Patents by Inventor Vincent B. Tucci

Vincent B. Tucci 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).

  • Mixed organic and inorganic polymers
    Patent number: 9156945
    Abstract: A polymer is characterized by a repeat unit represented by Structural Formula (I): or a copolymer thereof. A crosslinked polymer characterized by a repeat unit represented by Structural Formula (II), (III), (IV) or (V): or a copolymer thereof, wherein at least one such repeat unit of a first polymer strand is crosslinked with at least one repeat unit of a second polymer strand by at least one bridging unit, the first and second polymer strands and the repeat unit being components of the crosslinked polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignees: University of Massachusetts, The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Arthur C. Watterson, Ravi Mosurkal, Jayant Kumar, Virinder S. Parmar, Lynne A. Samuelson, Rajesh Kumar, Vincent B. Tucci
  • Electrospun fiber pre-concentrator
    Patent number: 9039969
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates, in some embodiments, to pre-concentrator compositions, devices, systems, and/or methods for concentrating small quantities of chemical or biological compounds, e.g., CBRNE compounds. A pre-concentrator of the disclosure may be operable to releasably bind and concentrate CBRNE compounds. In some embodiments, a pre-concentrator may comprise a 3-D structure of electrospun nanofibers, that comprise at least one polymer, one conducting agent and at least one chemical-specific functional group and/or biological-specific moiety configured to selectively bind to a CBRNE compound. Bound compounds may be released and detected. Pre-concentrator devices and systems operable to bind, concentrate, and/or detect one or more CBRNE compounds are described. Devices and systems of the disclosure may be configured to concentrate and detect multiple compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: RAYTHEON COMPANY
    Inventors: Randal W. Tustison, Vincent B. Tucci, Jr., Jiyun Imholt, Mary Herndon
  • Mixed Organic and Inorganic Polymers
    Publication number: 20140088270
    Abstract: A polymer is characterized by a repeat unit represented by Structural Formula (I): or a copolymer thereof. A crosslinked polymer characterized by a repeat unit represented by Structural Formula (II), (III), (IV) or (V): or a copolymer thereof, wherein at least one such repeat unit of a first polymer strand is crosslinked with at least one repeat unit of a second polymer strand by at least one bridging unit, the first and second polymer strands and the repeat unit being components of the crosslinked polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicants: The Government of the United States, as Represented by the Secretary of the Army, University of Massachusetts
    Inventors: Arthur C. Watterson, Ravi Mosurkal, Jayant Kumar, Virinder S. Parmar, Lynne A. Samuelson, Rajesh Kumar, Vincent B. Tucci
  • Electrospun Fiber Pre-Concentrator
    Publication number: 20110086415
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates, in some embodiments, to pre-concentrator compositions, devices, systems, and/or methods for concentrating small quantities of chemical or biological compounds, e.g., CBRNE compounds. A pre-concentrator of the disclosure may be operable to releasably bind and concentrate CBRNE compounds. In some embodiments, a pre-concentrator may comprise a 3-D structure of electrospun nanofibers, that comprise at least one polymer, one conducting agent and at least one chemical-specific functional group and/or biological-specific moiety configured to selectively bind to a CBRNE compound. Bound compounds may be released and detected. Pre-concentrator devices and systems operable to bind, concentrate, and/or detect one or more CBRNE compounds are described. Devices and systems of the disclosure may be configured to concentrate and detect multiple compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2009
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Inventors: Randal W. Tustison, Vincent B. Tucci, JR., Jiyun Imholt, Mary Herdon