Patents by Inventor Steven F. Buchsbaum

Steven F. Buchsbaum 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).

  • Nanoporous membranes for fast diffusion of ions and small molecules
    Patent number: 11590459
    Abstract: A product includes a nanoporous membrane having a plurality of carbon nanotubes and a fill material in interstitial spaces between the carbon nanotubes for limiting or preventing fluidic transfer between opposite sides of the nanoporous membrane except through interiors of the carbon nanotubes. The longitudinal axes of the carbon nanotubes are substantially parallel, an average inner diameter of the carbon nanotubes is about 20 nanometers or less, and both ends of at least some of the carbon nanotubes are open. Moreover, the fill material is impermeable or having an average porosity that is less than the average inner diameter of the carbon nanotubes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
    Inventors: Steven F. Buchsbaum, Francesco Fornasiero, Melinda L. Jue, Eric R. Meshot, Sei Jin Park, Ngoc T. N. Bui, Chiatai Chen
  • NANOPOROUS MEMBRANES FOR FAST DIFFUSION OF IONS AND SMALL MOLECULES
    Publication number: 20200338505
    Abstract: A product includes a nanoporous membrane having a plurality of carbon nanotubes and a fill material in interstitial spaces between the carbon nanotubes for limiting or preventing fluidic transfer between opposite sides of the nanoporous membrane except through interiors of the carbon nanotubes. The longitudinal axes of the carbon nanotubes are substantially parallel, an average inner diameter of the carbon nanotubes is about 20 nanometers or less, and both ends of at least some of the carbon nanotubes are open. Moreover, the fill material is impermeable or having an average porosity that is less than the average inner diameter of the carbon nanotubes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Steven F. Buchsbaum, Francesco Fornasiero, Melinda L. Jue, Eric R. Meshot, Sei Jin Park, Ngoc T. N. Bui, Chiatai Chen