Patents by Inventor Andres Rafael Botello-Mendez

Andres Rafael Botello-Mendez 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).

  • Patent number: 8310134
    Abstract: Compositions and devices for harvesting electrical energy from mechanical and thermal energy, storing such produced energy, and sensing strain based on low cost materials and processes. In embodiments, the compositions are flexible and include a flexible polymer embedded and coated with a nanostructured piezoelectric material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: William Marsh Rice University
    Inventors: Pulickel M. Ajayan, Ashavani Kumar, Andres Rafael Botello-Mendez, Hemtej Gullapalli, Mauricio Terrones Maldonado
  • Publication number: 20100294976
    Abstract: Compositions and devices for harvesting electrical energy from mechanical and thermal energy, storing such produced energy, and sensing strain based on low cost materials and processes. In embodiments, the compositions are flexible and include a flexible polymer embedded and coated with a nanostructured piezoelectric material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2010
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicant: WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: P. M. Ajayan, Ashavani Kumar, Andres Rafael Botello-Mendez, Hemtej Gullapalli, Mauricio Terrones Maldonado