Patents by Inventor Manzar Sohail
Manzar Sohail 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).
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Patent number: 11767331Abstract: A zinc-based metal organic framework and method of making is described. The zinc-based metal organic framework is in the form of an interpenetrating diamondoid framework where each Zn2+ ion center is linked with four other Zn2+ ion centers in a distorted tetrahedral geometry. The linking occurs through diamine and dicarboxylic acid linkers. The zinc-based metal organic framework may be deposited on a transparent conducting film and used as a photoelectrode for photoelectrochemical water splitting.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2019Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsInventors: Manzar Sohail, Muhammad Altaf
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Patent number: 11705550Abstract: A method of making a nanostructured palladium thin film electrode is described. The method involves contacting a substrate with an aerosol comprising a solvent and a Pd(II) compound. The substrate is heated, and no hydrogen gas or an additional reducing agent is required to reduce the Pd(II) to form the deposited thin film. The nanostructured palladium thin film electrode is capable of detecting compounds such as hydrazine in an aqueous sample with a 10 nM limit of detection.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2022Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALSInventors: Muhammad Ali Ehsan, Manzar Sohail, Abbas Saeed Hakeem
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Patent number: 11677063Abstract: A method of making a nanostructured palladium thin film electrode is described. The method involves contacting a substrate with an aerosol comprising a solvent and a Pd(II) compound. The substrate is heated, and no hydrogen gas or an additional reducing agent is required to reduce the Pd(II) to form the deposited thin film. The nanostructured palladium thin film electrode is capable of detecting compounds such as hydrazine in an aqueous sample with a 10 nM limit of detection.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2022Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALSInventors: Muhammad Ali Ehsan, Manzar Sohail, Abbas Saeed Hakeem
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Publication number: 20220376221Abstract: A method of making a nanostructured palladium thin film electrode is described. The method involves contacting a substrate with an aerosol comprising a solvent and a Pd(II) compound. The substrate is heated, and no hydrogen gas or an additional reducing agent is required to reduce the Pd(II) to form the deposited thin film. The nanostructured palladium thin film electrode is capable of detecting compounds such as hydrazine in an aqueous sample with a 10 nM limit of detection.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2022Publication date: November 24, 2022Applicant: KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALSInventors: Muhammad Ali EHSAN, Manzar SOHAIL, Abbas Saeed HAKEEM
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Patent number: 11505870Abstract: The invention pertains to a method for efficiently spitting water into hydrogen and oxygen using a nanocomposite that includes ((BiVO4)x—(TiO2)1-x, wherein x ranges from 0.08 to 0.12, and optionally silver nanoparticles; methods for making a nanocomposite used in this method by a simple solvothermal method; and to photoanodes and photoelectrochemical cells and devices containing the nanocomposites.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2019Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsInventors: Safyan A. Khan, Shahid Ali, Manzar Sohail, Ibrahim Khan, Mohamed A. Morsy
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Publication number: 20220367844Abstract: A method of making a nanostructured palladium thin film electrode is described. The method involves contacting a substrate with an aerosol comprising a solvent and a Pd(II) compound. The substrate is heated, and no hydrogen gas or an additional reducing agent is required to reduce the Pd(II) to form the deposited thin film. The nanostructured palladium thin film electrode is capable of detecting compounds such as hydrazine in an aqueous sample with a 10 nM limit of detection.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2022Publication date: November 17, 2022Applicant: KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALSInventors: Muhammad Ali EHSAN, Manzar SOHAIL, Abbas Saeed HAKEEM
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Patent number: 11437606Abstract: A method of making a nanostructured palladium thin film electrode is described. The method involves contacting a substrate with an aerosol comprising a solvent and a Pd(II) compound. The substrate is heated, and no hydrogen gas or an additional reducing agent is required to reduce the Pd(II) to form the deposited thin film. The nanostructured palladium thin film electrode is capable of detecting compounds such as hydrazine in an aqueous sample with a 10 nM limit of detection.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2019Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALSInventors: Muhammad Ali Ehsan, Manzar Sohail, Abbas Saeed Hakeem
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Patent number: 10882948Abstract: A copolymer containing carbazole- and cyanovinylene-based moieties, a photoelectrode comprising a metal oxide substrate and the copolymer as a photoelectrocatalyst component to the photoelectrode, as well as a photoelectrochemical cell including the photoelectrode. Methods of producing the copolymers, and methods of using the photoelectrochemical cell to produce hydrogen gas and oxygen gas through water splitting are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2018Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsInventors: Nisar Ullah, Muhammad Mansha, Ibrahim Khan, Manzar Sohail, Ahsanulhaq Qurashi
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Publication number: 20200274135Abstract: A method of making a nanostructured palladium thin film electrode is described. The method involves contacting a substrate with an aerosol comprising a solvent and a Pd(II) compound. The substrate is heated, and no hydrogen gas or an additional reducing agent is required to reduce the Pd(II) to form the deposited thin film. The nanostructured palladium thin film electrode is capable of detecting compounds such as hydrazine in an aqueous sample with a 10 nM limit of detection.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2019Publication date: August 27, 2020Applicant: KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALSInventors: Muhammad Ali EHSAN, Manzar SOHAIL, Abbas Saeed HAKEEM
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Publication number: 20200190114Abstract: A zinc-based metal organic framework and method of making is described. The zinc-based metal organic framework is in the form of an interpenetrating diamondoid framework where each Zn2+ ion center is linked with four other Zn2+ ion centers in a distorted tetrahedral geometry. The linking occurs through diamine and dicarboxylic acid linkers. The zinc-based metal organic framework may be deposited on a transparent conducting film and used as a photoelectrode for photoelectrochemical water splitting.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2019Publication date: June 18, 2020Applicant: King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsInventors: Manzar SOHAIL, Muhammad ALTAF
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Patent number: 10620119Abstract: Oil spill detection is crucial, both from an environmental perspective and the associated economic losses. Current optical oil sensing techniques, such as underwater microscopy and light scattering methods, mainly focus on detecting the properties of particles or organisms in water and often require costly equipment and sophisticated data processing. Recent studies on graphitic foam show its extraordinary pollutant absorbing properties, with high absorption weight ratios. Here we propose to produce a graphene foam based ultra-light material that changes its optical properties on absorbing oil species. The results demonstrate clear changes in optical transmission and scattering properties of graphene foam when exposed to various oils. The effective graphene foam sorbent can be easily integrated with optic fibers systems to detect the optical property variations and also to monitor oil presence/spillages remotely. Such sensors can also be used for underground oil exploration.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2017Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignees: KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS, UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAMInventors: Safyan A Khan, Haider Butt, Manzar Sohail
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Publication number: 20200024754Abstract: The invention pertains to a method for efficiently spitting water into hydrogen and oxygen using a nanocomposite that includes ((BiVO4)x—(TiO2)1-x, wherein x ranges from 0.08 to 0.12, and optionally silver nanoparticles; methods for making a nanocomposite used in this method by a simple solvothermal method; and to photoanodes and photoelectrochemical cells and devices containing the nanocomposites.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2019Publication date: January 23, 2020Applicant: King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsInventors: Safyan A. Khan, Shahid Ali, Manzar Sohail, Ibrahim Khan, Mohamed A. Morsy
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Patent number: 10533079Abstract: Copolymers having thiophene based and vinylene based moieties. Methods of producing the copolymers, and methods of utilizing the copolymers as chromogenic sensors for selective detection of iodide anion are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2018Date of Patent: January 14, 2020Assignee: King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsInventors: Nisar Ullah, Muhamad Mansha, Manzar Sohail
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Publication number: 20190322797Abstract: A copolymer containing carbazole- and cyanovinylene-based moieties, a photoelectrode comprising a metal oxide substrate and the copolymer as a photoelectrocatalyst component to the photoelectrode, as well as a photoelectrochemical cell including the photoelectrode. Methods of producing the copolymers, and methods of using the photoelectrochemical cell to produce hydrogen gas and oxygen gas through water splitting are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2018Publication date: October 24, 2019Applicant: King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsInventors: Nisar ULLAH, Muhamad MANSHA, Ibrahim KHAN, Manzar SOHAIL, Ahsanulhaq QURASHI
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Patent number: 10450201Abstract: A simple one pot sol-gel method for the synthesis of bi-metal nanostructures is based on non-noble metals (Fe, Co and Sn) and titanium. The method involves the synthesis of mixed metal nanoscale composites using low cost precursors which allow for the synthesis of desired nanocomposite materials with self-scarifying titanium or silica supports. The procedure does not require any surfactant or any need for pH controlled step. Applicants' method involves the in-situ generation of precursors and their simultaneous entrapment in a gel. This simple one pot synthesis allows for the synthesis of homogenous size, shape and distribution of targeted nanostructures. Further, this method can be applied for the preparation of various nanocomposite materials using different choices of metals and self-scarifying supports. Applicants also show that Pd, the noble metal based nanocomposite is feasible.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2017Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsInventors: Manzar Sohail, Muhammad Sharif, Safyan A Khan, Muhammad Sher, Rajenahally V Jagadeesh
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Publication number: 20190248972Abstract: Copolymers having thiophene based and vinylene based moieties. Methods of producing the copolymers, and methods of utilizing the copolymers as chromogenic sensors for selective detection of iodide anion are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2018Publication date: August 15, 2019Applicant: King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsInventors: Nisar ULLAH, Muhamad MANSHA, Manzar SOHAIL
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Publication number: 20190100440Abstract: A simple one pot sol-gel method for the synthesis of bi-metal nanostructures is based on non-noble metals (Fe, Co and Sn) and titanium. The method involves the synthesis of mixed metal nanoscale composites using low cost precursors which allow for the synthesis of desired nanocomposite materials with self-scarifying titanium or silica supports. The procedure does not require any surfactant or any need for pH controlled step. Applicants' method involves the in-situ generation of precursors and their simultaneous entrapment in a gel. This simple one pot synthesis allows for the synthesis of homogenous size, shape and distribution of targeted nanostructures. Further, this method can be applied for the preparation of various nanocomposite materials using different choices of metals and self-scarifying supports. Applicants also show that Pd, the noble metal based nanocomposite is feasible.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2017Publication date: April 4, 2019Inventors: Manzar Sohail, Muhammad Sharif, Safyan A. Khan, Muhammad Sher, Rajenahally V. Jagadeesh
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Publication number: 20180364161Abstract: Oil spill detection is crucial, both from an environmental perspective and the associated economic losses. Current optical oil sensing techniques, such as underwater microscopy and light scattering methods, mainly focus on detecting the properties of particles or organisms in water and often require costly equipment and sophisticated data processing. Recent studies on graphitic foam show its extraordinary pollutant absorbing properties, with high absorption weight ratios. Here we propose to produce a graphene foam based ultra-light material that changes its optical properties on absorbing oil species. The results demonstrate clear changes in optical transmission and scattering properties of graphene foam when exposed to various oils. The effective graphene foam sorbent can be easily integrated with optic fibers systems to detect the optical property variations and also to monitor oil presence/spillages remotely. Such sensors can also be used for underground oil exploration.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2017Publication date: December 20, 2018Inventors: Safyan A. Khan, Haider Butt, Manzar Sohail