Patents by Inventor Ani Tzankova Nikova

Ani Tzankova Nikova 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).

  • Oil emulsification and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon adsorption using fine particles as dispersants
    Patent number: 9233862
    Abstract: A method for cleaning an oil spill in a marine environment includes forming a particle-stabilized emulsion containing seawater, carbon black and at least one oil spill component and allowing the at least one oil spill component to degrade, thereby removing said component from the marine environment. Carbon black can be added to an oil-seawater mixture to form a stabilized emulsion containing at least one oil spill component and the oil spill component allowed to degrade, thereby removing the at least one oil spill component from the oil spill. Also disclosed is an emulsion that includes one or more oil spill components, seawater and carbon black particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: Cabot Corporation
    Inventors: Arijit Bose, Vijay T. John, Ani Tzankova Nikova
  • OIL EMULSIFICATION AND POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON ADSORPTION USING FINE PARTICLES AS DISPERSANTS
    Publication number: 20140166575
    Abstract: A method for cleaning an oil spill in a marine environment includes forming a particle-stabilized emulsion containing seawater, carbon black and at least one oil spill component and allowing the at least one oil spill component to degrade, thereby removing said component from the marine environment. Carbon black can be added to an oil-seawater mixture to form a stabilized emulsion containing at least one oil spill component and the oil spill component allowed to degrade, thereby removing the at least one oil spill component from the oil spill. Also disclosed is an emulsion that includes one or more oil spill components, seawater and carbon black particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2012
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicants: THE ADMINISTRATORS OF THE TULANE EDUCATIONAL FUND, CABOT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Arijit Bose, Vijay T. John, Ani Tzankova Nikova