Patents by Inventor Sean Christiansen

Sean Christiansen 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).

  • Patent number: 11916264
    Abstract: This invention describes a low-cost, lightweight, high-performance composite bipolar plate for fuel cell applications. The composite bipolar plate can be produced using stamped or pressed into the final form including flow channels and other structures prior to curing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Asbury Graphite of North Carolina, Inc.
    Inventors: David Restrepo, Matthew McInnis, Sean Christiansen, Jeff Bullington
  • Patent number: 11482348
    Abstract: The present method includes graphene, preferably in the form of flat graphene oxide flakes with, by mass, preferably between 0.5% and 35% PAN. The graphene oxide and conductive-polymer PAN is in a co-suspension in water and is co-deposited on a surface. The deposited PAN with a high-percentage graphene-oxide layer is dried. Our tests have produced electrical conductivities 1000 times more conductive than the PAN by itself. Our testing indicates that using flakes that are flat is essential to getting very high conductivity, and that controlled oxidation is very important in suspending graphene oxide in water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Asbury Graphite of North Carolina, Inc.
    Inventors: Matt McInnis, Jeff Bullington, David Restrepo, Richard Stoltz, Sean Christiansen
  • Publication number: 20220106456
    Abstract: The present invention includes method of making a chemisorbed graphene oxide polymer composite comprising the steps of: placing a monomer and graphene oxide into a ball mill; milling the monomer with a carbon additive to produce a physisorbed monomer graphene oxide material; placing the physisorbed monomer graphene oxide material into a polymerization chemical reactor, wherein the physisorbed monomer graphene oxide is converted to chemisorbed monomer graphene oxide; and reacting the monomer carbon additive with other monomers or prepolymers to polymerize the materials to form a chemisorbed carbon polymer composite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: David RESTREPO, Matthew McLNNIS, Sean CHRISTIANSEN
  • Patent number: 11038182
    Abstract: This invention describes a low-cost, lightweight, high-performance composite bipolar plate for fuel cell applications. The composite bipolar plate can be produced using stamped or pressed into the final form including flow channels and other structures prior to curing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Garmor Inc.
    Inventors: David Restrepo, Matthew McInnis, Sean Christiansen, Jeff Bullington
  • Patent number: 10981791
    Abstract: This can be a method of making a high strength composite reinforcing fiber using flat GO flakes coated on a conventional reinforcing fiber. This maintains some the flexibility of the fiber and aligns the flat graphene flakes along the surface of the fiber; this dramatically increases the strength of the fiber. It also allows bonding between overlapping flakes, in contrast to flakes being uniformly dispersed in a host material that is being reinforced and dramatically increases the strength of the host material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: Garmor Inc.
    Inventors: Sean Christiansen, David Restrepo, Richard Stoltz, Jeff Bullington
  • Publication number: 20210005906
    Abstract: This invention describes a low-cost, lightweight, high-performance composite bipolar plate for fuel cell applications. The composite bipolar plate can be produced using stamped or pressed into the final form including flow channels and other structures prior to curing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: David Restrepo, Matthew McInnis, Sean Christiansen, Jeff Bullington
  • Patent number: 10351473
    Abstract: A method of producing dispersed of high quality graphene/graphite oxides in a powder matrix to then be reacted to form a composite. Where the powders have similar hydrophobicity and the graphene/graphite oxides has minimal surface oxidation or minimal epoxy group and where the powders are sonically mixed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Garmor Inc.
    Inventors: Sean Christiansen, David Restrepo, Richard Stoltz, Jeff Bullington
  • Patent number: 10351711
    Abstract: This is generally a method of producing dispersed high quality engineered composite structures using flat flakes of graphene/graphene oxides/reduced graphene oxides in a host as the reinforcing additive of the composite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Inventors: Sean Christiansen, David Restrepo, Dan O'Donnell, Matthew McInnis, Richard Stoltz, Jeff Bullington
  • Publication number: 20180254496
    Abstract: This invention describes a low-cost, lightweight, high-performance composite bipolar plate for fuel cell applications. The composite bipolar plate can be produced using stamped or pressed into the final form including flow channels and other structures prior to curing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: David Restrepo, Matthew McInnis, Sean Christiansen, Jeff Bullington
  • Publication number: 20180174700
    Abstract: The present method includes graphene, preferably in the form of flat graphene oxide flakes with, by mass, preferably between 0.5% and 35% PAN. The graphene oxide and conductive-polymer PAN is in a co-suspension in water and is co-deposited on a surface. The deposited PAN with a high-percentage graphene-oxide layer is dried. Our tests have produced electrical conductivities 1000 times more conductive than the PAN by itself. Our testing indicates that using flakes that are flat is essential to getting very high conductivity, and that controlled oxidation is very important in suspending graphene oxide in water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Applicant: Gamor Inc.
    Inventors: Matt McInnis, Jeff Bullington, David Restrepo, Richard Stoltz, Sean Christiansen
  • Publication number: 20180086643
    Abstract: This can be a method of making a high strength composite reinforcing fiber using flat GO flakes coated on a conventional reinforcing fiber. This maintains some the flexibility of the fiber and aligns the flat graphene flakes along the surface of the fiber; this dramatically increases the strength of the fiber. It also allows bonding between overlapping flakes, in contrast to flakes being uniformly dispersed in a host material that is being reinforced and dramatically increases the strength of the host material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Sean Christiansen, David Restrepo, Richard Stoltz, Jeff Bullington
  • Publication number: 20180057404
    Abstract: A method of producing dispersed of high quality graphene/graphite oxides in a powder matrix to then be reacted to form a composite. Where the powders have similar hydrophobicity and the graphene/graphite oxides has minimal surface oxidation or minimal epoxy group and where the powders are sonically mixed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Sean Christiansen, David Restrepo, Richard Stoltz, Jeff Bullington
  • Publication number: 20180044532
    Abstract: This is generally a method of producing dispersed high quality engineered composite structures using flat flakes of graphene/graphene oxides/reduced graphene oxides in a host as the reinforcing additive of the composite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: Sean Christiansen, David Restrepo, Dan O'Donnell, Matthew McInnis, Richard Stoltz, Jeff Bullington
  • Patent number: 9828290
    Abstract: A method of producing dispersed of high quality graphene/graphite oxides in a powder matrix to then be reacted to form a composite. Where the powders have similar hydrophobicity and the graphene/graphite oxides has minimal surface oxidation or minimal epoxy group and where the powders are sonically mixed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: GARMOR INC.
    Inventors: Sean Christiansen, David Restrepo, Richard Stoltz, Jeff Bullington
  • Publication number: 20170233290
    Abstract: A method of producing dispersed of high quality graphene/graphite oxides in a powder matrix to then be reacted to form a composite. Where the powders have similar hydrophobicity and the graphene/graphite oxides has minimal surface oxidation or minimal epoxy group and where the powders are sonically mixed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2015
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: Gamor Inc.
    Inventors: Sean Christiansen, David Restrepo, Richard Stoltz, Jeff Bullington