Patents by Inventor William Joseph Hoover

William Joseph Hoover 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).

  • Modified metal-organic framework (MOF) compositions, process of making and process of use thereof
    Patent number: 11958033
    Abstract: This invention relates to modified MOF materials, methods of preparing them and processes using them. A modified MOF of the invention is modified by impregnating a MOF with an inorganic metal salt. The starting MOF contains at least one linker or ligand which contains an aryl amino group as part of its structure. These modified MOFs are able to adsorb either basic or acidic toxic industrial compounds (TIC). The modified MOFs can be used to remove TICs from various gaseous streams such as air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: NuMat Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Mitchell Hugh Weston, William Morris, William Joseph Hoover, Patrick Emmett Fuller, John Paul Siegfried, Randi Danielle Groy, Jeffrey Loren Wells, Timothy Chiaan Wang, Edwin Alfonso Argueta Fajardo
  • Process for purifying hydrogen gas for use in fuel cells
    Patent number: 11596894
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to a process for purifying a hydrogen gas for use in a fuel cell. The process involves taking a hydrogen feed stream from a high-pressure tank and passing it through a purifier comprising an adsorbent to provide a purified hydrogen stream which is sent to a fuel cell. A particular adsorbent which can be used is a metal-organic framework composition. The adsorbent can be housed in a device such as a canister or cartridge having an inlet and outlet port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: NuMat Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: William Morris, William Joseph Hoover, Ross James Verploegh, Edwin Alfonso Argueta Fajardo, Alexander Matthew Ruddick
  • Modified Metal-Organic Framework (MOF) Compositions, Process of Making and Process of Use Thereof
    Publication number: 20210379559
    Abstract: This invention relates to modified MOF materials, methods of preparing them and processes using them. A modified MOF of the invention is modified by impregnating a MOF with an inorganic metal salt. The starting MOF contains at least one linker or ligand which contains an aryl amino group as part of its structure. These modified MOFs are able to adsorb either basic or acidic toxic industrial compounds (TIC). The modified MOFs can be used to remove TICs from various gaseous streams such as air.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Applicant: NUMAT TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventors: Mitchell Hugh Weston, William Morris, William Joseph Hoover, Patrick Emmett Fuller, John Paul Siegfried, Randi Danielle Groy, Jeffrey Loren Wells, Timothy Chiaan Wang, Edwin Alfonso Argueta Fajardo
  • PROCESS FOR PURIFYING HYDROGEN GAS FOR USE IN FUEL CELLS
    Publication number: 20210362088
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to a process for purifying a hydrogen gas for use in a fuel cell. The process involves taking a hydrogen feed stream from a high-pressure tank and passing it through a purifier comprising an adsorbent to provide a purified hydrogen stream which is sent to a fuel cell. A particular adsorbent which can be used is a metal-organic framework composition. The adsorbent can be housed in a device such as a canister or cartridge having an inlet and outlet port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Applicant: NuMat Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: William Morris, William Joseph Hoover, Ross James Verploegh, Edwin Alfonso Argueta Fajardo, Alexander Matthew Ruddick