Patents by Inventor William Clary Floyd, III

William Clary Floyd, III 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).

  • Nanoengineered field induced charge separation membranes manufacture thereof
    Patent number: 9403128
    Abstract: A device according to one embodiment includes a porous membrane having a surface charge and pore configuration characterized by a double layer overlap effect being present in pores of the membrane, where the porous membrane includes functional groups that preferentially interact with either cations or anions. A device according to another embodiment includes a porous membrane having a surface charge in pores thereof sufficient to impart anion or cation selectivity in the pores. Additional devices, systems and methods are also presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
    Inventors: Kevin C. O'Brien, Jeffery J. Haslam, William L. Bourcier, William Clary Floyd, III
  • NANOENGINEERED FIELD INDUCED CHARGE SEPARATION MEMBRANES MANUFACTURE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20140166489
    Abstract: A device according to one embodiment includes a porous membrane having a surface charge and pore configuration characterized by a double layer overlap effect being present in pores of the membrane, where the porous membrane includes functional groups that preferentially interact with either cations or anions. A device according to another embodiment includes a porous membrane having a surface charge in pores thereof sufficient to impart anion or cation selectivity in the pores. Additional devices, systems and methods are also presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
    Inventors: Kevin C. O'Brien, Jeffery J. Haslam, William L. Bourcier, William Clary Floyd, III