Patents by Inventor Basant A. Ali

Basant A. Ali 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).

  • Electrical circuit components made from silkworm silk with silkworm-digested structured materials and methods for manufacturing same
    Patent number: 12283392
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing an electrical circuit component includes preparing a mixture of a structured material and silkworm food. The method further includes feeding the mixture to at least one silkworm. The method further includes harvesting silk produced by the at least one silkworm, wherein the harvested silk includes at least one silkworm silk fiber including silkworm-digested portions of the structured material embedded in or on the at least one fiber. The method further includes incorporating the at least one fiber into an electrical circuit component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN CAIRO
    Inventors: Nageh K. Allam, Basant A. Ali
  • ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT COMPONENTS MADE FROM SILKWORM SILK WITH SILKWORM-DIGESTED STRUCTURED MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING SAME
    Publication number: 20220084712
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing an electrical circuit component includes preparing a mixture of a structured material and silkworm food. The method further includes feeding the mixture to at least one silkworm. The method further includes harvesting silk produced by the at least one silkworm, wherein the harvested silk includes at least one silkworm silk fiber including silkworm-digested portions of the structured material embedded in or on the at least one fiber. The method further includes incorporating the at least one fiber into an electrical circuit component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2020
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Nageh K. Allam, Basant A. Ali