Patents by Inventor Zoltan Nosticzius

Zoltan Nosticzius 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).

  • Annular gel reactor for chemical pattern formation
    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