Patents by Inventor Pedro E. Arce

Pedro E. Arce 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).

  • NANOCOMPOSITE POLYMER HYDROGEL WITH ALIGNED NANOPARTICLES
    Publication number: 20150122652
    Abstract: Nanocomposite polymeric hydrogels comprising polyacrylamide (PAAm) formulated in combination with magnetically-susceptible anisotropic microparticles are described, as are method of making and using said hydrogels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2012
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Applicant: Tennessee Technological University
    Inventors: Jeffrey W. Thompson, Holly Stretz, Pedro E. Arce
  • Thermoresponsive microparticle composite hydrogels for electrophoresis
    Patent number: 8177950
    Abstract: Disclosed are thermoresponsive microparticle composite hydrogels comprising poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide) and polyacrylamide, and methods regarding their manufacture and their use. The present invention provides in one aspect a thermoresponsive microparticle hydrogel, wherein the matrix morphology is controllably and selectively altered by incorporation of thermoresponsive nano/micro-particles. The particles are preferably poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide) particles. The present invention also provides methods of making and using such hydrogels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Tennessee Technological University
    Inventors: Jeffery W. Thompson, Holly Stretz, Pedro E. Arce
  • Thermoresponsive microparticle composite hydrogels for electrophoresis
    Publication number: 20090127116
    Abstract: Disclosed are thermoresponsive microparticle composite hydrogels comprising poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide) and polyacrylamide, and methods regarding their manufacture and their use. The present invention provides in one aspect a thermoresponsive microparticle hydrogel, wherein the matrix morphology is controllably and selectively altered by incorporation of thermoresponsive nano/micro-particles. The particles are preferably poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide) particles. The present invention also provides methods of making and using such hydrogels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2008
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Applicant: TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jeffery Wayne THOMPSON, Holly A. STRETZ, Pedro E. Arce