Patents by Inventor Vikrant N. Urade

Vikrant N. Urade 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).

  • Double gyroid structure nanoporous films and nanowire networks
    Patent number: 8080483
    Abstract: A method of forming a nanoporous film is disclosed. The method comprises forming a coating solution including clusters, surfactant molecules, a solvent, and one of an acid catalyst and a base catalyst. The clusters comprise inorganic groups. The method further comprises aging the coating solution for a time period to select a predetermined phase that will self-assemble and applying the coating solution on a substrate. The method further comprises evaporating the solvent from the coating solution and removing the surfactant molecules to yield the nanoporous film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Purdue Research Foundation
    Inventors: Hugh W. Hillhouse, Vikrant N. Urade, Ta-Chen Wei, Michael P. Tate
  • DOUBLE GYROID STRUCTURE NANOPOROUS FILMS AND NANOWIRE NETWORKS
    Publication number: 20110278533
    Abstract: A method of forming a nanoporous film is disclosed. The method comprises forming a coating solution including clusters, surfactant molecules, a solvent, and one of an acid catalyst and a base catalyst. The clusters comprise inorganic groups. The method further comprises aging the coating solution for a time period to select a predetermined phase that will self-assemble and applying the coating solution on a substrate. The method further comprises evaporating the solvent from the coating solution and removing the surfactant molecules to yield the nanoporous film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2007
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Applicant: PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: HUGH W. HILLHOUSE, Vikrant N. Urade, Ta-Chen Wei, Michael P. Tate