Patents by Inventor Timothy Burgin

Timothy Burgin 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).

  • Apparatus and method for the detection of bioaerosols
    Patent number: 11639934
    Abstract: An autonomous bioaerosol sampling and detection system and method adapted to provide real-time detection and identification of bio-organisms in aerosols without human intervention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Inventors: Aaron Cody Youngbull, Timothy Burgin
  • Apparatus and Method for the Detection of Bioaerosols
    Publication number: 20210199656
    Abstract: An autonomous bioaerosol sampling and detection system and method adapted to provide real-time detection and identification of bio-organisms in aerosols without human intervention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: University of Montana
    Inventors: Aaron Cody Youngbull, Timothy Burgin
  • Self-sealing and self-decontaminating materials, methods of making, and methods of use
    Patent number: 10711393
    Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention include an article of manufacture that is self-sealing, and a method of preparing the article of manufacture. The article of manufacture includes at one or more base layers with a plurality of overlapping strands, and at least one polymer coating layer at least partially covering at least some portions of at least some strands of at least a portion of the base layer. The polymer coating layer can swell by absorbing at least one target substance. A plurality of voids is distributed between at least some of the overlapping strands, where upon swelling by a target substance, at least some of the voids reversibly reduce in size or partially close, or completely seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignees: Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University, United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Konrad Rykaczewski, Timothy Burgin
  • SELF-SEALING AND SELF-DECONTAMINATING MATERIALS, METHODS OF MAKING, AND METHODS OF USE
    Publication number: 20170321373
    Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention include an article of manufacture that is self-sealing, and a method of preparing the article of manufacture. The article of manufacture includes at one or more base layers with a plurality of overlapping strands, and at least one polymer coating layer at least partially covering at least some portions of at least some strands of at least a portion of the base layer. The polymer coating layer can swell by absorbing at least one target substance. A plurality of voids is distributed between at least some of the overlapping strands, where upon swelling by a target substance, at least some of the voids reversibly reduce in size or partially close, or completely seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Applicant: ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Konrad Rykaczewski, Timothy Burgin