Patents by Inventor Steven T. CHRISTENSEN

Steven T. CHRISTENSEN 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).

  • Catalysts, catalyst supports and methods of making the same
    Patent number: 11167281
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a composition that includes a core in the shape of a particle having a characteristic length between about one micron and about one millimeter, an active material that includes a noble metal deposited on a surface of the core, and a coating that includes a first metal-oxide, where the active material is positioned between the core and the coating, the active material has a diameter between about one nanometer and about 20 nanometers, and the coating has a thickness between greater than zero nanometers and about 20 nanometers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignees: Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC, Colorado School of Mines
    Inventors: Derek Richard Vardon, Steven T. Christensen, Katherine E. Hurst, Amy Elizabeth Maurer, Michael Brandon Griffin
  • CATALYSTS, CATALYST SUPPORTS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20200061598
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a composition that includes a core in the shape of a particle having a characteristic length between about one micron and about one millimeter, an active material that includes a noble metal deposited on a surface of the core, and a coating that includes a first metal-oxide, where the active material is positioned between the core and the coating, the active material has a diameter between about one nanometer and about 20 nanometers, and the coating has a thickness between greater than zero nanometers and about 20 nanometers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Derek Richard VARDON, Steven T. CHRISTENSEN, Katherine E. HURST, Amy Elizabeth MAURER, Michael Brandon GRIFFIN