Patents by Inventor Simon B. Rufer

Simon B. Rufer 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).

  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REMOVING SPECIES FROM GAS STREAMS
    Publication number: 20250001355
    Abstract: Various embodiments address removal of one or more species from a gas stream by exposing the gas stream to divided portions of a fluid, such as droplets of water or mist, where the fluid, and/or content of the fluid, can absorb or modify the species and thereby remove it at least partially from the gas stream. Removal of CO2 from a combustion exhaust stream is one embodiment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2022
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Applicant: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Kripa K. Varanasi, Vishnu Jayaprakash, Sreedath Panat, Simon B. Rufer
  • ARTICLES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR THE INJECTION OF VISCOUS FLUIDS
    Publication number: 20240293620
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are articles, systems, and methods for the injection of viscous fluids. For example, inventive articles, systems, and methods for injecting viscous fluids, such as concentrated drug formulations, via droplet lubrication are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Kripa K. Varanasi, Vishnu Jayaprakash, Simon B. Rufer
  • COMPOSITIONS, ARTICLES, DEVICES, AND METHODS RELATED TO DROPLETS COMPRISING A CLOAKING FLUID
    Publication number: 20230135222
    Abstract: Described herein are compositions and articles related to droplets comprising a carrier fluid and a cloaking fluid, and associated methods of and devices for depositing the droplets on surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Kripa K. Varanasi, Vishnu Jayaprakash, Sreedath Panat, Simon B. Rufer