Patents by Inventor Steven P. Tozzi

Steven P. Tozzi 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).

  • Biomimetic membranes
    Patent number: 7208089
    Abstract: Biological membrane proteins are incorporated into a co-polymer matrix to produce membranes with a wide variety of functionalities. In one form of the invention, a composite membrane incorporates two different proteins which cooperate to produce electricity from light. In another form, water transport proteins are embedded in a membrane to enable water purification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2007
    Assignee: MT Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Carlo D. Montemagno, Jacob J. Schmidt, Steven P. Tozzi
  • Biomimetic membranes
    Publication number: 20040049230
    Abstract: Biological membrane proteins are incorporated into a co-polymer matrix to produce membranes with a wide variety of functionalities. In one form of the invention, a composite membrane incorporates two different proteins which cooperate to produce electricity from light. In another form, water transport proteins are embedded in a membrane to enable water purification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2003
    Publication date: March 11, 2004
    Applicant: MT Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Carlo D. Montemagno, Jacob J. Schmidt, Steven P. Tozzi