Patents by Inventor Christine Goeltner

Christine Goeltner 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).

  • Porous metal and method of preparation thereof
    Patent number: 6203925
    Abstract: A method of preparing a porous metal comprises reducing a mixture comprising (I) a source of metal; (II) a solvent such as water; and (III) a structure-directing agent such as octaethylene glycol monododecyl ether to form a liquid crystalline phase in the mixture. The reduction of the mixture having a liquid crystalline phase, for example using zinc metal as reducing agent, provides a porous film having a substantially regular structure and substantially uniform pore size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2001
    Assignee: University of Southampton
    Inventors: George Simon Attard, Christine Goeltner