Patents by Inventor Thomas Francis Whale

Thomas Francis Whale 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).

  • Formulation
    Publication number: 20190281816
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a formulation for promoting non-spontaneous formation (nucleation) of ice during freeze processing of a water-containing quantity of a biological entity which comprises a framework silicate mineral capable of acting as an ice nucleant and an ammonium salt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Benjamin John Murray, Thomas Francis Whale, Theodore William Wilson, George John Morris
  • Method of freezing making use of a mineral nucleator
    Patent number: 10015958
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for freezing a water-containing quantity of a biological entity or a formulation in a vessel using a mineral nucleator, to the use of the mineral as a nucleator and to a vessel with the mineral in or on the whole or part of a surface thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignees: University of Leeds, Asymptote Ltd
    Inventors: Benjamin John Murray, Thomas Francis Whale, James Atkinson, George John Morris
  • Method of Freezing Making Use of a Mineral Nucleator
    Publication number: 20150327538
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for freezing a water-containing quantity of a biological entity or a formulation in a vessel using a mineral nucleator, to the use of the mineral as a nucleator and to a vessel with the mineral in or on the whole or part of a surface thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2013
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Applicant: University of Leeds
    Inventors: Benjamin John Murray, Thomas Francis Whale, James Atkinson, George John Morris