Patents by Inventor Chao-Liang Yao

Chao-Liang Yao 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).

  • Apparatus for catalytically reducing dioxygen using dirhodium complexes
    Patent number: 5047132
    Abstract: Dirhodium complexes such as tetrakis (.mu.-2-anilinopyridinato)dirhodium are used in the catalytic reduction of dioxygen. An electric potential is applied to the dirhodium complex either dissolved in solution or supported by an electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 10, 1991
    Assignee: University of Houston
    Inventors: John L. Bear, Chao-Liang Yao