Patents by Inventor Ahmed Khaja WAHAB

Ahmed Khaja WAHAB 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).

  • Hydrogen production from water by tuning the photonic band gap with the electronic band gap of a photoactive material
    Patent number: 9744523
    Abstract: Disclosed is a photocatalyst, and methods for its use, that includes a photoactive material comprising a photonic band gap and an electronic band gap, wherein the photonic band gap at least partially overlaps with the electronic band gap, and an electrically conductive material deposited on the photoactive material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: SABIC Global Technologies B.V.
    Inventors: Hicham Idriss, Ahmed Khaja Wahab, Maher Al-Oufi, Geoff Waterhouse
  • PHOTOCATALYTIC HYDROGEN PRODUCTION FROM WATER OVER MIXED PHASE TITANIUM DIOXIDE NANOPARTICLES
    Publication number: 20170072391
    Abstract: Photocatalysts and methods of using photocatalysts for synergistic production of hydrogen from water are disclosed. The photocatalysts include photoactive titanium dioxide particles having an anatase to rutile ratio of at least 1.5:1 and electrically conductive material deposited on the titanium dioxide particle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Shahid Bashir, Ahmed Khaja Wahab, Hicham Idriss
  • PHOTOCATALYTIC HYDROGEN PRODUCTION FROM WATER OVER AG-PD-AU DEPOSITED ON TITANIUM DIOXIDE MATERIALS
    Publication number: 20160346763
    Abstract: Photocatalysts and methods of using photocatalysts for producing hydrogen from water are disclosed. The photocatalysts comprise photoactive titanium dioxide particles having an anatase to rutile ratio of greater than or equal to 2:1 and silver, palladium, and gold metal material deposited on the surface of the photoactive titanium dioxide particles. The molar ratio of gold to palladium is from 0.1 to 5 and the molar ratio of gold to silver is from 0.1 to 3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2015
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Applicant: SABIC Global Technologies B.V.
    Inventors: Ahmed Khaja Wahab, Yahya Al-Salik, Maher Al-Oufi, Shahid Bashir, Hicham Idriss
  • HYDROGEN PRODUCTION FROM WATER USING PHOTOCATALYSTS COMPRISING METAL OXIDES AND GRAPHENE NANOPARTICLES
    Publication number: 20160296909
    Abstract: Disclosed is a photocatalyst, and methods for its use, that includes graphene nanostructures attached to the surface of a photoactive metal oxide semiconductor selected from SrTiO3 or CeO2, wherein the photoactive metal oxide semiconductor is a microstructure or larger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2014
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventors: Moussa Saleh, Ahmed Khaja Wahab, Hicham Idriss, Sandro Gambarotta
  • HYDROGEN PRODUCTION FROM WATER BY TUNING THE PHOTONIC BAND GAP WITH THE ELECTRONIC BAND GAP OF A PHOTOACTIVE MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20150090937
    Abstract: Disclosed is a photocatalyst, and methods for its use, that includes a photoactive material comprising a photonic band gap and an electronic band gap, wherein the photonic band gap at least partially overlaps with the electronic band gap, and an electrically conductive material deposited on the photoactive material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: Hicham IDRISS, Ahmed Khaja WAHAB, Maher AL-OUFI, Geoff WATERHOUSE