Patents by Inventor William D. McCormick

William D. McCormick 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).

  • Patent number: 4968484
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to an annular gel reactor suitable for the production and observation of spatiotemporal patterns created during a chemical reaction. The apparatus comprises a vessel having at least a first and second chamber separated one from the other by an annular polymer gel layer (or other fine porous medium) which is inert to the materials to be reacted but capable of allowing diffusion of the chemicals into it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 1988
    Date of Patent: November 6, 1990
    Assignee: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Zoltan Nosticzius, Werner Horsthemke, William D. McCormick, Harry L. Swinney, Wing Y. Tam
  • Patent number: 4832914
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for producing and observing spatial patterns in chemical reaction comprising a vessel having a laminate positioned in said vessel forming a chamber. The laminate comprises a polymer gel layer (or other porous medium) sandwiched between a transparent layer and an array of capillary tubes. The capillaries in the array are perpendicular to the gel surface in order to allow access to the gel from the chamber only in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the gel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 23, 1989
    Assignee: Board of Regents/The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Wing Y. Tam, Werner Horsthemke, William D. McCormick, Harry L. Swinney