Patents by Inventor Tianzhong Ding

Tianzhong Ding 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).

  • Mesoporous materials and methods of making the same
    Patent number: 6696258
    Abstract: Mesoporous materials and a method for making such materials is disclosed in which the mesoporous materials are made by forming an aqueous solution having an organometallic compound; adding a solution comprising a pore forming material selected from the group consisting of monomeric polyols, polyacids, polyamines, carbohydrates, oligopeptides, oligonucleic acids, carbonyl functional organic compounds, and mixtures and derivatives of these materials to form a sol get matrix by polycondensation; drying the sot gel matrix; and removing the pore forming material from the dried sot-gel matrix to thereby form a mesoporous material. The mesoporous materials have pore diameters of from about 20 Å to about 100 Å and may be used with a biologically active agent immobilized within the pores of the mesoporous material and introduced into a biological system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2004
    Assignee: Drexel University
    Inventors: Yen Wei, Danliang Jin, Tianzhong Ding, Jigeng Xu
  • End-functionalized aniline-based oligomers, corrosion-resistant copolymers and methods of making the same
    Patent number: 6518394
    Abstract: Methods of forming low molecular weight oligomers of aniline-based compounds are provided as well as methods of forming varied molecular weight oligomers and polymers that are aniline-based which are end-functionalized and capable of being reacted with other monomeric species to form a variety of copolymers. The oligomers, end-functionalized oligomers and copolymers exhibit corrosion-resistant properties and provide corrosion-resistant compounds for use on various substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2003
    Assignee: Drexel University
    Inventors: Yen Wei, Chuncai Yang, Tianzhong Ding, Xinru Jia, Danliang Jin, Jui-Ming Yeh, Jianguo Wang
  • End-functionalized aniline-based oligomers, corrosion-resistant copolymers and methods of making the same
    Publication number: 20010037947
    Abstract: Methods of forming low molecular weight oligomers of aniline-based compounds are provided as well as methods of forming varied molecular weight oligomers and polymers that are aniline-based which are end-functionalized and capable of being reacted with other monomeric species to form a variety of copolymers. The oligomers, end-functionalized oligomers and copolymers exhibit corrosion-resistant properties and provide corrosion-resistant compounds for use on various substrates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2001
    Publication date: November 8, 2001
    Inventors: Yen Wei, Chuncai Yang, Tianzhong Ding, Xinru Jia, Danliang Jin, Jui-Ming Yeh, Jianguo Wang
  • End-functionalized aniline-based oligomers, corrosion-resistant copolymers and methods of making the same
    Publication number: 20010034421
    Abstract: Methods of forming low molecular weight oligomers of aniline-based compounds are provided as well as methods of forming varied molecular weight oligomers and polymers that are aniline-based which are end-functionalized and capable of being reacted with other monomeric species to form a variety of copolymers. The oligomers, end-functionalized oligomers and copolymers exhibit corrosion-resistant properties and provide corrosion-resistant compounds for use on various substrates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2001
    Publication date: October 25, 2001
    Inventors: Yen Wei, Chuncai Yang, Tianzhong Ding, Xinru Jia, Danliang Jin, Jui-Ming Yeh, Jianguo Wang
  • End-functionalized aniline-based oligomers, corrosion-resistant copolymers and methods of making the same
    Patent number: 6239251
    Abstract: Methods of forming low molecular weight oligomers of aniline-based compounds are provided as well as methods of forming varied molecular weight oligomers and polymers that are aniline-based which are end-functionalized and capable of being reacted with other monomeric species to form a variety of copolymers. The oligomers, end-functionalized oligomers and copolymers exhibit corrosion-resistant properties and provide corrosion-resistant compounds for use on various substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2001
    Assignee: Drexel University
    Inventors: Yen Wei, Chuncai Yang, Tianzhong Ding, Xinru Jia, Danliang Jin, Jui-Ming Yeh, Jianguo Wang