Patents Examined by William A. Krynsley
  • Carbon nanoencapsulates
    Patent number: 5547748
    Abstract: Encapsulation of metals inside multilayered polyhedral shells of carbon (nanoencapsulates) is described. Many materials, such as metals and metal-carbides, can be encapsulated by the method of present invention, including metals such as lanthanides, transition metals, actinides and alloys. Some of these nanoencapsulate materials exhibit ferromagnetic and paramagnetic properties and have uses in the biomedical field as well as in recording media and composite materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 20, 1996
    Assignee: SRI International
    Inventors: Rodney S. Ruoff, Donald C. Lorents, Ripudaman Malhotra, Mark J. Dyer