Patents by Inventor Alexander Ashton Miles

Alexander Ashton Miles 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).

  • Method of purifying nanodiamond powder and purified nanodiamond powder
    Patent number: 9446956
    Abstract: A method of purifying a nanodiamond powder includes preparing the nanodiamond powder, heating the nanodiamond powder at between 450° C. and 470° C. in an atmosphere including oxygen, performing a hydrochloric acid treatment on the heated nanodiamond powder, and performing a hydrofluoric acid treatment on the nanodiamond powder obtained after performing the hydrochloric acid treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignees: The Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona, Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Palash Gangopadhyay, Robert A. Norwood, Alexander Ashton Miles, Jun Kato, Shabnam Virji, Mamoru Miyawaki
  • METHOD OF PURIFYING NANODIAMOND POWDER AND PURIFIED NANODIAMOND POWDER
    Publication number: 20150125379
    Abstract: A method of purifying a nanodiamond powder includes preparing the nanodiamond powder, heating the nanodiamond powder at between 450° C. and 470° C. in an atmosphere including oxygen, performing a hydrochloric acid treatment on the heated nanodiamond powder, and performing a hydrofluoric acid treatment on the nanodiamond powder obtained after performing the hydrochloric acid treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2015
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: Palash Gangopadhyay, Robert A. Norwood, Alexander Ashton Miles, Jun Kato, Shabnam Virji-Khalfan, Mamoru Miyawaki
  • Method of purifying nanodiamond powder and purified nanodiamond powder
    Patent number: 8940267
    Abstract: A method of purifying a nanodiamond powder includes preparing the nanodiamond powder, heating the nanodiamond powder at between 450° C. and 470° C. in an atmosphere including oxygen, performing a hydrochloric acid treatment on the heated nanodiamond powder, and performing a hydrofluoric acid treatment on the nanodiamond powder obtained after performing the hydrochloric acid treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignees: The Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona, Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Robert A. Norwood, Palash Gangopadhyay, Alexander Ashton Miles, Jun Kato, Shabnam Virji-Khalfan, Mamoru Miyawaki
  • METHOD OF PURIFYING NANODIAMOND POWDER AND PURIFIED NANODIAMOND POWDER
    Publication number: 20140004031
    Abstract: A method of purifying a nanodiamond powder includes preparing the nanodiamond powder, heating the nanodiamond powder at between 450° C. and 470° C. in an atmosphere including oxygen, performing a hydrochloric acid treatment on the heated nanodiamond powder, and performing a hydrofluoric acid treatment on the nanodiamond powder obtained after performing the hydrochloric acid treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicants: Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of The University of Arizona, CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Robert A. Norwood, Palash Gangopadhyay, Alexander Ashton Miles, Jun Kato, Shabnam Virji-Khalfan, Mamoru Miyawaki