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Micro Jet Enhanced Nanopowder Processing
Fluidized Bed Systems & Methods Including Micro‑Jet Flow
Technology Overview: An earlier issued family member describing the same micro‑jet‑assisted fluidization approach: a standard upflow gas plus a downward micro‑jet near the distributor to deagglomerate nano‑scale powders and maintain uniform fluidization across the column. This patent anchors...
Innovator(s) Robert Pfeffer, Jose Quevedo, Juergen Flesch
Keywords(s): Catalyst, Nanomaterials, Patent Issued, Powder Processing, Specialty Chemicals, Specialty Drug Manufacture
Category(s): Advanced Materials, Manufacturing & Process Technologies
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Low Residue Combustible MICs
Foamed Celluloid Mortar Propellant Increment Containers
Technology Overview: An economical, low‑residue mortar increment container (MIC) constructed from foamed celluloid (≈50–84% nitrocellulose, ≈15–50% camphor; tunable with energetic plasticizers). The MIC design aims to burn cleanly and resist moisture‑related performance...
Innovator(s) Costas Gogos, Niloufar Faridi, Linjie Zhu, Ming-Wan Young, Fei Shen, Elbert Caravaca, Mohamed Elalem, Viral Panchal, Dale Conti
Keywords(s): Defense OEMs, Low-Residue Combustion, Moisture Resistance, Munitions, Patent Issued, Research & Development (R&D), Specialty Molded Parts
Category(s): Advanced Materials, Manufacturing & Process Technologies
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High‑Uniformity Functional Films
System and Method for Fabrication of Uniform Polymer Films Containing Nano and Micro Particles Via Continuous Drying Process
Technology Overview: A scalable system and method to fabricate highly uniform polymer films embedded with nano‑ and microparticles (e.g., actives, pigments, fillers) using a continuous drying process. The approach enables controlled...
Innovator(s) Rajesh Dave, Ramana Susarla
Keywords(s): Coatings, Oral Dosage Form, Patent Issued, Pharmaceuticals, Polymer, Thin Films, Transdermal
Category(s): Advanced Materials, Manufacturing & Process Technologies
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Advanced Protective Materials for High‑Performance Protective Wear
Protective Material and Associated Protective Wear
Technology Overview: This technology introduces advanced protective materials engineered to provide enhanced protection while maintaining flexibility and wearability. The material system is designed to mitigate mechanical, thermal, or chemical hazards depending on configuration, enabling next‑generation...
Innovator(s) Kamalesh Sirkar, Zafar Iqbal, Yufeng Song, Gregory Peterson, Cheng Peng
Keywords(s): First-Responder, Industrial Worker Assistance, Occupational Health and Safety, Patent Pending, Protective Material, Protective Wear, Safety Equipment
Category(s): Advanced Materials, Manufacturing & Process Technologies
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Spherical Composite Powder for Enhanced Reactivity and Material Performance
Technology Overview: This technology provides a method for producing spherical composite powders with tightly controlled morphology and internal structure. The spherical geometry improves flowability, packing density, and reactivity compared to irregular powders. By combining multiple material components within a single spherical particle, the technology...
Innovator(s) Mehnaz Mursalat, Mirko Schoenitz, Edward Dreizin
Keywords(s): Additive Manufacturing, Composite Materials, Energetic Materials, Patent Issued, Powder Metallurgy
Category(s): Advanced Materials, Manufacturing & Process Technologies
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Molecular‑Like Hierarchical Self‑Assembly Platform for Advanced Particle Monolayers
System and Method for Molecular‑Like Hierarchical Self‑Assembly of Monolayers of Mixtures of Particles
Technology Overview This technology enables hierarchical self‑assembly of particle monolayers that behave in a molecular‑like fashion despite being composed of micro‑ or nano‑scale particles. The system precisely organizes heterogeneous particle mixtures...
Innovator(s) Pushpendra Singh
Keywords(s): Advanced Materials Processing, Coatings, Electrohydrodynamics, Microfluidic, Patent Issued, Self-assembled Monolayers, Sensor
Category(s): Advanced Materials, Manufacturing & Process Technologies
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Electrode‑Array Dielectrophoretic Assembly
Microfluidic Device for the Assembly & Transport of Microparticles
Technology Overview: A microfluidic device with independently addressable, interdigitated electrode arrays that uses high‑gradient AC electric fields to assemble microparticles at predefined locations and then transport them collectively by sequentially energizing adjacent arrays—enabling...
Innovator(s) Boris Khusid, Andreas Acrivos, C.D. James, Anil Kumar
Keywords(s): Advanced Materials Processing, Lab on Chip, Manufacturing, Patent Issued
Category(s): Advanced Materials, Manufacturing & Process Technologies
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Micro‑Jet Assisted Nanopowder Fluidization
Fluidized Mixing & Blending of Nanopowders with Secondary Gas Flow
Technology Overview: A fluidized‑bed method and apparatus that uses a standard upflow fluidizing gas plus a secondary, typically downward micro‑jet to introduce turbulence and shear, aerate agglomerates, and break up nano‑scale clusters—achieving full‑bed fluidization and...
Innovator(s) Robert Pfeffer, Jose Quevedo
Keywords(s): Additive Manufacturing, Battery, Catalyst, Composite Materials, Patent Issued, Specialty Chemicals
Category(s): Advanced Materials, Manufacturing & Process Technologies
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Low‑Residue Molded Energetic Components
Foamed Celluloid Process Using Expandable Beads
Technology Overview: A scalable molding process for foamed celluloid that uses physical‑blowing‑agent (PBA) presoaking of small, uniform celluloid pieces followed by thermal foaming in a mold to achieve target densities and geometries. For very low‑density parts, the process introduces a pre‑expansion...
Innovator(s) Costas Gogos, Niloufar Faridi, Linjie Zhu, Ming-Wan Young, Fei Shen, Elbert Caravaca, Mohamed Elalem, Viral Panchal, Dale Conti
Keywords(s): Clean Combustion, Combustible Cases, Energetic Components, Patent Issued, Research & Development (R&D), Specialty Molded Parts
Category(s): Advanced Materials, Manufacturing & Process Technologies
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Sustainable High‑Performance Polyesters from Asymmetrical Bio‑Based Monomers
New Polyester Ethers and Polyesters Derived from Asymmetrical Bisanhydrohexitol‑Based Monomers
Technology Overview: This technology introduces novel polyester ethers and polyesters synthesized from asymmetrical bisanhydrohexitol‑based monomers, enabling materials with tailored thermal, mechanical, and processing properties. Derived from renewable feedstocks,...
Innovator(s) Anthony East, Ronald Demartino, Xianhong Feng, Willis Hammond, Michael Jaffe
Keywords(s): Automotive Materials, Engineering Polymers, Patent Issued, Sustainable Plastic/Packaging
Category(s): Advanced Materials, Manufacturing & Process Technologies
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