Patents by Inventor Zaki G. Estephan

Zaki G. Estephan 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).

  • Stable iron oxide nanoparticles and method of production
    Patent number: 9196405
    Abstract: A method of preparing a dispersion of stabilized iron oxide nanoparticles that comprise cores and coatings on the cores, which comprise zwitterionic functional groups chemically bound to the cores, using a single solution that comprises dissolved iron ions and a zwitterion silane and/or a hydrolyzed product of the zwitterion silane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph B. Schlenoff, Zaki G. Estephan
  • Stable Iron Oxide Nanoparticles and Method of Production
    Publication number: 20130256583
    Abstract: A method of preparing a dispersion of stabilized iron oxide nanoparticles that comprise cores and coatings on the cores, which comprise zwitterionic functional groups chemically bound to the cores, using a single solution that comprises dissolved iron ions and a zwitterion silane and/or a hydrolyzed product of the zwitterion silane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Inventors: Joseph B. Schlenoff, Zaki G. Estephan