Patents by Inventor Nick Blandford

Nick Blandford 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: 20150296795
    Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments can provide one or more systems, machines, devices, manufactures, compositions of matter, and/or methods for, activities that can comprise, creating a composition comprising chlorine dioxide adsorbed in a zeolite, and/or releasing at least a portion of the chlorine dioxide from the composition, the released chlorine dioxide potentially useful for disinfection, decolorization, mildew control, and/or odor control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2015
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Inventors: Ken Harrison, Nick Blandford
  • Patent number: 9073754
    Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments can provide one or more systems, machines, devices, manufactures, compositions of matter, and/or methods for, activities that can comprise, creating a composition comprising chlorine dioxide adsorbed in a zeolite, and/or releasing at least a portion of the chlorine dioxide from the composition, the released chlorine dioxide potentially useful for disinfection, decolorization, mildew control, and/or odor control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: Dharma IP, LLC
    Inventors: Ken Harrison, Nick Blandford
  • Publication number: 20140100363
    Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a composition of matter comprising a solid form of chlorine dioxide complexed with a cyclodextrin. The concentration of chlorine dioxide in said solid form is greater than approximately 5.8 percent by weight. Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a method comprising forming a solid complex comprising chlorine dioxide and cyclodextrin, wherein a concentration of chlorine dioxide in the solid complex is greater than 5.8 percent by weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: Dharma IP, LLC
    Inventors: Nick Blandford, Ken Harrison
  • Patent number: 8563046
    Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a composition of matter comprising chlorine dioxide dissolved in acetic acid. When stored, a concentration of the chlorine dioxide in the composition of matter can be retained, with respect to an initial concentration of chlorine dioxide in said composition of matter, at, for example, greater than 30% for at least 28 days. Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a method comprising releasing chlorine dioxide from a composition comprising chlorine dioxide dissolved in acetic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Dharma IP, LLC
    Inventors: Ken Harrison, Nick Blandford
  • Publication number: 20120070508
    Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a system, machine, device, manufacture, circuit, composition of matter, and/or user interface adapted for and/or resulting from, and/or a method and/or machine-readable medium comprising machine-implementable instructions for, activities that can comprise and/or relate to, a composition comprising molecular matrix-residing chlorine dioxide and/or one or more hygroscopic and/or deliquescent salts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2011
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicant: DHARMA IP, LLC
    Inventors: Ken Harrison, Robert Cooke, Nick Blandford
  • Publication number: 20120024744
    Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a system, machine, device, manufacture, circuit, composition of matter, and/or user interface adapted for and/or resulting from, and/or a method and/or machine-readable medium comprising machine-implementable instructions for, activities that can comprise and/or relate to, introducing chlorine dioxide to soil and/or planting a crop in the soil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: DHARMA IP, LLC
    Inventors: Ken Harrison, Robert A. Cooke, Nick Blandford
  • Publication number: 20110288049
    Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a composition of matter comprising a solid form of chlorine dioxide complexed with a cyclodextrin. The concentration of chlorine dioxide in said solid form is greater than approximately 5.8 percent by weight. Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a method comprising forming a solid complex comprising chlorine dioxide and cyclodextrin, wherein a concentration of chlorine dioxide in the solid complex is greater than 5.8 percent by weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2011
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Inventors: Nick Blandford, Ken Harrison
  • Patent number: 7935271
    Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a composition of matter comprising a solid form of chlorine dioxide complexed with a cyclodextrin. When stored, a concentration of the chlorine dioxide in the composition of matter can be retained, with respect to an initial concentration of chlorine dioxide in said composition of matter, at, for example, greater than 12% for at least 14 days. Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a method comprising releasing chlorine dioxide from a solid composition comprising chlorine dioxide complexed with a cyclodextrin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Inventors: Ken Harrison, Nick Blandford
  • Publication number: 20090297629
    Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments can provide one or more systems, machines, devices, manufactures, compositions of matter, and/or methods for, activities that can comprise, creating a composition comprising chlorine dioxide adsorbed in a zeolite, and/or releasing at least a portion of the chlorine dioxide from the composition, the released chlorine dioxide potentially useful for disinfection, decolorization, mildew control, and/or odor control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2009
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Inventors: Ken Harrison, Nick Blandford
  • Publication number: 20090054375
    Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a composition of matter comprising a solid form of chlorine dioxide complexed with a cyclodextrin. When stored, a concentration of the chlorine dioxide in the composition of matter can be retained, with respect to an initial concentration of chlorine dioxide in said composition of matter, at, for example, greater than 12% for at least 14 days. Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a method comprising releasing chlorine dioxide from a solid composition comprising chlorine dioxide complexed with a cyclodextrin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2008
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Inventors: Ken Harrison, Nick Blandford