Patents by Inventor Sarah Cotts

Sarah Cotts 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).

  • RHEOMETER CONTROL AND INTERFACE
    Publication number: 20260092851
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods of controlling a rheometer. Methods include receiving, by a control device, an operating procedure for a test, the operating procedure including a plurality of sequential steps for performing the test and controlling the rheometer according to the operating procedure to perform the test. Controlling includes sequentially presenting, to a user of the rheometer, the plurality of sequential steps, determining whether the operating procedure has been met for a respective sequential step of the plurality of sequential steps for performing the test, and proceeding to a subsequent step of the plurality of sequential steps for performing the test only when the operating procedure has been met for the respective sequential step. Rheological systems, control devices for a rheometer, and computer program products that implement methods of controlling a rheometer are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2025
    Publication date: April 2, 2026
    Inventors: James Wondrack, Sarah Cotts, Eugene Dudley, Cynthia Waters, Christopher Ubelacker
  • Method for making polymer composites containing graphene sheets
    Patent number: 9162896
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for producing a graphene-containing composition is provided, the method comprising: (i) mixing a graphene oxide with a medium to form a mixture; and (ii) heating the mixture to a temperature above about 40° C., whereby a graphene-containing composition is formed from the mixture. Composites of polymers with disperse functionalized graphene sheets and the applications thereof are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: College of William and Mary
    Inventors: David Kranbuehl, Sarah Cotts, Hannes C. Schniepp, Minzhen Cai, Arthur Jaeton Glover
  • METHOD FOR MAKING POLYMER COMPOSITES CONTAINING GRAPHENE SHEETS
    Publication number: 20120068122
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for producing a graphene-containing composition is provided, the method comprising: (i) mixing a graphene oxide with a medium to form a mixture; and (ii) heating the mixture to a temperature above about 40° C., whereby a graphene-containing composition is formed from the mixture. Composites of polymers with disperse functionalized graphene sheets and the applications thereof are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Inventors: David Kranbuehl, Sarah Cotts, Hannes C. Schniepp, Minzhin Cai, Arthur Jaeton Glover