Patents by Inventor Michael W. Barsoum

Michael W. Barsoum 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).

  • NANOPOROUS CARBIDE DERIVED CARBON WITH TUNABLE PORE SIZE
    Publication number: 20120093709
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing a nanoporous carbide-derived carbon composition with a tunable pore structure and a narrow pore size. Also provided are compositions prepared by the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicant: DREXEL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: YURY GOGOTSI, MICHAEL W. BARSOUM
  • Method for structural health monitoring using a smart sensor system
    Patent number: 7917311
    Abstract: The structural health monitoring method of the present invention utilizes a sensor system to determine information about deformation, stress and/or damage in structural elements. The sensor system and the method employ at least one sensor which comprises a material having fully-reversible nonlinear elasticity. The method comprises associating at least one sensor including a material having fully-reversible nonlinear elasticity with a structural element in a manner whereby stress is transferred from said structural element to said sensor, propagating ultrasound through a portion of the sensor, receiving the ultrasound which has been propagated through at least a portion of the sensor and determining information about the structural element from attenuation and/or time of flight of said received ultrasound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Drexel University
    Inventors: Peter Finkel, Michael W. Barsoum, Sandip Basu, Aiguo Zhou