Patents by Inventor Anthony J. Lupinetti

Anthony J. Lupinetti 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).

  • Low-temperature synthesis of actinide tetraborides by solid-state metathesis reactions
    Patent number: 6830738
    Abstract: The synthesis of actinide tetraborides including uranium tetraboride (UB4), plutonium tetraboride (PuB4) and thorium tetraboride (ThB4) by a solid-state metathesis reaction are demonstrated. The present method significantly lowers the temperature required to ≦850° C. As an example, when UCl4 is reacted with an excess of MgB2, at 850° C., crystalline UB4 is formed. Powder X-ray diffraction and ICP-AES data support the reduction of UCl3 as the initial step in the reaction. The UB4 product is purified by washing water and drying.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2004
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy
    Inventors: Anthony J. Lupinetti, Eduardo Garcia, Kent D. Abney
  • Methods for producing polyhalogenated monoheteroboranes
    Patent number: 6180829
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds comprising a polyhalogenated heteroborane anion of the formula RaZBbHcFdXe(OR″)f−1, and a method for producing the same. Specifically, the present invention provides compounds comprising a polyfluorinated monocarborane anion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2001
    Assignee: Colorado State University Research Foundation
    Inventors: Steven H. Strauss, Sergei V. Ivanov, Anthony J. Lupinetti
  • Polyhalogenated monoheteroborane anion compositions
    Patent number: 6130357
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds comprising a polyhalogenated heteroborane anion of the formula R.sub.a ZB.sub.b H.sub.c F.sub.d X.sub.e (OR").sub.f.sup.-1, and a method for producing the same. Specifically, the present invention provides compounds comprising a polyfluorinated monocarborane anion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2000
    Assignee: Colorado State University Research Foundation
    Inventors: Steven H. Strauss, Sergei V. Ivanov, Anthony J. Lupinetti