Patents by Inventor Kurt Ernst Geckeler

Kurt Ernst Geckeler 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).

  • Oxyfullerene hollow nanospheres and process for the preparation thereof
    Patent number: 7402295
    Abstract: A novel oxyfullerene hollow nanosphere of CxOyMnz (45?x?72, 18?y?42, 7?z?16; x, y and z are atomic percentages) has a large surface area and high thermal stability, and can be simply prepared by reacting fullerene with alkali metal hydroxide and KMnO4 or MnO2, and treating the resulting mixture with an acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2008
    Inventors: Kurt Ernst Geckeler, Yulan Wang