Patents by Inventor Fung-Ming Kong

Fung-Ming Kong 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).

  • Organic aerogel microspheres
    Patent number: 5908896
    Abstract: Organic aerogel microspheres which can be used in capacitors, batteries, thermal insulation, adsorption/filtration media, and chromatographic packings, having diameters ranging from about 1 micron to about 3 mm. The microspheres can be pyrolyzed to form carbon aerogel microspheres. This method involves stirring the aqueous organic phase in mineral oil at elevated temperature until the dispersed organic phase polymerizes and forms nonsticky gel spheres. The size of the microspheres depends on the collision rate of the liquid droplets and the reaction rate of the monomers from which the aqueous solution is formed. The collision rate is governed by the volume ratio of the aqueous solution to the mineral oil and the shear rate, while the reaction rate is governed by the chemical formulation and the curing temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 1, 1999
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Steven T. Mayer, Fung-Ming Kong, Richard W. Pekala, James L. Kaschmitter
  • Organic aerogel microspheres and fabrication method therefor
    Patent number: 5508341
    Abstract: Organic aerogel microspheres which can be used in capacitors, batteries, thermal insulation, adsorption/filtration media, and chromatographic packings, having diameters ranging from about 1 micron to about 3 mm. The microspheres can be pyrolyzed to form carbon aerogel microspheres. This method involves stirring the aqueous organic phase in mineral oil at elevated temperature until the dispersed organic phase polymerizes and forms nonsticky gel spheres. The size of the microspheres depends on the collision rate of the liquid droplets and the reaction rate of the monomers from which the aqueous solution is formed. The collision rate is governed by the volume ratio of the aqueous solution to the mineral oil and the shear rate, while the reaction rate is governed by the chemical formulation and the curing temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 16, 1996
    Assignee: Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Steven T. Mayer, Fung-Ming Kong, Richard W. Pekala, James L. Kaschmitter
  • Low density carbonized composite foams
    Patent number: 5232772
    Abstract: A carbonized composite foam having a density less than about 50 mg/cm.sup.3 and individual cell sizes no greater than about 1 .mu.m in diameter is described, and the process of making it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 3, 1993
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy
    Inventor: Fung-Ming Kong
  • Low density carbonized composite foams
    Patent number: 5047225
    Abstract: A carbonized composite foam having a density less than about 50 mg/cm.sup.3 and individual cell sizes no greater than about 1 .mu.m in diameter is described, and the process of making it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 10, 1991
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy
    Inventor: Fung-Ming Kong
  • Low density carbonized composite foams
    Patent number: 4992254
    Abstract: A carbonized composite foam having a density less than about 50 mg/cm.sup.3 and individual cell sizes no greater than about 1 .mu.m in diameter is described, and the process of making it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1989
    Date of Patent: February 12, 1991
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy
    Inventor: Fung-Ming Kong