Patents by Inventor Todd E. Barnhart

Todd E. Barnhart 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: 20260009109
    Abstract: Cobalt intermetallic compounds that include cobalt and a second element are provided. The isotopes of the second element in the compounds are present in their natural isotopic abundance or in an enriched isotopic abundance. Methods of making the compounds and methods of using the compounds as targets in the production of radionuclides are further provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2025
    Publication date: January 8, 2026
    Applicant: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Paul A. Ellison, Robert Jerome Nickles, Todd E. Barnhart, Jonathan W. Engle, Christopher J. Kutyreff
  • Patent number: 12435394
    Abstract: Cobalt intermetallic compounds that include cobalt and a second element are provided. The isotopes of the second element in the compounds are present in their natural isotopic abundance or in an enriched isotopic abundance. Methods of making the compounds and methods of using the compounds as targets in the production of radionuclides are further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2025
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Paul A. Ellison, Robert Jerome Nickles, Todd E. Barnhart, Jonathan W. Engle, Christopher J. Kutyreff
  • Publication number: 20220220586
    Abstract: Cobalt intermetallic compounds that include cobalt and a second element are provided. The isotopes of the second element in the compounds are present in their natural isotopic abundance or in an enriched isotopic abundance. Methods of making the compounds and methods of using the compounds as targets in the production of radionuclides are further provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Paul A. Ellison, Robert Jerome Nickles, Todd E. Barnhart, Jonathan W. Engle, Christopher J. Kutyreff