Patents by Inventor Andrew Robert Millward

Andrew Robert Millward 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).

  • Metal-organic frameworks with exceptionally high capacity for storage of carbon dioxide at room-temperature
    Patent number: 7799120
    Abstract: A carbon dioxide storage system includes a container and a conduit attached to the container for introducing or removing a carbon dioxide-containing composition from the container. A carbon dioxide storage material is positioned within the container. The carbon dioxide-storage material includes a metal-organic framework, which has a sufficient surface area to store at least 10 carbon dioxide molecules per formula unit of the metal-organic framework at a temperature of about 25° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of Michigan
    Inventors: Omar M. Yaghi, Andrew Robert Millward