Patents by Inventor J. Michael Moldowan

J. Michael Moldowan 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).

  • Synthesis of higher diamondoids
    Patent number: 8367166
    Abstract: In some embodiments, the present invention is directed to methods for synthesizing higher diamondoids, wherein said methods involve augmenting existing diamondoid molecules through the bonding of carbon atoms to such existing diamondoid species with intramolecular cross-linking so as to form larger diamondoids containing face-fused diamond-crystal (adamantane) cages with carbon frameworks superimposable on the cubic-diamond crystal lattice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignees: Chevron U.S.A. Inc., The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Jeremy E. Dahl, J. Michael Moldowan, Michael A. Kelly, Robert M. Carlson
  • Synthesis of Higher Diamondoids
    Publication number: 20100112214
    Abstract: In some embodiments, the present invention is directed to methods for synthesizing higher diamondoids, wherein said methods involve augmenting existing diamondoid molecules through the bonding of carbon atoms to such existing diamondoid species with intramolecular cross-linking so as to form larger diamondoids containing face-fused diamond-crystal (adamantane) cages with carbon frameworks superimposable on the cubic-diamond crystal lattice.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2009
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicants: Chevron U.S.A. Inc., The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Jeremy E. Dahl, J. Michael Moldowan, Michael A. Kelly, Robert M. Carlson