Patents by Inventor Constantine D. Armeniades

Constantine D. Armeniades 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).

  • POLYMER/CARBON-NANOTUBE INTERPENETRATING NETWORKS AND PROCESS FOR MAKING SAME
    Publication number: 20110201764
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to new methods for combining, processing, and modifying existing materials, resulting in novel products with enhanced mechanical, electrical and electronic properties. The present invention provides for polymer/carbon nanotube composites with increased strength and toughness; beneficial for lighter and/or stronger structural components for terrestrial and aerospace applications, electrically and thermally conductive polymer composites, and electrostatic dissipative materials. Such composites rely on a molecular interpenetration between entangled single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) and cross-linked polymers to a degree not possible with previous processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2011
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Applicant: William Marsh Rice University
    Inventors: Constantine D. Armeniades, Enrique V. Barrera, Jong Dae Kim
  • Polymer / carbon-nanotube interpenetrating networks and process for making same
    Patent number: 7938991
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to new methods for combining, processing, and modifying existing materials, resulting in novel products with enhanced mechanical, electrical and electronic properties. The present invention provides for polymer/carbon nanotube composites with increased strength and toughness; beneficial for lighter and/or stronger structural components for terrestrial and aerospace applications, electrically and thermally conductive polymer composites, and electrostatic dissipative materials. Such composites rely on a molecular interpenetration between entangled single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) and cross-linked polymers to a degree not possible with previous processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: William Marsh Rice University
    Inventors: Constantine D. Armeniades, Enrique V. Barrera, Jong Dae Kim