Patents by Inventor MICHELLE PANTOYA

MICHELLE PANTOYA 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).

  • Iodinated polymers for biological agent defeat
    Patent number: 10342232
    Abstract: A binder, and related processes, has been developed for biological agent defeat formulations. This highly iodinated binder is based on the polymer polyethylene tetraiodoterephthalamide. The materials have been formulated with metal fuel particles, such as aluminum, and various oxidizers, such as metal oxides. The binder-thermite composites may be actuated to initiate oxidation, therein generating heat. Upon thermal decomposition of these materials, iodine, a biocide, is released allowing for sterilization of biological agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Robert Carl Brothers, Rebecca Martin Wilson, Michelle Pantoya
  • Methods of reducing ignition sensitivity of energetic materials
    Patent number: 10017429
    Abstract: An energetic material comprising an elemental fuel, an oxidizer or other element, and a carbon nanofiller or carbon fiber rods, where the carbon nanofiller or carbon fiber rods are substantially homogeneously dispersed in the energetic material. Methods of tailoring the electrostatic discharge sensitivity of an energetic material are also disclosed. Energetic materials including the elemental fuel, the oxidizer or other element, and an additive are also disclosed, as are methods of reducing ignition sensitivity of the energetic material including the additive. The additive is combined with the elemental fuel and a metal oxide to form the energetic material. The energetic material is heated at a slow rate to render inert the energetic material to ignition while the energetic material remains ignitable when heated at a fast rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignees: Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC, Texas Tech University System
    Inventors: Michael A Daniels, Ronald J Heaps, Michelle Pantoya
  • METHODS OF REDUCING IGNITION SENSITIVITY OF ENERGETIC MATERIALS, METHODS OF FORMING ENERGETIC MATERIALS HAVING REDUCED IGNITION SENSITIVITY, AND RELATED ENERGETIC MATERIALS
    Publication number: 20160031769
    Abstract: An energetic material comprising an elemental fuel, an oxidizer or other element, and a carbon nanofiller or carbon fiber rods, where the carbon nanofiller or carbon fiber rods are substantially homogeneously dispersed in the energetic material. Methods of tailoring the electrostatic discharge sensitivity of an energetic material are also disclosed. Energetic materials including the elemental fuel, the oxidizer or other element, and an additive are also disclosed, as are methods of reducing ignition sensitivity of the energetic material including the additive. The additive is combined with the elemental fuel and a metal oxide to form the energetic material. The energetic material is heated at a slow rate to render inert the energetic material to ignition while the energetic material remains ignitable when heated at a fast rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: MICHAEL A. DANIELS, RONALD J. HEAPS, MICHELLE PANTOYA