Brian T Neltner, 41Somerville, MA

2011012, May 26, 2011

Oct 25, 2010

12/911340

Brian Neltner - Boulder CO, US
Angela Belcher - Lexington MA, US

Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Cambridge MA

B01J 23/89
C01F 17/00
B01J 37/00
B01J 37/12
B82Y 30/00
B82Y 40/00

502 7, 423263, 502304, 977773, 977896

A method of making a metal oxide nanoparticle comprising contacting an aqueous solution of a metal salt with an oxidant. The method is safe, environmentally benign, and uses readily available precursors. The size of the nanoparticles, which can be as small as 1 nm or smaller, can be controlled by selecting appropriate conditions. The method is compatible with biologically derived scaffolds, such as virus particles chosen to bind a desired material. The resulting nanoparticles can be porous and provide advantageous properties as a catalyst.

2012031, Dec 13, 2012

Jun 7, 2012

13/490717

BRIAN NELTNER - Somerville MA, US
DAVID KING - CANTON MA, US
RICK BRYAN WOODRUFF - BOULDER CO, US

MICROREACTOR SOLUTIONS LLC - Boulder CO

B01J 19/00
B23K 37/00
B23K 31/02

422198, 228101, 228176

A cartridge microreactor includes a tubular heater, a metal capillary reaction tubing and a brazing alloy. The tubular heater includes an inner tube surrounded by an outer heater sheath. The metal capillary reaction tubing has a high aspect ratio, an inlet port and an outlet port and is wrapped around the tubular heater so that it is in intimate thermal contact with the heater sheath. The brazing alloy permanently bonds the tubular heater with the metal capillary reaction tubing. The metal capillary reaction tubing is configured to be heated by the tubular heater and is configured to receive one or more reactants through the inlet port and to allow the reactants to react under a selected temperature and pressure and to produce one or more products exiting through the outlet port.

2021029, Sep 30, 2021

Mar 18, 2021

17/205082

Brian NELTNER - Somerville MA, US

A61M 21/00
A61N 5/06

A system for generating a Ganzfeld effect includes a flat light emitting diode (LED) panel emitting strobing light, and a controller for controlling the LED panel strobing light. The controller controls a strobing rate of the emitted strobing light so that the strobing light triggers a Ganzfeld effect to a user standing in front of the flat LED panel. The strobing light is generated by switching on/off a single color light, or by switching between different colors with an off period between alternating colors or without an off period between alternating colors.

2021007, Mar 18, 2021

Sep 18, 2020

17/024770

- Berkeley CA, US
Brian Neltner - Oakland CA, US

C07D 309/30
C07C 45/66
C07C 1/207
C12P 7/42

A process is provided for converting mevalonic acid into various useful products and derivatives. More particularly, the process comprises reacting mevalonic acid, or a solution comprising mevalonic acid, in the presence of a solid catalyst at an elevated temperature and pressure to thereby form various biobased products. The process may also comprise: (a) providing a microbial organism that expresses a biosynthetic mevalonic acid pathway; (b) growing the microbial organism in fermentation medium comprising suitable carbon substrates, whereby biobased mevalonic acid is produced; and (c) reacting the biobased mevalonic acid in the presence of a solid catalyst at an elevated temperature and pressure to yield various biobased products.

2019016, Jun 6, 2019

Feb 18, 2019

16/278570

- Berkley CA, US
Brian Neltner - Oakland CA, US

C07D 309/30
C12P 7/42
C07C 1/207
C07C 45/66

The invention relates to a process comprising reacting mevalonic acid, or a solution comprising mevalonic acid, to yield a first product or first product mixture, optionally in the presence of a solid catalyst and/or at elevated temperature and/or pressure. The invention further relates to a process comprising: (a) providing a microbial organism that expresses a biosynthetic mevalonic acid pathway; (b) growing the microbial organism in fermentation medium comprising suitable carbon substrates, whereby biobased mevalonic acid is produced; and (c) reacting said biobased mevalonic acid to yield a first product or first product mixture.

2017001, Jan 19, 2017

Apr 15, 2016

15/130292

- Cambridge MA, US
Hari Nayar - Woburn MA, US
Greg Thompson - Arlington MA, US
Jianyi Cui - Andover MA, US
David S. Deak - Mountain View CA, US
Michael J. McNeley - Boston MA, US
Brian Neltner - Somerville MA, US
Darrell Taylor - Sarasota FL, US
Vimal Pujari - Northborough MA, US
Zachary T. Modest - Jamaica Plain MA, US

H01M 10/39
H01M 2/10
C04B 37/02
H01M 2/08
H01M 4/38
H01M 2/06
H01M 2/20

The disclosure provides seals for devices that operate at elevated temperatures and have reactive metal vapors, such as lithium, sodium or magnesium. In some examples, such devices include energy storage devices that may be used within an electrical power grid or as part of a standalone system. The energy storage devices may be charged from an electricity production source for later discharge, such as when there is a demand for electrical energy consumption.

2016014, May 26, 2016

Nov 24, 2015

14/950645

- Cambridge MA, US
Brian Neltner - Oakland CA, US

C07D 309/30
C07C 45/66
C07C 1/207

The invention relates to a process comprising reacting mevalonic acid, or a solution comprising mevalonic acid, to yield a first product or first product mixture, optionally in the presence of a solid catalyst and/or at elevated temperature and/or pressure. The invention further relates to a process comprising: (a) providing a microbial organism that expresses a biosynthetic mevalonic acid pathway; (b) growing the microbial organism in fermentation medium comprising suitable carbon substrates, whereby biobased mevalonic acid is produced; and (c) reacting said biobased mevalonic acid to yield a first product or first product mixture.

2015032, Nov 12, 2015

Apr 15, 2015

14/687838

- Cambridge MA, US
Alex T. Vai - Sudbury MA, US
Jianyi Cui - Andover MA, US
Brian Neltner - Somerville MA, US

H01M 2/06
H01M 2/04

The disclosure provides electrochemical batteries, electrochemical battery housings and methods for assembling electrochemical batteries. The battery housing can include a container, a container lid assembly and an electrical conductor. The container can include a cavity that extends into the container from a cavity aperture. The lid assembly can seal the cavity, and can include an electrically conductive container lid and an electrically conductive flange. The container lid can cover the cavity aperture and can include a conductor aperture that extends through the container lid. The flange can cover the conductor aperture and can be electrically isolated from the container lid. The conductor can be connected to the flange and can extend through the conductor aperture into the cavity. The conductor can be electrically isolated from the container lid.