Patents by Inventor Paulo C. Lozano

Paulo C. Lozano 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).

  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A POROUS ELECTROSPRAY EMITTER
    Publication number: 20180076003
    Abstract: An ionic liquid ion source can include a microfabricated body including a base and a tip. The body can be formed of a porous material compatible with at least one of an ionic liquid or room-temperature molten salt. The body can have a pore size gradient that decreases from the base of the body to the tip of the body, such that the at least one of an ionic liquid or room-temperature molten salt is capable of being transported through capillarity from the base to the tip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Paulo C. Lozano, Steven Mark Arestie
  • Method and apparatus for a porous electrospray emitter
    Patent number: 9905392
    Abstract: An ionic liquid ion source can include a microfabricated body including a base and a tip. The body can be formed of a porous material compatible with at least one of an ionic liquid or room-temperature molten salt. The body can have a pore size gradient that decreases from the base of the body to the tip of the body, such that the at least one of an ionic liquid or room-temperature molten salt is capable of being transported through capillarity from the base to the tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Paulo C. Lozano, Steven Mark Arestie
  • Method and apparatus for a porous electrospray emitter
    Patent number: 9875875
    Abstract: An ionic liquid ion source can include a microfabricated body including a base and a tip. The body can be formed of a porous material compatible with at least one of an ionic liquid or room-temperature molten salt. The body can have a pore size gradient that decreases from the base of the body to the tip of the body, such that the at least one of an ionic liquid or room-temperature molten salt is capable of being transported through capillarity from the base to the tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Paulo C. Lozano, Steven Mark Arestie
  • Pyrolyzed porous carbon materials and ion emitters
    Patent number: 9837237
    Abstract: Embodiments related to the use and production of porous carbon materials in ion emitters and other applications are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Paulo C. Lozano, Carla Perez Martinez, Corey P. Fucetola, Jimmy Andrey Rojas Herrera
  • PYROLYZED POROUS CARBON MATERIALS AND ION EMITTERS
    Publication number: 20170263408
    Abstract: Embodiments related to the use and production of porous carbon materials in ion emitters and other applications are described
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Paulo C. Lozano, Carla Perez Martinez, Corey P. Fucetola, Jimmy Andrey Rojas Herrera
  • Pyrolyzed porous carbon materials and ion emitters
    Patent number: 9704685
    Abstract: Embodiments related to the use and production of porous carbon materials in ion emitters and other applications are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Paulo C. Lozano, Carla Perez Martinez, Corey P. Fucetola, Jimmy Andrey Rojas Herrera
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A POROUS ELECTROSPRAY EMITTER
    Publication number: 20170110284
    Abstract: An ionic liquid ion source can include a microfabricated body including a base and a tip. The body can be formed of a porous material compatible with at least one of an ionic liquid or room-temperature molten salt. The body can have a pore size gradient that decreases from the base of the body to the tip of the body, such that the at least one of an ionic liquid or room-temperature molten salt is capable of being transported through capillarity from the base to the tip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Paulo C. Lozano, Steven Mark Arestie
  • CONDUCTIVE AEROGEL
    Publication number: 20160376150
    Abstract: Electrically conductive aerogel and methods of making the same are disclosed. A solution is provided. The solution is cured to form a polymer. The polymer is carbonized to form the conductive aerogel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2015
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventors: Paulo C. Lozano, Steven Mark Arestie
  • PYROLYZED POROUS CARBON MATERIALS AND ION EMITTERS
    Publication number: 20160365216
    Abstract: Embodiments related to the use and production of porous carbon materials in ion emitters and other applications are described
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Paulo C. Lozano, Carla Perez Martinez, Corey P. Fucetola, Jimmy Andrey Rojas Herrera
  • Method and apparatus for a porous electrospray emitter
    Patent number: 9478403
    Abstract: An ionic liquid ion source can include a microfabricated body including a base and a tip. The body can be formed of a porous material compatible with at least one of an ionic liquid or room-temperature molten salt. The body can have a pore size gradient that decreases from the base of the body to the tip of the body, such that the at least one of an ionic liquid or room-temperature molten salt is capable of being transported through capillarity from the base to the tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Paulo C. Lozano, Steven Mark Arestie
  • PROPELLANT TANK AND LOADING FOR ELECTROSPRAY THRUSTER
    Publication number: 20160297549
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus of adding propellant to a thruster assembly are described. A first end of a beaker is disposed in an opening of the tank, where the beaker contains propellant and the first end of the beaker includes a breakaway bottom. The thruster assembly and beaker are placed in a first environment, where the first environment is substantially a vacuum and/or an environment composed substantially of gases that can be absorbed by the propellant. A plunger in the beaker is depressed to cause the breakaway bottom of the beaker to break and the propellant to flow into the tank of the thruster assembly. The thruster assembly is removed from the first environment and the beaker is removed from the opening. A cap is added to complete the assembly. The assembly contains a vent to allow gases to escape the interior of the tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2015
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventors: Paulo C. Lozano, Corey Patrick Fucetola
  • Method and apparatus for a porous electrospray emitter
    Patent number: 9362097
    Abstract: An ionic liquid ion source can include a microfabricated body including a base and a tip. The body can be formed of a porous material compatible with at least one of an ionic liquid or room-temperature molten salt. The body can have a pore size gradient that decreases from the base of the body to the tip of the body, such that the at least one of an ionic liquid or room-temperature molten salt is capable of being transported through capillarity from the base to the tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Paulo C. Lozano, Steven Mark Arestie
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A POROUS ELECTROSPRAY EMITTER
    Publication number: 20160111242
    Abstract: An ionic liquid ion source can include a microfabricated body including a base and a tip. The body can be formed of a porous material compatible with at least one of an ionic liquid or room-temperature molten salt. The body can have a pore size gradient that decreases from the base of the body to the tip of the body, such that the at least one of an ionic liquid or room-temperature molten salt is capable of being transported through capillarity from the base to the tip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Paulo C. Lozano, Steven Mark Arestie
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A POROUS ELECTROSPRAY EMITTER
    Publication number: 20150170865
    Abstract: An ionic liquid ion source can include a microfabricated body including a base and a tip. The body can be formed of a porous material compatible with at least one of an ionic liquid or room-temperature molten salt. The body can have a pore size gradient that decreases from the base of the body to the tip of the body, such that the at least one of an ionic liquid or room-temperature molten salt is capable of being transported through capillarity from the base to the tip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2014
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: Paulo C. Lozano, Steven Mark Arestie
  • Method and apparatus for a porous electrospray emitter
    Patent number: 8791411
    Abstract: An ionic liquid ion source can include a microfabricated body including a base and a tip. The body can be formed of a porous material compatible with at least one of an ionic liquid or room-temperature molten salt. The body can have a pore size gradient that decreases from the base of the body to the tip of the body, such that the at least one of an ionic liquid or room-temperature molten salt is capable of being transported through capillarity from the base to the tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Paulo C. Lozano, Natalya Anna Brikner, Chase Spenser Coffman
  • Method and apparatus for a porous electrospray emitter
    Patent number: 8785881
    Abstract: An ionic liquid ion source can include a microfabricated body including a base and a tip. The body can be formed of a porous material compatible with at least one of an ionic liquid or room-temperature molten salt. The body can have a pore size gradient that decreases from the base of the body to the tip of the body, such that the at least one of an ionic liquid or room-temperature molten salt is capable of being transported through capillarity from the base to the tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Paulo C. Lozano, Steven Mark Arestie
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A POROUS ELECTROSPRAY EMITTER
    Publication number: 20140054809
    Abstract: An ionic liquid ion source can include a microfabricated body including a base and a tip. The body can be formed of a porous material compatible with at least one of an ionic liquid or room-temperature molten salt. The body can have a pore size gradient that decreases from the base of the body to the tip of the body, such that the at least one of an ionic liquid or room-temperature molten salt is capable of being transported through capillarity from the base to the tip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Paulo C. Lozano, Steven Mark Arestie
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A POROUS ELECTROSPRAY EMITTER
    Publication number: 20130228700
    Abstract: An ionic liquid ion source can include a microfabricated body including a base and a tip. The body can be formed of a porous material compatible with at least one of an ionic liquid or room-temperature molten salt. The body can have a pore size gradient that decreases from the base of the body to the tip of the body, such that the at least one of an ionic liquid or room-temperature molten salt is capable of being transported through capillarity from the base to the tip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Paulo C. Lozano, Natalya Anna Brikner, Chase Spencer Coffman