclosed methods. Specifically, methods of fabricating cross-linked membranes according to the present invention may comprise direct crosslinking, crosslinking by addition of a small molecule, interfacial crosslinking of free-standing film, and interfacial crosslinking on a solid support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignees: ExxonMobil Research & Engineering Company Company, Georgia Tech Research Corporation
    Inventors: Nicholas Bruno, Ronita Mathias, Yao Ma, Kirstie Thompson, Breanne Hamlett, Ryan P. Lively, Huaxing Zhou, M. G. Finn, Dhaval Bhandari, Craig McKay, Melinda Jue
  • REACTIVE INHIBITION OF PORE STRUCTURE COLLAPSE DURING PYROLYTIC FORMATION OF CARBON MOLECULAR SIEVES
    Publication number: 20200206696
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are carbon molecular sieves and methods of making the same through the pyrolysis of a polymer precursor in the presence of a reactive gas stream including a hydrogen source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Yao Ma, Melinda Jue, Ryan Lively, Dhaval Ajit Bhandari
  • Functionalized Membranes and Methods of Production Thereof
    Publication number: 20190275469
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods of fabricating novel cross-linked membranes and to cross-linked membranes produced by the disclosed methods. Specifically, methods of fabricating cross-linked membranes according to the present invention may comprise direct crosslinking, crosslinking by addition of a small molecule, interfacial crosslinking of free-standing film, and interfacial crosslinking on a solid support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: Nicholas Bruno, Ronita Mathias, VIII, Yao Ma, Kirstie Thompson, Breanne Hamlett, Ryan P. Lively, Huaxing Zhou, M.G. Finn, Dhaval Bhandari, Craig McKay, Melinda Jue