Patents by Inventor Barry A. Blight

Barry A. Blight 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 complexes and methods of preparing the same
    Patent number: 10647735
    Abstract: A method of preparing a tuned metal complex including the use of band gap tuning to change the light absorbing or light emitting properties of a metal complex. In one aspect, band gap tuning includes changing the energy gap between the conduction band and the valence band of a metal complex with a guest molecule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: University of New Brunswick
    Inventors: Barry A Blight, Barbora Balónová
  • METAL COMPLEXES AND METHODS OF PREPARING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20200017535
    Abstract: A method of preparing a tuned metal complex including the use of band gap tuning to change the light absorbing or light emitting properties of a metal complex. In one aspect, band gap tuning includes changing the energy gap between the conduction band and the valence band of a metal complex with a guest molecule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2018
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Barry A. Blight, Barbora Balónová
  • Compounds and Methods for Enhancing Metal Luminescence that Can be Selectively Turned Off
    Publication number: 20150252255
    Abstract: Organoboron ligands have been reacted with rare earth metal ions to form complexes. These ligands enhance the metal ion's luminescence, wherein enhancement of luminescence can be turned off selectively by the presence of fluoride or cyanide and luminescence at a different wavelength is turned on. Methods of detection of fluoride, cyanide and biological markers are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2013
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Inventors: Suning Wang, Maria Vartan, Barry A. Blight, Larissa Frances Smith, Hee-Jun Park