Patents by Inventor Geran Zhang

Geran Zhang 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).

  • Microporous carbon nanofibers
    Patent number: 11508968
    Abstract: A composition can include a carbon nanofiber, wherein a precursor for the carbon nanofiber includes an alcohol and an aldehyde crosslinked by a primary amine. In certain embodiments, the carbon nanofiber can be biotemplated. Biotemplating enables precise control of morphology at the nanometer scale, while molecular templating allows control of carbon nanotexture and structure at the sub-nanometer scale.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Angela Belcher, Jifa Qi, Geran Zhang
  • MICROPOROUS CARBON NANOFIBERS
    Publication number: 20190260032
    Abstract: A composition can include a carbon nanofiber, wherein a precursor for the carbon nanofiber includes an alcohol and an aldehyde crosslinked by a primary amine. In certain embodiments, the carbon nanofiber can be biotemplated. Biotemplating enables precise control of morphology at the nanometer scale, while molecular templating allows control of carbon nanotexture and structure at the sub-nanometer scale.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Angela Belcher, Jifa Qi, Geran Zhang