Patents by Inventor Cristiano Contado

Cristiano Contado 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).

  • Metal complex-based electron-transfer mediators in dye-sensitized solar cells
    Patent number: 7019138
    Abstract: This present invention provides a metal-ligand complex and methods for using and preparing the same. In particular, the metal-ligand complex of the present invention is of the formula: La-M-Xb where L, M, X, a, and b are those define herein. The metal-ligand complexes of the present invention are useful in a variety of applications including as electron-transfer mediators in dye-sensitized solar cells and related photoelectrochromic devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2006
    Assignees: Colorado State University Research Foundation, The University of Ferrara
    Inventors: C. Michael Elliott, Shawn A. Sapp, Carlo Alberto Bignozzi, Cristiano Contado, Stefano Caramori
  • Metal complex-based electron-transfer mediators in dye-sensitized solar cells
    Publication number: 20040267018
    Abstract: This present invention provides a metal-ligand complex and methods for using and preparing the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2004
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Inventors: Michael C. Elliott, Shawn A. Sapp, Carlo Alberto Bignozzi, Cristiano Contado, Stefano Caramori