Patents by Inventor Chenjie Zeng

Chenjie Zeng 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).

  • Methods and use of manipulating Au25 charge state
    Patent number: 10358726
    Abstract: Methods for manipulating charge states of Au nanoparticles and uses for the corresponding nanoparticles are described. A preferred embodiment comprises the following steps: 1) combining at least one Au nanocluster with at least one electron accepting molecule in the presence of an excess amount of counter ion; and 2) exposing the nanocluster, electron acceptor and counter ion mixture to light creating Au+ nanoclusters. In one or more embodiments, an additional step of depositing the Au+ nanoclusters onto a catalyst support is performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: U.S. Department of Energy
    Inventors: Douglas Kauffman, Christopher Matranga, Dominic Alfonso, Paul Ohodnicki, Xingyi Deng, Rajan C. Siva, Chenjie Zeng, Rongchao Jin
  • Methods and Use of Manipulating Au25 Charge State
    Publication number: 20150167187
    Abstract: Methods for manipulating charge states of Au nanoparticles and uses for the corresponding nanoparticles are described. A preferred embodiment comprises the following steps: 1) combining at least one Au nanocluster with at least one electron accepting molecule in the presence of an excess amount of counter ion; and 2) exposing the nanocluster, electron acceptor and counter ion mixture to light creating Au+ nanoclusters. In one or more embodiments, an additional step of depositing the Au+ nanoclusters onto a catalyst support is performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: U.S. Department of Energy
    Inventors: Douglas Kauffman, Christopher Matranga, Dominic Alfonso, Paul Ohodnicki, Xingyi Deng, Rajan C. Siva, Chenjie Zeng, Rongchao Jin
  • Set of modeling blocks
    Patent number: D1013059
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Chenjie Zeng