Patents by Inventor Thomas E. Albrecht-Schmitt

Thomas E. Albrecht-Schmitt 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).

  • Photochemical Separations and Compositions
    Publication number: 20200172450
    Abstract: Provided herein are photochemical separations. The methods herein can include exposing a first metal complex and a second metal complex to light to facilitate an irreversible chemical reaction to form a modified first metal complex. The modified first metal complex then may be separated from the second metal complex. Compositions also are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2018
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Kenneth Hanson, Thomas E. Albrecht-Schmitt, Sahan Salpage
  • METHOD AND COMPOSITION OF A SUPERTETRAHEDRAL CATIONIC FRAMEWORK FOR ION EXCHANGE
    Publication number: 20120145638
    Abstract: A cubic compound may comprise thorium borate or, in the alternative cerium borate, and may possess a porous supertetrahedral cationic framework with extraframework borate anions. These anions are readily exchanged with a variety of environmental contaminants, especially those from the nuclear industry, including chromate and pertechnetate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2011
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Inventors: Thomas E. Albrecht-Schmitt, Evgeny V. Alekseev, Shuao Wang, Wulf Depmeier