Patents by Inventor Elliot Byron Kennel

Elliot Byron Kennel 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).

  • Plasma catalysis of carbon nanofibers
    Patent number: 6156256
    Abstract: A process for forming carbon nanofibers by means of pyrolyzation with plasma in a reactor is disclosed. The process includes the steps of: providing, in a reactor, a first catalyst in the form of solid catalytic particles; applying a vacuum to the reactor to create a reduced pressure in the reactor; feeding a first mixture of gases including a carbon-based gas into the reactor; forming, from the carbon-based gas, a plasma containing carbon free-radical species; and forming, in the presence of the catalytic particles, carbon nanofibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2000
    Assignee: Applied Sciences, Inc.
    Inventor: Elliot Byron Kennel