Patents by Inventor Herbert J. Ruf

Herbert J. Ruf 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).

  • Dispersion and separation of nanostructured carbon in organic solvents
    Patent number: 7879306
    Abstract: The present invention relates to dispersions of nanostructured carbon in organic solvents containing alkyl amide compounds and/or diamide compounds. The invention also relates to methods of dispersing nanostructured carbon in organic solvents and methods of mobilizing nanostructured carbon. Also disclosed are methods of determining the purity of nanostructured carbon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Rochester Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Brian J. Landi, Ryne P. Raffaelle, Herbert J. Ruf, Christopher M. Evans
  • Dispersion and separation of nanostructured carbon in organic solvents
    Patent number: 7875257
    Abstract: The present invention relates to dispersions of nanostructured carbon in organic solvents containing alkyl amide compounds and/or diamide compounds. The invention also relates to methods of dispersing nanostructured carbon in organic solvents and methods of mobilizing nanostructured carbon. Also disclosed are methods of determining the purity of nanostructured carbon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Assignee: Rochester Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Brian J. Landi, Ryne P. Raffaelle, Herbert J. Ruf, Christopher M. Evans
  • DISPERSION AND SEPARATION OF NANOSTRUCTURED CARBON IN ORGANIC SOLVENTS
    Publication number: 20090320571
    Abstract: The present invention relates to dispersions of nanostructured carbon in organic solvents containing alkyl amide compounds and/or diamide compounds. The invention also relates to methods of dispersing nanostructured carbon in organic solvents and methods of mobilizing nanostructured carbon. Also disclosed are methods of determining the purity of nanostructured carbon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2009
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicant: ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Brian J. LANDI, Ryne P. RAFFAELLE, Herbert J. RUF, Christopher M. EVANS