Patents by Inventor Mukund Ramamurthi

Mukund Ramamurthi 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).

  • Aerogel matrix composites
    Patent number: 5306555
    Abstract: An aerogel matrix composite of a bulk aerogel and fibers dispersed within the bulk aerogel, and a method for preparing the aerogel matrix composite having the steps: Making a first solution by mixing a metal alkoxide with an alcohol; making a second solution by mixing an alcohol, water, and base; mixing the first and second solutions to form a third solution and mixing fibers therewith; aging the third solution containing the fibers to obtain a gelled composition; completely submerging the gelled composition in a liquid suitable for supercritical drying; heating and pressurizing the gelled composition at a rate between about 75.degree. C. per hour to about 500.degree. C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 26, 1994
    Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: Sangeeta Ramamurthi, Mukund Ramamurthi