Patents by Inventor Michael Severance

Michael Severance 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).

  • Publication number: 20240043358
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a bed of materials and use of it for removing contaminants not limiting to carbon monoxide, oxygen, carbon dioxide, acetylene, hydrogen, water, carbonyl sulfide and hydrogen sulfide from lower olefins without limiting ethylene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Carla Moreira Santos Queiroz, Valeria Perfeito Vicentini, Michael Severance, Darren Adams, Palanichamy Manikandan, Uwe Duerr, Andreas Bachmeier
  • Patent number: 11364471
    Abstract: Membranes, methods of making the membranes, and methods of using the membranes are described herein. The membranes can comprise a gas permeable support layer, an inorganic layer disposed on the support, the inorganic layer comprising a plurality of discreet nanoparticles having an average particle size of less than 1 micron, and a selective polymer layer disposed on the inorganic layer, the selective polymer layer comprising a selective polymer having a CO2:N2 selectivity of at least 10 at 57° C. In some embodiments, the membrane can be selectively permeable to an acidic gas. The membranes can be used, for example, to separate gaseous mixtures, such as flue gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: OHIO STATE INNOVATION FOUNDATION
    Inventors: W. S. Winston Ho, Prabir Dutta, Kartik Ramasubramanian, Michael Severance
  • Publication number: 20190374930
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to solid phosphoric acid (SPA) catalyst compositions useful in the formation of hydrocarbons, such as the oligomerization of olefins, prepared from formable mixtures that comprise a phosphate source and a siliceous support material source in amounts, for example, such that the ratio of the phosphate source and the siliceous support material source is within the range of about 2.9:1 to about 3.4:1 calculated on a weight basis as H3PO4:SiO2, and a dry particulate material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2018
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Wayne Turbeville, Greg Korynta, Peter Hogue, Wenqin Shen, Marc Born, David Tolle, Michael Severance, Axel Düker
  • Publication number: 20190329186
    Abstract: Membranes, methods of making the membranes, and methods of using the membranes are described herein. The membranes can comprise a gas permeable support layer, an inorganic layer disposed on the support, the inorganic layer comprising a plurality of discreet nanoparticles having an average particle size of less than 1 micron, and a selective polymer layer disposed on the inorganic layer, the selective polymer layer comprising a selective polymer having a CO2:N2 selectivity of at least 10 at 57° C. In some embodiments, the membrane can be selectively permeable to an acidic gas. The membranes can be used, for example, to separate gaseous mixtures, such as flue gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: W.S. Winston Ho, Prabir Dutta, Kartik Ramasubramanian, Michael Severance
  • Patent number: 10322379
    Abstract: Membranes, methods of making the membranes, and methods of using the membranes are described herein. The membranes can comprise a gas permeable support layer, an inorganic layer disposed on the support, the inorganic layer comprising a plurality of discreet nanoparticles having an average particle size of less than 1 micron, and a selective polymer layer disposed on the inorganic layer, the selective polymer layer comprising a selective polymer having a CO2:N2 selectivity of at least 10 at 57° C. In some embodiments, the membrane can be selectively permeable to an acidic gas. The membranes can be used, for example, to separate gaseous mixtures, such as flue gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: OHIO STATE INNOVATION FOUNDATION
    Inventors: W. S. Winston Ho, Prabir Dutta, Kartik Ramasubramanian, Michael Severance
  • Publication number: 20170209838
    Abstract: Membranes, methods of making the membranes, and methods of using the membranes are described herein. The membranes can comprise a gas permeable support layer, an inorganic layer disposed on the support, the inorganic layer comprising a plurality of discreet nanoparticles having an average particle size of less than 1 micron, and a selective polymer layer disposed on the inorganic layer, the selective polymer layer comprising a selective polymer having a CO2:N2 selectivity of at least 10 at 57° C. In some embodiments, the membrane can be selectively permeable to an acidic gas. The membranes can be used, for example, to separate gaseous mixtures, such as flue gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: W.S. Winston Ho, Prabir Dutta, Kartik Ramasubramanian, Michael Severance
  • Patent number: 9561477
    Abstract: A method of making a microporous crystal material, comprising: a. forming a mixture comprising NaOH, water, and one or more of an aluminum source, a silicon source, and a phosphate source, whereupon the mixture forms a gel; b. heating the gel for a first time period, whereupon a first volume of water is removed from the gel and micoroporous crystal nuclei form, the nuclei having a framework; and c.(if a membrane is to be formed) applying the gel to a solid support seeded with microporous crystals having a framework that is the same as the framework of the nuclei; d. heating the gel for a second time period. during which a second volume of water is added to the gel; wherein the rate of addition of the second volume of water is between about 0.5 and about 2.0 fold the rate of removal of the first volume of water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Ohio State Innovation Foundation
    Inventors: Prabir Dutta, Michael Severance, Chenhu Sun
  • Publication number: 20140241981
    Abstract: This disclosure provides methods of making microporous crystals and microporous crystal membranes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Inventors: Prabir Dutta, Michael Severance, Chenhu Sun