Patents by Inventor Ali T. Abdulhussein

Ali T. Abdulhussein 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).

  • MAGNETIC, SUPERHYDROPHOBIC AND SUPEROLEOPHILIC MEDIUM, SYNTHESIZING METHODS AND APPLICATIONS OF SAME
    Publication number: 20230078860
    Abstract: A method of synthesizing a medium for fast, selective oil-water separation and/or oil absorption comprises providing a toluene solution containing a polymer or a polymer mixture; immersing porous wool-like structure (PW) in the toluene solution for a period of time; and removing the immersed PW from the toluene solution, and heat-treating the immersed PW to obtain the medium comprising polymer-modified PW, wherein the polymer or the polymer mixture is adapted such that the medium is a superwetting material that is superhydrophobic and superoleophilic under water or salty water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Alexandru S. Biris, Ali T. Abdulhussein, Ganesh K. Kannarpady
  • Magnetic, superhydrophobic and superoleophilic medium, synthesizing methods and applications of same
    Patent number: 11492272
    Abstract: A medium for fast, selective oil-water separation and/or oil absorption includes steel wool modified with a polymer a polymer or a polymer mixture. The polymer or the polymer mixture is adapted such that the medium is a superwetting material that is superhydrophobic and superoleophilic under water. The polymer or the polymer mixture includes polydimethylsiloxane, polytetrafluoroethylene, polyvinylpyrrolidone, or a combination thereof. The solution immersion method used to synthesize the medium requires only a single, simple step and affordable materials and, as a result, is easy to scale up.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS
    Inventors: Alexandru S. Biris, Ali T. Abdulhussein, Ganesh K. Kannarpady
  • MAGNETIC, SUPERHYDROPHOBIC AND SUPEROLEOPHILIC MEDIUM, SYNTHESIZING METHODS AND APPLICATIONS OF SAME
    Publication number: 20190389744
    Abstract: A medium for fast, selective oil-water separation and/or oil absorption includes steel wool modified with a polymer a polymer or a polymer mixture. The polymer or the polymer mixture is adapted such that the medium is a superwetting material that is superhydrophobic and superoleophilic under water. The polymer or the polymer mixture includes polydimethylsiloxane, polytetrafluoroethylene, polyvinylpyrrolidone, or a combination thereof. The solution immersion method used to synthesize the medium requires only a single, simple step and affordable materials and, as a result, is easy to scale up.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Alexandru S. Biris, Ali T. Abdulhussein, Ganesh K. Kannarpady