Patents by Inventor Andre K. GEIM

Andre K. GEIM 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).

  • Publication number: 20220001339
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of altering the relative proportions of protons, deuterons and tritons in a sample using a membrane. The membrane comprises a 2D material and an ionomer. The invention also relates to a method of making said membranes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Applicant: The University of Manchester
    Inventors: Marcelo LOZADA, Andre K. GEIM
  • Patent number: 10926228
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of altering the relative proportions of protons, deuterons and tritons in a sample using a membrane. The membrane comprises a 2D material and an ionomer. The invention also relates to a method of making said membranes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: The University of Manchester
    Inventors: Marcelo Lozada, Andre K. Geim
  • Publication number: 20200215496
    Abstract: This invention relates to barrier materials comprising reduced graphene oxide, methods of making said materials and their uses. The reduced graphene oxide is preferably formed from the reduction of graphene oxide by HI, HBr or ascorbic acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Rahul RAVEENDRAN-NAIR, Yang SU, Andre K. GEIM
  • Patent number: 10651490
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a graphene-based or other 2-D material membrane which allows the passage of protons and deuterons and to a method of facilitating proton or deuteron permeation through such a membrane. Monocrystalline membranes made from mono- and few-layers of graphene, hBN, molybdenum disulfide (MoS2), and tungsten disulfide (WS2) etc. are disclosed. In effect, the protons or deuterons are charge carriers that pass through the graphene or other 2-D material membrane. This process can be contrasted with the passage of gaseous hydrogen. Hydrogen is an uncharged gaseous species which is diatomic. In other words, the gas is in molecular form when considering the normal barrier properties whereas in the case of the present invention, the species which is being transported through the membrane is a charged ion comprising a single atom. Membranes of the invention find use in a number of applications such as fuel cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: The University of Manchester
    Inventors: Marcelo Lozada, Andre K. Geim
  • Publication number: 20180311624
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of altering the relative proportions of protons, deuterons and tritons in a sample using a membrane. The membrane comprises a 2D material and an ionomer. The invention also relates to a method of making said membranes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2016
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Applicant: The University of Manchester
    Inventors: Marcelo LOZADA, Andre K. GEIM
  • Publication number: 20170263966
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a graphene-based or other 2-D material membrane which allows the passage of protons and deuterons and to a method of facilitating proton or deuteron permeation through such a membrane. Monocrystalline membranes made from mono- and few-layers of graphene, hBN, molybdenum disulfide (MoS2), and tungsten disulfide (WS2) etc. are disclosed. In effect, the protons or deuterons are charge carriers that pass through the graphene or other 2-D material membrane. This process can be contrasted with the passage of gaseous hydrogen. Hydrogen is an uncharged gaseous species which is diatomic. In other words, the gas is in molecular form when considering the normal barrier properties whereas in the case of the present invention, the species which is being transported through the membrane is a charged ion comprising a single atom. Membranes of the invention find use in a number of applications such as fuel cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: Marcelo LOZADA, Andre K. GEIM