Patents by Inventor Thomas C. Achee

Thomas C. Achee 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).

  • Electrochemically expanded materials and reactor and method for producing the same
    Patent number: 11623867
    Abstract: Methods and reactors for electrochemically expanding a parent material and expanded parent materials are described. Current methods of expanding parent materials incompletely-expand parent material, requiring expensive and time-consuming separation of expanded parent material from unexpanded parent materials. This problem is addressed by the methods and reactor for electrochemically expanding a parent material described herein, which during operation maintain electrical connectivity between the parent material and an electrical power source. The resulting materials described herein have a greater proportion of expanded parent material relative to unexpanded parent material compared to those made according to others methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: The Texas A&M University System
    Inventors: Thomas C. Achee, Micah J. Green, Charles B. Sweeney, Wanmei Sun
  • ELECTROCHEMICALLY EXPANDED MATERIALS AND REACTOR AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20210395091
    Abstract: Methods and reactors for electrochemically expanding a parent material and expanded parent materials are described. Current methods of expanding parent materials incompletely-expand parent material, requiring expensive and time-consuming separation of expanded parent material from unexpanded parent materials. This problem is addressed by the methods and reactor for electrochemically expanding a parent material described herein, which during operation maintain electrical connectivity between the parent material and an electrical power source. The resulting materials described herein have a greater proportion of expanded parent material relative to unexpanded parent material compared to those made according to others methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: The Texas A&M University System
    Inventors: Thomas C. Achee, Micah J. Green, Charles B. Sweeney, Wanmei Sun
  • Electrochemically expanded materials and reactor and method for producing the same
    Patent number: 11066303
    Abstract: Methods and reactors for electrochemically expanding a parent material and expanded parent materials are described. Current methods of expanding parent materials incompletely-expand parent material, requiring expensive and time-consuming separation of expanded parent material from unexpanded parent materials. This problem is addressed by the methods and reactor for electrochemically expanding a parent material described herein, which during operation maintain electrical connectivity between the parent material and an electrical power source. The resulting materials described herein have a greater proportion of expanded parent material relative to unexpanded parent material compared to those made according to others methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: The Texas A&M University System
    Inventors: Thomas C. Achee, Micah J. Green, Charles B. Sweeney, Wanmei Sun
  • ELECTROCHEMICALLY EXPANDED MATERIALS AND REACTOR AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20190233291
    Abstract: Methods and reactors for electrochemically expanding a parent material and expanded parent materials are described. Current methods of expanding parent materials incompletely-expand parent material, requiring expensive and time-consuming separation of expanded parent material from unexpanded parent materials. This problem is addressed by the methods and reactor for electrochemically expanding a parent material described herein, which during operation maintain electrical connectivity between the parent material and an electrical power source. The resulting materials described herein have a greater proportion of expanded parent material relative to unexpanded parent material compared to those made according to others methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: The Texas A&M University System
    Inventors: Thomas C. Achee, Micah J. Green, Charles B. Sweeney, Wanmei Sun