Patents Assigned to Indian Institute of Technology Madras
  • Publication number: 20110049647
    Abstract: An embodiment relates a method comprising creating a reversible change in an electrical property by adsorption of a gas by a composition, wherein the composition comprises a noble metal-containing nanoparticle and a single walled carbon nanotube. Another embodiment relates to a method comprising forming a composition comprising a noble metal-containing nanoparticle and a single walled carbon nanotube and forming a device containing the said composition. Yet another method relates to a device comprising a composition comprising a noble metal-containing nanoparticle and a single walled carbon nanotube on a silicon wafer, wherein the composition exhibits a reversible change in an electrical property by adsorption of a gas by the composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: Indian Institute of Technology Madras
    Inventors: PRADEEP THALAPPIL, Chandramouli Subramaniam
  • Publication number: 20110043331
    Abstract: An embodiment relates to a man-made object comprising a distinctive structure with a feature to identify the object, wherein the object has a size such that the object is observable under visible light, wherein the feature is embedded in or on the object and a size of the feature is such that the feature is not observable under visible light, wherein the feature comprises an attribute originating from the feature, and wherein the attribute defines the feature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2009
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Applicant: Indian Institute of Technology Madras
    Inventors: Thalappil PRADEEP, Panikkanvalappil Ravindranathan Sajanlal
  • Patent number: 7722780
    Abstract: The present application provides a refrigerant composition for a single stage refrigeration system operation comprising: more than 25 molar percent but less than 30 molar percent of Nitrogen; at least some but less than 20 molar percent of Methane; more than 30 molar percent but less than 70 molar percent of Propane, Argon, Helium, Neon and combinations thereof, and optionally up to 45 molar percent of Ethane, Ethylene and combinations thereof and a process for preparing the said composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Indian Institute of Technology Madras
    Inventor: Venkatarathnam Gadhiraju