Patents by Inventor Melissa Ensor Freiderich

Melissa Ensor Freiderich 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).

  • Methods and kits for rapid, colormetric beryllium detection
    Patent number: 12669441
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and kits employing a colorimetric test wherein the presence of beryllium is indicated by a visible color change. Advantageously, according to embodiments, when the dye containing substrate contacts beryllium, the color change occurs almost instantly, allowing for rapid, near-real-time detection of beryllium without the use of complex instrumentation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2026
    Assignee: Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC
    Inventors: Melissa Ensor Freiderich, Jesse D. Bush, Courtney R. Huntley
  • METHODS AND KITS FOR RAPID, COLORMETRIC BERYLLIUM DETECTION
    Publication number: 20240353340
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and kits employing a colorimetric test wherein the presence of beryllium is indicated by a visible color change. Advantageously, according to embodiments, when the dye containing substrate contacts beryllium, the color change occurs almost instantly, allowing for rapid, near-real-time detection of beryllium without the use of complex instrumentation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2023
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Melissa Ensor FREIDERICH, Jesse D. BUSH, Courtney R. HUNTLEY
  • Methods and systems for electroless plating a first metal onto a second metal in a molten salt bath, and surface pretreatments therefore
    Patent number: 11834746
    Abstract: Systems and methods for electroless plating a first metal onto a second metal in a molten salt bath including: a bath vessel holding a dry salt mixture including a dry salt medium and a dry salt medium of the first metal, and without the reductant therein, the dry salt mixture configured to be heated to form a molten salt bath; and the second metal is configured to be disposed in the molten salt bath and receive a pure coating of the first metal thereon by electroless plating in the molten salt bath, wherein the second metal is more electronegative than the first metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC
    Inventor: Melissa Ensor Freiderich
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ELECTROLESS PLATING A FIRST METAL ONTO A SECOND METAL IN A MOLTEN SALT BATH, AND SURFACE PRETREATMENTS THEREFORE
    Publication number: 20230044020
    Abstract: Systems and methods for electroless plating a first metal onto a second metal in a molten salt bath including: a bath vessel holding a dry salt mixture including a dry salt medium and a dry salt medium of the first metal, and without the reductant therein, the dry salt mixture configured to be heated to form a molten salt bath; and the second metal is configured to be disposed in the molten salt bath and receive a pure coating of the first metal thereon by electroless plating in the molten salt bath, wherein the second metal is more electronegative than the first metal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventor: Melissa Ensor Freiderich
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ELECTROLESS PLATING A FIRST METAL ONTO A SECOND METAL IN A MOLTEN SALT BATH, AND SURFACE PRETREATMENTS THEREFORE
    Publication number: 20220396883
    Abstract: Systems and methods for electroless plating a first metal onto a second metal in a molten salt bath including: a bath vessel holding a dry salt mixture including a dry salt medium and a dry salt medium of the first metal, and without the reductant therein, the dry salt mixture configured to be heated to form a molten salt bath; and the second metal is configured to be disposed in the molten salt bath and receive a pure coating of the first metal thereon by electroless plating in the molten salt bath, wherein the second metal is more electronegative than the first metal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventor: Melissa Ensor Freiderich
  • Methods and systems for electroless plating a first metal onto a second metal in a molten salt bath, and surface pretreatments therefore
    Patent number: 11505867
    Abstract: Systems and methods for electroless plating a first metal onto a second metal in a molten salt bath including: a bath vessel holding a dry salt mixture including a dry salt medium and a dry salt medium of the first metal, and without the reductant therein, the dry salt mixture configured to be heated to form a molten salt bath; and the second metal is configured to be disposed in the molten salt bath and receive a pure coating of the first metal thereon by electroless plating in the molten salt bath, wherein the second metal is more electronegative than the first metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC
    Inventor: Melissa Ensor Freiderich