Patents by Inventor Eric Christopher Booth

Eric Christopher Booth 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).

  • Fluorescent Carbon Nanotube Compositions Deposited on Surfaces
    Publication number: 20100209632
    Abstract: The present invention is directed toward fluorescent inks and markers comprising carbon nanotubes. The present invention is also directed toward methods of making such inks and markers and to methods of using such inks and markers, especially for security applications (e.g., anti-counterfeiting). Such inks and markers rely on the unique fluorescent properties of semiconducting carbon nanotubes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2010
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Applicant: WILLIAM RICE MARSH UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: R. Bruce Weisman, Sergei M. Bachilo, Eric Christopher Booth
  • Fluorescent security ink using carbon nanotubes
    Patent number: 7682523
    Abstract: The present invention is directed toward fluorescent inks and markers comprising carbon nanotubes. The present invention is also directed toward methods of making such inks and markers and to methods of using such inks and markers, especially for security applications (e.g., anti-counterfeiting). Such inks and markers rely on the unique fluorescent properties of semiconducting carbon nanotubes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: William Marsh Rice University
    Inventors: R. Bruce Weisman, Sergei M. Bachilo, Eric Christopher Booth