Patents by Inventor Bindu R. Nair

Bindu R. Nair 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).

  • Composite solid polymer electrolyte membranes
    Patent number: 7550216
    Abstract: The present invention relates to composite solid polymer electrolyte membranes (SPEMs) which include a porous polymer substrate interpenetrated with a water soluble ion-conducting material. SPEMs of the present invention are useful in electrochemical applications, including fuel cells and electrodialysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2009
    Assignee: Foster-Miller, Inc.
    Inventors: David Ofer, Bindu R. Nair, Emily J. Stoler, Robert F. Kovar
  • Dilute solutions of lyotropic liquid crystalline polymers, methods of making same and compositions prepared from same
    Patent number: 7497968
    Abstract: The invention features dilute solutions of rigid rod or extended rod lyotropic liquid crystalline polymers prepared from high concentration polymerization mixtures. The invention also features methods of preparing such dilute solutions which utilize high mechanical shear to induce mix the high concentration solution with a diluent. The invention further provides articles of manufacture, including films and fibers, having a porous microstructure which are prepared from the dilute homogeneous solutions of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: Foster-Miller, Inc.
    Inventors: David Ofer, Bindu R. Nair, John D. Larouco, William A. Stevenson, Leslie S. Rubin