Patents by Inventor Barbara A. Haruff

Barbara A. Haruff 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).

  • Method of generating hydrogen from the reaction of stabilized aluminum nanoparticles with water and method of forming stabilized aluminum nanoparticles
    Patent number: 9011572
    Abstract: A method of generating hydrogen gas from the reaction of stabilized aluminum nanoparticles with water is provided. The stabilized aluminum nanoparticles are synthesized from decomposition of an alane precursor in the presence of a catalyst and an organic passivation agent, and exhibit stability in air and solvents but are reactive with water. The reaction of the aluminum nanoparticles with water produces a hydrogen yield of at least 85%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: University of Dayton
    Inventors: Christopher E. Bunker, K. A. Shiral Fernando, Elena A. Guliants, Marcus J. Smith, Barbara A. Haruff