Patents by Inventor Thomas Edward Wood

Thomas Edward Wood 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).

  • Publication number: 20180065856
    Abstract: A nanostructured metal oxide composition comprising hydroxides or oxygen vacancies or both hydroxides and oxygen vacancies on its surface is described. A process for preparing the nanostructured metal oxide composition comprising hydroxides or oxygen vacancies or both hydroxides and oxygen vacancies on its surface, which hydroxides and oxygen vacancies can participate in chemical reactions, which composition is prepared by a method selected from the group of methods comprising: i) controlled thermally induced dehydroxylation of nanostructured metal hydroxide precursors; ii) thermochemical reaction of said nanostructured metal oxide with hydrogen gas; iii) vacuum thermal treatment of said nanostructured metal oxide; and iv) aliovalent doping with a lower oxidation state metal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Geoffrey A. OZIN, Thomas Edward WOOD, Laura Brennan HOCH
  • Patent number: 9764959
    Abstract: A nanostructured metal oxide composition comprising hydroxides or oxygen vacancies or both hydroxides and oxygen vacancies on its surface is described. A process for preparing the nanostructured metal oxide composition comprising hydroxides or oxygen vacancies or both hydroxides and oxygen vacancies on its surface, which hydroxides and oxygen vacancies can participate in chemical reactions, which composition is prepared by a method selected from the group of methods comprising: i) controlled thermally induced dehydroxylation of nanostructured metal hydroxide precursors; ii) thermochemical reaction of said nanostructured metal oxide with hydrogen gas; iii) vacuum thermal treatment of said nanostructured metal oxide; and iv) aliovalent doping with a lower oxidation state metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
    Inventors: Geoffrey A. Ozin, Thomas Edward Wood, Laura Brennan Hoch
  • Publication number: 20150321174
    Abstract: A nanostructured metal oxide composition comprising hydroxides or oxygen vacancies or both hydroxides and oxygen vacancies on its surface is described. A process for preparing the nanostructured metal oxide composition comprising hydroxides or oxygen vacancies or both hydroxides and oxygen vacancies on its surface, which hydroxides and oxygen vacancies can participate in chemical reactions, which composition is prepared by a method selected from the group of methods comprising: i) controlled thermally induced dehydroxylation of nanostructured metal hydroxide precursors; ii) thermochemical reaction of said nanostructured metal oxide with hydrogen gas; iii) vacuum thermal treatment of said nanostructured metal oxide; and iv) aliovalent doping with a lower oxidation state metal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2014
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: Geoffrey A. OZIN, Thomas Edward WOOD, Laura Brennan HOCH
  • Patent number: 9024811
    Abstract: A processing device for providing radar data onto a local area network includes an analog-to-digital converter operable to receive analog radar data from an antenna and converter operable to convert the analog radar data into digital radar data. An interference rejector removes radar signals of other antennas from the digital radar data. A range bin decimator limits the digital radar data to a threshold number of range bins. A trigger-to-azimuth converter associates the digital radar data to particular azimuths of rotation of the antenna. A local area network manager places the digital radar data onto a local area network. The processing device may be located in the pedestal with the antenna. A plurality of processing devices associated with a plurality of antennas may provide digital radar data onto the local area network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignees: Raytheon Anschutz GmbH, Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Carsten Reiter, Steffen Kröger, Meinhard Wohlgemuth, Thomas Edward Wood
  • Publication number: 20120218138
    Abstract: A processing device for providing radar data onto a local area network includes an analog-to-digital converter operable to receive analog radar data from an antenna and converter operable to convert the analog radar data into digital radar data. An interference rejector removes radar signals of other antennas from the digital radar data. A range bin decimator limits the digital radar data to a threshold number of range bins. A trigger-to-azimuth converter associates the digital radar data to particular azimuths of rotation of the antenna. A local area network manager places the digital radar data onto a local area network. The processing device may be located in the pedestal with the antenna. A plurality of processing devices associated with a plurality of antennas may provide digital radar data onto the local area network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2009
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Inventors: Carsten Reiter, Steffen Kröger, Meinhard Wohlgemuth, Thomas Edward Wood
  • Patent number: 6713526
    Abstract: A curable slurry for forming ceramic microstructures on a substrate using a mold. The slurry is a mixture of a ceramic powder, a fugitive binder, and a diluent. The ceramic powder has a low softening temperature in a range of about 400° C. to 600° C. and a coefficient of thermal expansion closely matched to that of the substrate. The fugitive binder is capable of radiation curing, electron beam curing, or thermal curing. The diluent promotes release properties with the mold after curing the binder or quick and complete burn out of the binder during debinding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2004
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Kenneth R. Dillon, Kyung H. Moh, Thomas Edward Wood, Raymond C. Chiu, Vincent Wen-Shiuan King, Richard P. Rusin
  • Publication number: 20020102411
    Abstract: A curable slurry for forming ceramic microstructures on a substrate using a mold. The slurry is a mixture of a ceramic powder, a fugitive binder, and a diluent. The ceramic powder has a low softening temperature in a range of about 400° C. to 600° C. and a coefficient of thermal expansion closely matched to that of the substrate. The fugitive binder is capable of radiation curing, electron beam curing, or thermal curing. The diluent promotes release properties with the mold after curing the binder or quick and complete burn out of the binder during debinding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2002
    Publication date: August 1, 2002
    Applicant: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Kenneth R. Dillon, Kyung H. Moh, Thomas Edward Wood, Raymond C. Chiu, Vincent Wen-Shiuan King, Richard P. Rusin
  • Patent number: 6352763
    Abstract: A curable slurry for forming ceramic microstructures on a substrate using a mold. The slurry is a mixture of a ceramic powder, a fugitive binder, and a diluent. The ceramic powder has a low softening temperature in a range of about 400° C. to 600° C. and a coefficient of thermal expansion closely matched to that of the substrate. The fugitive binder is capable of radiation curing, electron beam curing, or thermal curing. The diluent promotes release properties with the mold after curing the binder or quick and complete burn out of the binder during debinding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2002
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Kenneth R. Dillon, Kyung H. Moh, Thomas Edward Wood, Raymond C. Chiu, Vincent Wen-Shiuan King, Richard P. Rusin, Timothy Lee Hoopman, Paul Edward Humpal