Patents by Inventor Verne Bergstrom

Verne Bergstrom 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: 20130243678
    Abstract: Apparatus suited for removing carbon dioxide from gases are disclosed. The apparatus may employ bodies having a photocatalytic film. Associated methods and compositions are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2013
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: ALCOA INC.
    Inventors: Jean Ann Skiles, Paula L. Kolek, Carroll D. Davis, Albert L. Askin, Robert J. Speer, Weizong Xu, Lori A. Barrage, Luis H. Espinoza, Verne Bergstrom
  • Patent number: 8435446
    Abstract: Apparatus suited for removing carbon dioxide from gases are disclosed. The apparatus may employ bodies having a photocatalytic film. Associated methods and compositions are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Alcoa Inc.
    Inventors: Jean Ann Skiles, Paula L. Kolek, Carroll D. Davis, Albert L. Askin, Robert J. Speer, Weizong Xu, Lori A. Barrage, Luis H. Espinoza, Verne Bergstrom
  • Publication number: 20110284389
    Abstract: Self-cleaning aluminum alloy substrates and methods of making the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, a substrate is provided, the substrate including an aluminum alloy body, an anodic oxide zone having micropores within a surface of the aluminum alloy body, the anodic oxide zone being substantially impermeable to contaminants, and a photocatalytic film located on at least a portion of the anodic oxide zone, wherein the photocatalytic film comprises photocatalytically active semiconductor. In one embodiment, a method is provided, the method including the steps of forming an anodic oxide zone in at least a portion of an aluminum alloy base, forming a photocatalytic film, the photocatalytic film being located on the anodic oxide zone, and sealing the anodic oxide zone with a sealant, wherein, as sealed, the anodic oxide zone is substantially impermeable to contaminants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2011
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Applicant: Alcoa Inc.
    Inventors: Albert L. Askin, Verne Bergstrom, Robert E. Bombalski, Paula L. Kolek, Nickolas C. Kotow, Marlene A. Thompson, Jean Ann Skiles, Luis F. Vega, James M. Marinelli, Daniel Serafin
  • Patent number: 8017247
    Abstract: Self-cleaning aluminum alloy substrates and methods of making the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, a substrate is provided, the substrate including an aluminum alloy body, an anodic oxide zone having micropores within a surface of the aluminum alloy body, the anodic oxide zone being substantially impermeable to contaminants, and a photocatalytic film located on at least a portion of the anodic oxide zone, wherein the photocatalytic film comprises photocatalytically active semiconductor. In one embodiment, a method is provided, the method including the steps of forming an anodic oxide zone in at least a portion of an aluminum alloy base, forming a photocatalytic film, the photocatalytic film being located on the anodic oxide zone, and sealing the anodic oxide zone with a sealant, wherein, as sealed, the anodic oxide zone is substantially impermeable to contaminants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Alcoa Inc.
    Inventors: Albert L. Askin, Verne Bergstrom, Robert E. Bombalski, Paula L. Kolek, Nickolas C. Kotow, Marlene A. Thompson, Jean Ann Skiles, Luis F. Vega, James M. Marinelli, Daniel Serafin
  • Publication number: 20110176982
    Abstract: Apparatus suited for removing carbon dioxide from gases are disclosed. The apparatus may employ bodies having a photocatalytic film. Associated methods and compositions are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2011
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: Alcoa Inc.
    Inventors: Jean Ann Skiles, Paula L. Kolek, Carroll D. Davis, Albert L. Askin, Robert J. Speer, Weizong Xu, Lori A. Barrage, Luis H. Espinoza-Nava, Verne Bergstrom
  • Patent number: 7910220
    Abstract: Apparatus suited for removing carbon dioxide from gases are disclosed. The apparatus may employ bodies having a photocatalytic film. Associated methods and compositions are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Alcoa Inc.
    Inventors: Jean Ann Skiles, Paula L. Kolek, Carroll D. Davis, Albert L. Askin, Robert J. Speer, Weizong Xu, Lori A. Barrage, Luis H. Espinoza-Nava, Verne Bergstrom
  • Publication number: 20090026063
    Abstract: Apparatus suited for removing carbon dioxide from gases are disclosed. The apparatus may employ bodies having a photocatalytic film. Associated methods and compositions are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2007
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Applicant: Alcoa Inc.
    Inventors: Jean Ann Skiles, Paula L. Kolek, Carroll D. Davis, Albert L. Askin, Robert J. Speer, Weizong Xu, Lori A. Barrage, Luis H. Espinoza-Nava, Verne Bergstrom
  • Publication number: 20080241573
    Abstract: Self-cleaning aluminum alloy substrates and methods of making the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, a substrate is provided, the substrate including an aluminum alloy body, an anodic oxide zone having micropores within a surface of the aluminum alloy body, the anodic oxide zone being substantially impermeable to contaminants, and a photocatalytic film located on at least a portion of the anodic oxide zone, wherein the photocatalytic film comprises photocatalytically active semiconductor. In one embodiment, a method is provided, the method including the steps of forming an anodic oxide zone in at least a portion of an aluminum alloy base, forming a photocatalytic film, the photocatalytic film being located on the anodic oxide zone, and sealing the anodic oxide zone with a sealant, wherein, as sealed, the anodic oxide zone is substantially impermeable to contaminants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2007
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: Alcoa Inc.
    Inventors: Albert L. Askin, Verne Bergstrom, Robert E. Bombalski, Paula L. Kolek, Nickolas C. Kotow, Marlene A. Thompson, Jean Ann Skiles, Luis F. Vega, James M. Marinelli, Daniel Serafin