Patents by Inventor Jack Hoy-Gig Ng

Jack Hoy-Gig Ng 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).

  • Publication number: 20140305791
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of reducing metal ions (3, 204) present on a substrate (100) comprising contacting the metal ions with a material (2, 201, 202) capable of reducing the metal ions to metal atoms (6, 9) upon exposure to visible light, and exposing the material to visible light (1) whereby to generate metal atoms from the metal ions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2012
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Applicant: HERIOT-WATT UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jack Hoy-Gig Ng, David Watson, Marc Desmulliez, Duncan Paul Hand