Patents by Inventor Nathan Albert Tavenor

Nathan Albert Tavenor 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 extraction of water
    Patent number: 11045745
    Abstract: Described herein are methods and compounds for extracting water from an aqueous solution. For example, some embodiments include method for extracting water from an aqueous solution, comprising contacting the aqueous solution with a compound comprising one or more carbonyl moieties having an equilibrium constant for a hydration of the carbonyl moiety of at least about 0.5; separating a composition comprising the hydrated compound from the aqueous solution; and reacting the hydrated compound to obtain water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
    Inventors: Eric J. Beckman, Ioannis Bourmpakis, Nathan Albert Tavenor
  • REACTIVE EXTRACTION OF WATER
    Publication number: 20200078703
    Abstract: Described herein are methods and compounds for extracting water from an aqueous solution. For example, some embodiments include method for extracting water from an aqueous solution, comprising contacting the aqueous solution with a compound comprising one or more carbonyl moieties having an equilibrium constant for a hydration of the carbonyl moiety of at least about 0.5; separating a composition comprising the hydrated compound from the aqueous solution; and reacting the hydrated compound to obtain water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Applicant: University of Pittsburgh - Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
    Inventors: Eric J. Beckman, Ioannis Bourmpakis, Nathan Albert Tavenor