Patents by Inventor Steven Mark Arestie

Steven Mark Arestie 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).

  • Method and apparatus for a porous electrospray emitter
    Patent number: 10685808
    Abstract: An ionic liquid ion source can include a microfabricated body including a base and a tip. The body can be formed of a porous material compatible with at least one of an ionic liquid or room-temperature molten salt. The body can have a pore size gradient that decreases from the base of the body to the tip of the body, such that the at least one of an ionic liquid or room-temperature molten salt is capable of being transported through capillarity from the base to the tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Paulo C. Lozano, Steven Mark Arestie
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A POROUS ELECTROSPRAY EMITTER
    Publication number: 20190355543
    Abstract: An ionic liquid ion source can include a microfabricated body including a base and a tip. The body can be formed of a porous material compatible with at least one of an ionic liquid or room-temperature molten salt. The body can have a pore size gradient that decreases from the base of the body to the tip of the body, such that the at least one of an ionic liquid or room-temperature molten salt is capable of being transported through capillarity from the base to the tip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Paulo C. Lozano, Steven Mark Arestie
  • Method and apparatus for a porous electrospray emitter
    Patent number: 10410821
    Abstract: An ionic liquid ion source can include a microfabricated body including a base and a tip. The body can be formed of a porous material compatible with at least one of an ionic liquid or room-temperature molten salt. The body can have a pore size gradient that decreases from the base of the body to the tip of the body, such that the at least one of an ionic liquid or room-temperature molten salt is capable of being transported through capillarity from the base to the tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Paulo C. Lozano, Steven Mark Arestie
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A POROUS ELECTROSPRAY EMITTER
    Publication number: 20190157036
    Abstract: An ionic liquid ion source can include a microfabricated body including a base and a tip. The body can be formed of a porous material compatible with at least one of an ionic liquid or room-temperature molten salt. The body can have a pore size gradient that decreases from the base of the body to the tip of the body, such that the at least one of an ionic liquid or room-temperature molten salt is capable of being transported through capillarity from the base to the tip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Paulo C. Lozano, Steven Mark Arestie
  • Method and apparatus for a porous electrospray emitter
    Patent number: 10236154
    Abstract: An ionic liquid ion source can include a microfabricated body including a base and a tip. The body can be formed of a porous material compatible with at least one of an ionic liquid or room-temperature molten salt. The body can have a pore size gradient that decreases from the base of the body to the tip of the body, such that the at least one of an ionic liquid or room-temperature molten salt is capable of being transported through capillarity from the base to the tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Paulo C. Lozano, Steven Mark Arestie
  • Method of fabricating electrically conductive aerogels
    Patent number: 10125052
    Abstract: Electrically conductive aerogel and methods of making the same are disclosed. A solution is provided. The solution is cured to form a polymer. The polymer is carbonized to form the conductive aerogel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Paulo C. Lozano, Steven Mark Arestie
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A POROUS ELECTROSPRAY EMITTER
    Publication number: 20180076003
    Abstract: An ionic liquid ion source can include a microfabricated body including a base and a tip. The body can be formed of a porous material compatible with at least one of an ionic liquid or room-temperature molten salt. The body can have a pore size gradient that decreases from the base of the body to the tip of the body, such that the at least one of an ionic liquid or room-temperature molten salt is capable of being transported through capillarity from the base to the tip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Paulo C. Lozano, Steven Mark Arestie
  • Method and apparatus for a porous electrospray emitter
    Patent number: 9905392
    Abstract: An ionic liquid ion source can include a microfabricated body including a base and a tip. The body can be formed of a porous material compatible with at least one of an ionic liquid or room-temperature molten salt. The body can have a pore size gradient that decreases from the base of the body to the tip of the body, such that the at least one of an ionic liquid or room-temperature molten salt is capable of being transported through capillarity from the base to the tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Paulo C. Lozano, Steven Mark Arestie
  • Method and apparatus for a porous electrospray emitter
    Patent number: 9875875
    Abstract: An ionic liquid ion source can include a microfabricated body including a base and a tip. The body can be formed of a porous material compatible with at least one of an ionic liquid or room-temperature molten salt. The body can have a pore size gradient that decreases from the base of the body to the tip of the body, such that the at least one of an ionic liquid or room-temperature molten salt is capable of being transported through capillarity from the base to the tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Paulo C. Lozano, Steven Mark Arestie
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A POROUS ELECTROSPRAY EMITTER
    Publication number: 20170110284
    Abstract: An ionic liquid ion source can include a microfabricated body including a base and a tip. The body can be formed of a porous material compatible with at least one of an ionic liquid or room-temperature molten salt. The body can have a pore size gradient that decreases from the base of the body to the tip of the body, such that the at least one of an ionic liquid or room-temperature molten salt is capable of being transported through capillarity from the base to the tip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Paulo C. Lozano, Steven Mark Arestie
  • CONDUCTIVE AEROGEL
    Publication number: 20160376150
    Abstract: Electrically conductive aerogel and methods of making the same are disclosed. A solution is provided. The solution is cured to form a polymer. The polymer is carbonized to form the conductive aerogel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2015
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventors: Paulo C. Lozano, Steven Mark Arestie
  • Method and apparatus for a porous electrospray emitter
    Patent number: 9478403
    Abstract: An ionic liquid ion source can include a microfabricated body including a base and a tip. The body can be formed of a porous material compatible with at least one of an ionic liquid or room-temperature molten salt. The body can have a pore size gradient that decreases from the base of the body to the tip of the body, such that the at least one of an ionic liquid or room-temperature molten salt is capable of being transported through capillarity from the base to the tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Paulo C. Lozano, Steven Mark Arestie
  • Method and apparatus for a porous electrospray emitter
    Patent number: 9362097
    Abstract: An ionic liquid ion source can include a microfabricated body including a base and a tip. The body can be formed of a porous material compatible with at least one of an ionic liquid or room-temperature molten salt. The body can have a pore size gradient that decreases from the base of the body to the tip of the body, such that the at least one of an ionic liquid or room-temperature molten salt is capable of being transported through capillarity from the base to the tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Paulo C. Lozano, Steven Mark Arestie
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A POROUS ELECTROSPRAY EMITTER
    Publication number: 20160111242
    Abstract: An ionic liquid ion source can include a microfabricated body including a base and a tip. The body can be formed of a porous material compatible with at least one of an ionic liquid or room-temperature molten salt. The body can have a pore size gradient that decreases from the base of the body to the tip of the body, such that the at least one of an ionic liquid or room-temperature molten salt is capable of being transported through capillarity from the base to the tip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Paulo C. Lozano, Steven Mark Arestie
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A POROUS ELECTROSPRAY EMITTER
    Publication number: 20150170865
    Abstract: An ionic liquid ion source can include a microfabricated body including a base and a tip. The body can be formed of a porous material compatible with at least one of an ionic liquid or room-temperature molten salt. The body can have a pore size gradient that decreases from the base of the body to the tip of the body, such that the at least one of an ionic liquid or room-temperature molten salt is capable of being transported through capillarity from the base to the tip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2014
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: Paulo C. Lozano, Steven Mark Arestie
  • Method and apparatus for a porous electrospray emitter
    Patent number: 8785881
    Abstract: An ionic liquid ion source can include a microfabricated body including a base and a tip. The body can be formed of a porous material compatible with at least one of an ionic liquid or room-temperature molten salt. The body can have a pore size gradient that decreases from the base of the body to the tip of the body, such that the at least one of an ionic liquid or room-temperature molten salt is capable of being transported through capillarity from the base to the tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Paulo C. Lozano, Steven Mark Arestie
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A POROUS ELECTROSPRAY EMITTER
    Publication number: 20140054809
    Abstract: An ionic liquid ion source can include a microfabricated body including a base and a tip. The body can be formed of a porous material compatible with at least one of an ionic liquid or room-temperature molten salt. The body can have a pore size gradient that decreases from the base of the body to the tip of the body, such that the at least one of an ionic liquid or room-temperature molten salt is capable of being transported through capillarity from the base to the tip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Paulo C. Lozano, Steven Mark Arestie