Patents by Inventor Ajayan Vinu

Ajayan Vinu 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).

  • Publication number: 20210291152
    Abstract: Disclosed are compositions, processes, and methods directed to mesoporous carbon nitride materials having high nitrogen content. The mesoporous carbon nitride material has a three dimensional C3N5 3-amino-1,2,4-triazole based mesoporous carbon nitride matrix having an atomic nitrogen to carbon ratio of 1.4 to 1.7, and a band gap of 1.8 to 3 eV.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Gurudas P. Mane, Ajayan Vinu, Ugo Ravon, Khalid Al-Bahily
  • Publication number: 20210283578
    Abstract: Carbon nitride materials and method of making said carbon nitride materials is described. The carbon nitride materials can be a three dimensional C3N5 3-amino-1,2,4,-triazole and urea based mesoporous carbon nitride matrix having an atomic carbon to nitrogen ratio of 0.55 to 0.8 and basic nitrogen containing groups of between 0.15 to 0.25 mmol per gram.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Ajayan Vinu, Gurudas P. Mane, Ugo Ravon, Khalid Albahily
  • Publication number: 20210121848
    Abstract: Certain embodiments of the invention are directed to nitrogen rich three dimensional C3N4+ mesoporous graphitic carbon nitride (gMCN) material formed from diaminoguanidine precursors, the gMCN having a spherical morphology and an average monomodal pore diameter between 6.5 to 9.5 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2018
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Kripal S. LAKHI, Dae-Hwan PARK, Ugo RAVON, Khalid ALBAHILY, Jessica SCARANTO, Ajayan VINU
  • Publication number: 20200172397
    Abstract: Certain embodiments of the invention are directed to nitrogen rich two dimensional hexagonal C3N4.6 mesoporous graphitic carbon nitride (gMCN) material formed from cyclic amino-triazole precursors, the gMCN having a rod shape morphology and an average pore diameter between 4 to 6 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2018
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Dae-Hwan PARK, Kripal S. LAKHI, Ugo RAVON, Khalid ALBAHILY, Jessica SCARANTO, Ajayan VINU
  • Publication number: 20190202695
    Abstract: Mesoporous graphitic carbon nitride (MGCN) materials and method of making said MGCN materials is described. The MGCN materials include a three dimensional cyanamide based carbon nitride matrix having tunable pore diameters, a pore volume between 0.40 and 0.80 cm3 g?1, and a surface area of 195 to 300 m2 gm?1. The matrix comprises sheets of three dimensionally arranged s-heptazine (tri-s-triazine) units. The MGCN materials are used as catalysts in aldol condensation reactions, in particular Knoevenagel reactions. The mesoporous structure is obtained by means of a silica template like KIT-6, which is removed after polymerisation of the cyanamide monomers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Siddulu N. Talapaneni, Ajayan Vinu, Ugo Ravon, Khalid Albahily
  • Publication number: 20190169027
    Abstract: Methods of producing rod-shaped mesoporous carbon nitride (MCN) materials are described. The method includes (a) obtaining a template reactant mixture comprising an uncalcined rod-shaped SBA-15 template, a carbon source compound, and a nitrogen source compound; (b) subjecting the template reactant mixture to conditions suitable to form a rod-shaped template carbon nitride composite; (c) heating the rod-shaped template carbon nitride composite to a temperature of at least 500° C. to form a rod-shaped mesoporous carbon nitride material/SB A-15 (MCN-SBA-15) complex; and (d) removing the SBA-15 template from the MCN-SBA-15 complex to produce a rod-shaped mesoporous carbon nitride material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: Kripal S. Lakhi, Khalid Albahily, Ugo Ravon, Ajayan Vinu
  • Patent number: 8361203
    Abstract: A carbon porous body (ICY) includes a carbon skeleton containing carbon atoms, wherein the carbon skeleton includes carbon main sections and carbon linking sections mutually linking the carbon main sections; a distance D1 between adjacent carbon main sections and a distance D2 between adjacent carbon linking sections satisfy the relationship of D1<D2; the carbon main sections are arranged three-dimensionally, regularly and symmetrically; and a specific surface area of the carbon porous body is not less than 1,300 m2/g and/or the pore capacity of the carbon porous body is not less than 1.5 cm3/g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: National Institute for Materials Science
    Inventors: Ajayan Vinu, Katsuhiko Ariga, Masahiko Miyahara, Toshiyuki Mori
  • Publication number: 20120178618
    Abstract: A carbon porous body (ICY) includes a carbon skeleton containing carbon atoms, wherein the carbon skeleton includes carbon main sections and carbon linking sections mutually linking the carbon main sections; a distance D1 between adjacent carbon main sections and a distance D2 between adjacent carbon linking sections satisfy the relationship of D1<D2; the carbon main sections are arranged three-dimensionally, regularly and symmetrically; and a specific surface area of the carbon porous body is not less than 1,300 m2/g and/or the pore capacity of the carbon porous body is not less than 1.5 cm3/g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2012
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Applicant: NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE
    Inventors: Ajayan VINU, Katsuhiko ARIGA, Masahiko MIYAHARA, Toshiyuki MORI
  • Patent number: 7563394
    Abstract: The conventional Pt/second component/electroconductive carbon type anode materials to be utilized as polymer fuel cell-oriented solid electrolytes and in various sensors have been problematic in several aspects such as activities for oxidizing CO, price, and the like. The present invention aims at providing a Pt/CeO2/electroconductive carbon nano-hetero anode material that is free of such problems, and a production method thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Assignee: National Institute for Materials Science
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Mori, Motoi Takahashi, Ajayan Vinu, Chikashi Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20080213557
    Abstract: There are provided a carbon porous body having a larger pore capacity and a larger specific surface area that can advantageously diffuse the substance it adsorbs into the inside and a method of manufacturing such a carbon porous body. The method of manufacturing a carbon porous body is characterized by comprising a step of mixing a cage-shaped silica porous body and a carbon source, a step of heating the obtained mixture and a step of removing the cage-shaped silica porous body from the reaction product. The cage-shaped silica porous body contains a silica skeleton, a plurality of pores formed by the silica skeleton and a plurality of channels also formed by the silica skeleton to mutually link the plurality of pores. The plurality of pores are arranged three-dimensionally, regularly and symmetrically, the diameter d1 of the plurality of pores and the diameter d2 of the plurality of channels satisfy the relationship of d1>d2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2006
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Applicant: National Institute For Materials Science
    Inventors: Ajayan Vinu, Katsuhiko Ariga, Masahiko Miyahara, Toshiyuki Mori
  • Publication number: 20080073619
    Abstract: The conventional Pt/second component/electroconductive carbon type anode materials to be utilized as polymer fuel cell-oriented solid electrolytes and in various sensors have been problematic in several aspects such as activities for oxidizing CO, price, and the like. The present invention aims at providing a Pt/CeO2/electroconductive carbon nano-hetero anode material that is free of such problems, and a production method thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2005
    Publication date: March 27, 2008
    Applicant: NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Mori, Motoi Takahashi, Ajayan Vinu, Chikashi Nishimura