Patents by Inventor Steven P. Hamburg

Steven P. Hamburg 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: 9038829
    Abstract: The present invention is a method and material for using a sorbent material to capture and stabilize mercury. The method for using sorbent material to capture and stabilize mercury contains the following steps. First, the sorbent material is provided. The sorbent material, in one embodiment, is nano-particles. In a preferred embodiment, the nano-particles are unstabilized nano-Se. Next, the sorbent material is exposed to mercury in an environment. As a result, the sorbent material captures and stabilizes mercury from the environment. In the preferred embodiment, the environment is an indoor space in which a fluorescent has broken.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Brown University
    Inventors: Robert H. Hurt, Steven P. Hamburg, Love Sarin, Indrek Kulaots
  • Patent number: 8869992
    Abstract: The present invention is a method and material for using a sorbent material to capture and stabilize mercury. The method for using sorbent material to capture and stabilize mercury contains the following steps. First, the sorbent material is provided. The sorbent material, in one embodiment, is nano-particles. In a preferred embodiment, the nano-particles are unstabilized nano-Se. Next, the sorbent material is exposed to mercury in an environment. As a result, the sorbent material captures and stabilizes mercury from the environment. In the preferred embodiment, the environment is an indoor space in which a fluorescent has broken.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Brown University
    Inventors: Robert H. Hurt, Steven P. Hamburg, Love Sarin, Indrek Kulaots
  • Publication number: 20130270995
    Abstract: The present invention is a method and material for using a sorbent material to capture and stabilize mercury. The method for using sorbent material to capture and stabilize mercury contains the following steps. First, the sorbent material is provided. The sorbent material, in one embodiment, is nano-particles. In a preferred embodiment, the nano-particles are unstabilized nano-Se. Next, the sorbent material is exposed to mercury in an environment. As a result, the sorbent material captures and stabilizes mercury from the environment. In the preferred embodiment, the environment is an indoor space in which a fluorescent has broken.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: BROWN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Robert H. Hurt, Steven P. Hamburg, Love Sarin, Indrek Kulaots
  • Patent number: 8506923
    Abstract: The present invention is a method and material for using a sorbent material to capture and stabilize mercury. The method for using sorbent material to capture and stabilize mercury contains the following steps. First, the sorbent material is provided. The sorbent material, in one embodiment, is nano-particles. In a preferred embodiment, the nano-particles are unstabilized nano-Se. Next, the sorbent material is exposed to mercury in an environment. As a result, the sorbent material captures and stabilizes mercury from the environment. In the preferred embodiment, the environment is an indoor space in which a fluorescent has broken.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Brown University
    Inventors: Robert H. Hurt, Steven P. Hamburg, Love Sarin, Indrek Kulaots
  • Patent number: 8491865
    Abstract: The present invention is a method and material for using a sorbent material to capture and stabilize mercury. The method for using sorbent material to capture and stabilize mercury contains the following steps. First, the sorbent material is provided. The sorbent material, in one embodiment, is nano-particles. In a preferred embodiment, the nano-particles are unstabilized nano-Se. Next, the sorbent material is exposed to mercury in an environment. As a result, the sorbent material captures and stabilizes mercury from the environment. In the preferred embodiment, the environment is an indoor space in which a fluorescent has broken.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Brown University
    Inventors: Robert H. Hurt, Steven P. Hamburg, Love Sarin, Indrek Kulaots
  • Publication number: 20110048982
    Abstract: The present invention is a method and material for using a sorbent material to capture and stabilize mercury. The method for using sorbent material to capture and stabilize mercury contains the following steps. First, the sorbent material is provided. The sorbent material, in one embodiment, is nano-particles. In a preferred embodiment, the nano-particles are unstabilized nano-Se. Next, the sorbent material is exposed to mercury in an environment. As a result, the sorbent material captures and stabilizes mercury from the environment. In the preferred embodiment, the environment is an indoor space in which a fluorescent has broken.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2008
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: BROWN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Robert H. Hurt, Steven P. Hamburg, Love Sarin, Indrek Kulaots
  • Publication number: 20110049045
    Abstract: The present invention is a method and material for using a sorbent material to capture and stabilize mercury. The method for using sorbent material to capture and stabilize mercury contains the following steps. First, the sorbent material is provided. The sorbent material, in one embodiment, is nano-particles. In a preferred embodiment, the nano-particles are unstabilized nano-Se. Next, the sorbent material is exposed to mercury in an environment. As a result, the sorbent material captures and stabilizes mercury from the environment. In the preferred embodiment, the environment is an indoor space in which a fluorescent has broken.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: BROWN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: ROBERT H. HURT, STEVEN P. HAMBURG, LOVE SARIN, INDREK KULAOTS
  • Publication number: 20110053766
    Abstract: The present invention is a method and material for using a sorbent material to capture and stabilize mercury. The method for using sorbent material to capture and stabilize mercury contains the following steps. First, the sorbent material is provided. The sorbent material, in one embodiment, is nano-particles. In a preferred embodiment, the nano-particles are unstabilized nano-Se. Next, the sorbent material is exposed to mercury in an environment. As a result, the sorbent material captures and stabilizes mercury from the environment. In the preferred embodiment, the environment is an indoor space in which a fluorescent has broken.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: BROWN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: ROBERT H. HURT, STEVEN P. HAMBURG, LOVE SARIN, INDREK KULAOTS
  • Publication number: 20110052463
    Abstract: The present invention is a method and material for using a sorbent material to capture and stabilize mercury. The method for using sorbent material to capture and stabilize mercury contains the following steps. First, the sorbent material is provided. The sorbent material, in one embodiment, is nano-particles. In a preferred embodiment, the nano-particles are unstabilized nano-Se. Next, the sorbent material is exposed to mercury in an environment. As a result, the sorbent material captures and stabilizes mercury from the environment. In the preferred embodiment, the environment is an indoor space in which a fluorescent has broken.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: BROWN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: ROBERT H. HURT, STEVEN P. HAMBURG, LOVE SARIN, INDREK KULAOTS