Patents by Inventor Robert J. Moon

Robert J. Moon 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 of forming a cellulose nanocrystalline film
    Patent number: 9969108
    Abstract: A method is provided for forming a substantially uniaxially-oriented, high content cellulose nanocrystal film. The method includes providing a plant-biomass-based suspension of cellulose nanocrystals and altering the pH of the cellulose nanocrystals to a substantially neutral pH. The suspension is sheared at a shearing rate. The method further includes orienting the cellulose nanocrystals in a substantially axial direction and removing water from the sheared cellulose nanocrystal suspension. As a result, a substantially uniaxially-oriented cellulose nanocrystal film is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignees: PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE
    Inventors: Jeffrey P. Youngblood, Robert J. Moon, Alex Reising
  • METHOD OF FORMING A CELLULOSE NANOCRYSTALLINE FILM
    Publication number: 20160176075
    Abstract: A method is provided for forming a substantially uniaxially-oriented, high content cellulose nanocrystal film. The method includes providing a plant-biomass-based suspension of cellulose nanocrystals and altering the pH of the cellulose nanocrystals to a substantially neutral pH. The suspension is sheared at a shearing rate. The method further includes orienting the cellulose nanocrystals in a substantially axial direction and removing water from the sheared cellulose nanocrystal suspension. As a result, a substantially uniaxially-oriented cellulose nanocrystal film is formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Jeffrey P. Youngblood, Robert J. Moon, Alex Reising
  • Method of forming a cellulose nanocrystalline film
    Patent number: 9296131
    Abstract: A method is provided for forming a substantially uniaxially-oriented, high content cellulose nanocrystal film. The method includes providing a plant-biomass-based suspension of cellulose nanocrystals and altering the pH of the cellulose nanocrystals to a substantially neutral pH. The suspension is sheared at a shearing rate. The method further includes orienting the cellulose nanocrystals in a substantially axial direction and removing water from the sheared cellulose nanocrystal suspension. As a result, a substantially uniaxially-oriented cellulose nanocrystal film is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: Purdue Research Foundation
    Inventors: Jeffrey P. Youngblood, Robert J. Moon, Alex Reising