Patents by Inventor Baiju K. Vijayan

Baiju K. Vijayan 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).

  • Carbon-titania nanocomposite thin films and applications of the same
    Patent number: 11942281
    Abstract: In one aspect of the invention, a dye sensitized solar cell has a counter-electrode including carbon-titania nanocomposite thin films made by forming a carbon-based ink; forming a titania (TiO2) solution; blade-coating a mechanical mixture of the carbon-based ink and the titania solution onto a substrate; and annealing the blade-coated substrate at a first temperature for a first period of time to obtain the carbon-based titania nanocomposite thin films. In certain embodiments, the carbon-based titania nanocomposite thin films may include solvent-exfoliated graphene titania (SEG-TiO2) nanocomposite thin films, or single walled carbon nanotube titania (SWCNT-TiO2) nanocomposite thin films.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yu Teng Liang, Baiju K. Vijayan, Kimberly A. Gray, Mark C. Hersam
  • CARBON-TITANIA NANOCOMPOSITE THIN FILMS AND APPLICATIONS OF THE SAME
    Publication number: 20230335343
    Abstract: In one aspect of the invention, a dye sensitized solar cell has a counter-electrode including carbon-titania nanocomposite thin films made by forming a carbon-based ink; forming a titania (TiO2) solution; blade-coating a mechanical mixture of the carbon-based ink and the titania solution onto a substrate; and annealing the blade-coated substrate at a first temperature for a first period of time to obtain the carbon-based titania nanocomposite thin films. In certain embodiments, the carbon-based titania nanocomposite thin films may include solvent-exfoliated graphene titania (SEG-TiO2) nanocomposite thin films, or single walled carbon nanotube titania (SWCNT-TiO2) nanocomposite thin films.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Yu Teng Liang, Baiju K. Vijayan, Kimberly A. Gray, Mark C. Hersam
  • Carbon-titania nanocomposite thin films and applications of the same
    Patent number: 11676773
    Abstract: In one aspect of the invention, a dye sensitized solar cell has a counter-electrode including carbon-titania nanocomposite thin films made by forming a carbon-based ink; forming a titania (TiO2) solution; blade-coating a mechanical mixture of the carbon-based ink and the titania solution onto a substrate; and annealing the blade-coated substrate at a first temperature for a first period of time to obtain the carbon-based titania nanocomposite thin films. In certain embodiments, the carbon-based titania nanocomposite thin films may include solvent-exfoliated graphene titania (SEG-TiO2) nanocomposite thin films, or single walled carbon nanotube titania (SWCNT-TiO2) nanocomposite thin films.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yu Teng Liang, Baiju K. Vijayan, Kimberly A. Gray, Mark C. Hersam
  • CARBON-TITANIA NANOCOMPOSITE THIN FILMS AND APPLICATIONS OF THE SAME
    Publication number: 20220076898
    Abstract: In one aspect of the invention, a dye sensitized solar cell has a counter-electrode including carbon-titania nanocomposite thin films made by forming a carbon-based ink; forming a titania (TiO2) solution; blade-coating a mechanical mixture of the carbon-based ink and the titania solution onto a substrate; and annealing the blade-coated substrate at a first temperature for a first period of time to obtain the carbon-based titania nanocomposite thin films. In certain embodiments, the carbon-based titania nanocomposite thin films may include solvent-exfoliated graphene titania (SEG-TiO2) nanocomposite thin films, or single walled carbon nanotube titania (SWCNT-TiO2) nanocomposite thin films.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Yu Teng Liang, Baiju K. Vijayan, Kimberly A. Gray, Mark C. Hersam
  • Methods of making non-covalently bonded carbon-titania nanocomposite thin films and applications of the same
    Patent number: 11195667
    Abstract: In one aspect of the invention, a dye sensitized solar cell has a counter-electrode including carbon-titania nanocomposite thin films made by forming a carbon-based ink; forming a titania (TiO2) solution; blade-coating a mechanical mixture of the carbon-based ink and the titania solution onto a substrate; and annealing the blade-coated substrate at a first temperature for a first period of time to obtain the carbon-based titania nanocomposite thin films. In certain embodiments, the carbon-based titania nanocomposite thin films may include solvent-exfoliated graphene titania (SEG-TiO2) nanocomposite thin films, or single walled carbon nanotube titania (SWCNT-TiO2) nanocomposite thin films.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yu Teng Liang, Baiju K. Vijayan, Kimberly A. Gray, Mark C. Hersam
  • METHODS OF MAKING NON-COVALENTLY BONDED CARBON-TITANIA NANOCOMPOSITE THIN FILMS AND APPLICATIONS OF THE SAME
    Publication number: 20160293341
    Abstract: In one aspect of the invention, a dye sensitized solar cell has a counter-electrode including carbon-titania nanocomposite thin films made by forming a carbon-based ink; forming a titania (TiO2) solution; blade-coating a mechanical mixture of the carbon-based ink and the titania solution onto a substrate; and annealing the blade-coated substrate at a first temperature for a first period of time to obtain the carbon-based titania nanocomposite thin films. In certain embodiments, the carbon-based titania nanocomposite thin films may include solvent-exfoliated graphene titania (SEG-TiO2) nanocomposite thin films, or single walled carbon nanotube titania (SWCNT-TiO2) nanocomposite thin films.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Yu Teng Liang, Baiju K. Vijayan, Kimberly A. Gray, Mark C. Hersam
  • Methods of making non-covalently bonded carbon-titania nanocomposite thin films and applications of the same
    Patent number: 9393550
    Abstract: In one aspect, a method of making non-covalently bonded carbon-titania nanocomposite thin films includes: forming a carbon-based ink; forming a titania (TiO2) solution; blade-coating a mechanical mixture of the carbon-based ink and the titania solution onto a substrate; and annealing the blade-coated substrate at a first temperature for a first period of time to obtain the carbon-based titania nanocomposite thin films. In certain embodiments, the carbon-based titania nanocomposite thin films may include solvent-exfoliated graphene titania (SEG-TiO2) nanocomposite thin films, or single walled carbon nanotube titania (SWCNT-TiO2) nanocomposite thin films.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yu Teng Liang, Baiju K. Vijayan, Kimberly A. Gray, Mark C. Hersam