Patents by Inventor Steven M. Zhitnik

Steven M. Zhitnik 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).

  • Production Of Tailored Metal Oxide Materials Using A Reaction Sol-Gel Approach
    Publication number: 20110003085
    Abstract: A porous metal oxide is formed by creating a metal oxide material with a hydrolysis reaction in solution. The hydrolysis reaction or reaction products of a metal oxide precursor react simultaneously or in conjunction with a metal salt or a disassociation species of a metal salt. The metal oxide material is conditioned, and is refined to produce metal oxide particles having a porous structure containing crystallites.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2010
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Applicant: CARRIER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Treese Hugener-Campbell, Thomas Henry Vanderspurt, Wayde R. Schmidt, Steven M. Zhitnik
  • DEACTIVATION RESISTANT PHOTOCATALYST AND METHOD OF PREPARATION
    Publication number: 20100190643
    Abstract: A photocatalyst formed using a sol-gel process provides high photo activity, increased photocatalyst lifetime, and improved resistance to performance degradation caused by siloxane-based contaminants. The photocatalyst comprises particles of photocatalytically-active oxide having a surface area of greater than about 190 m2/cm3 of skeletal volume and having pores with a diameter of about 4 nm or greater. The particles are made up of wide band gap semiconductor crystallites that have a diameter of greater than about 2 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2007
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Applicant: CARRIER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Treese Hugener-Campbell, Thomas Henry Vanderspurt, Wayde R. Schmidt, Steven M. Zhitnik
  • DEACTIVATION RESISTANT PHOTOCATALYST AND METHOD OF PREPARATION
    Publication number: 20100075836
    Abstract: A photocatalyst formed using a sol-gel process provides high photoactivity, increased photocatalyst lifetime, and improved resistance to performance degradation caused by siloxane-based contaminants. The photocatalyst is formed by a method including the steps of photocatalyst template creation, template conditioning, template refinement, and coating application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2009
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Applicant: CARRIER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Treese Hugener-Campbell, Thomas Henry Vanderspurt, Wayde R. Schmidt, Steven M. Zhitnik