Patents by Inventor Jared L. Hudson

Jared L. Hudson 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).

  • Patent number: 8784866
    Abstract: Compositions comprising a plurality of functionalized carbon nanotubes and at least one type of payload molecule are provided herein. The compositions are soluble in water and PBS in some embodiments. In certain embodiments, the payload molecules are insoluble in water. Methods are described for making the compositions and administering the compositions. An extended release formulation for paclitaxel utilizing functionalized carbon nanotubes is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignees: William Marsh Rice University, Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: James M. Tour, Rebecca Lucente-Schultz, Ashley Leonard, Dmitry V. Kosynkin, Brandi Katherine Price, Jared L. Hudson, Jodie L. Conyers, Jr., Valerie C. Moore, S. Ward Casscells, Jeffrey N. Myers, Zvonimir L. Milas, Kathy A. Mason, Luka Milas
  • Patent number: 8106430
    Abstract: The invented ink-jet printing method for the construction of thin film transistors using all SWNTs on flexible plastic films is a new process. This method is more practical than all of existing printing methods in the construction TFT and RFID tags because SWNTs have superior properties of both electrical and mechanical over organic conducting oligomers and polymers which are often used for TFT. Furthermore, this method can be applied on thin films such as paper and plastic films while silicon based techniques cannot be used on such flexible films. These are superior to the traditional conducting polymers used in printable devices since they need no dopant and they are more stable. They could be used in conjunction with conducting polymers, or as stand-alone inks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: William Marsh Rice University
    Inventors: Gyou-Jin Cho, Min Hun Jung, Jared L. Hudson, James M. Tour
  • Publication number: 20110079770
    Abstract: The invented ink-jet printing method for the construction of thin film transistors using all SWNTs on flexible plastic films is a new process. This method is more practical than all of exiting printing methods in the construction TFT and RFID tags because SWNTs have superior properties of both electrical and mechanical over organic conducting oligomers and polymers which often used for TFT. Furthermore, this method can be applied on thin films such as paper and plastic films while silicon based techniques can not used on such flexible films. These are superior to the traditional conducting polymers used in printable devices since they need no dopant and they are more stable. They could be used in conjunction with conducting polymers, or as stand-alone inks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2010
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Applicant: William Marsh Rice University
    Inventors: Gyou-Jin Cho, Min Hun Jung, Jared L. Hudson, James M. Tour
  • Patent number: 7879940
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to aryl halide (such as aryl bromide) functionalized carbon nanotubes that can be utilized in anionic polymerization processes to form polymer-carbon nanotube materials with improved dispersion ability in polymer matrices. In this process the aryl halide is reacted with an alkyllithium species or is reacted with a metal to replace the aryl-bromine bond with an aryl-lithium or aryl-metal bond, respectively. It has further been discovered that other functionalized carbon nanotubes, after deprotonation with a deprotonation agent, can similarly be utilized in anionic polymerization processes to form polymer-carbon nanotube materials. Additionally or alternatively, a ring opening polymerization process can be performed. The resultant materials can be used by themselves due to their enhanced strength and reinforcement ability when compared to their unbound polymer analogs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: William Marsh Rice University
    Inventors: James M. Tour, Jared L. Hudson, Ramanan Krishnamoorti, Koray Yurekli, Cynthia A. Mitchell
  • Patent number: 7821079
    Abstract: The invented ink-jet printing method for the construction of thin film transistors using all SWNTs on flexible plastic films is a new process. This method is more practical than all of existing printing methods in the construction TFT and RFID tags because SWNTs have superior properties of both electrical and mechanical over organic conducting oligomers and polymers which often used for TFT. Furthermore, this method can be applied on thin films such as paper and plastic films while silicon based techniques can not used on such flexible films. These are superior to the traditional conducting polymers used in printable devices since they need no dopant and they are more stable. They could be used in conjunction with conducting polymers, or as stand-alone inks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: William Marsh Rice University
    Inventors: Gyou-Jin Cho, Min Hun Jung, Jared L. Hudson, James M. Tour
  • Publication number: 20090173935
    Abstract: The invented ink-jet printing method for the construction of thin film transistors using all SWNTs on flexible plastic films is a new process. This method is more practical than all of exiting printing methods in the construction TFT and RFID tags because SWNTs have superior properties of both electrical and mechanical over organic conducting oligomers and polymers which often used for TFT. Furthermore, this method can be applied on thin films such as paper and plastic films while silicon based techniques can not used on such flexible films. These are superior to the traditional conducting polymers used in printable devices since they need no dopant and they are more stable. They could be used in conjunction with conducting polymers, or as stand-alone inks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2006
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Applicant: William Marsh Rice University
    Inventors: Gyou-Jin Cho, Min Hun Jung, Jared L. Hudson, James M. Tour
  • Publication number: 20090170768
    Abstract: Compositions comprising a plurality of functionalized carbon nanotubes and at least one type of payload molecule are provided herein. The compositions are soluble in water and PBS in some embodiments. In certain embodiments, the payload molecules are insoluble in water. Methods are described for making the compositions and administering the compositions. An extended release formulation for paclitaxel utilizing functionalized carbon nanotubes is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: William Marsh Rice University
    Inventors: James M. Tour, Valerie C. Moore, S. Ward Casscella, Jeffrey N. Myers, Zvonimir L. Milas, Kathy A. Mason, Luka Milas, Brandl Katherine Price, Jared L. Hudson, Jodie L. Conyers, JR., Rebecca L. Lucente-Schultz, Ashley Leonard, Dmitry V. Kosynkin