Patents by Inventor Kingsuk Mukhopakhyay

Kingsuk Mukhopakhyay 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 coiled carbon nanotubes by microwave chemical vapor deposition
    Publication number: 20040265212
    Abstract: The present invention provides a coiled carbon nanotube and a method for its manufacture. The coiled carbon nanotube comprises a specific non-hexagonal/hexagonal carbon ring ratio, a specific pitch, and a specific diameter. The invention employs a microwave chemical vapor disposition system with novel processing conditions and specialized catalysts to synthesize the coiled carbon nanotubes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2003
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Inventors: Vijay Varadan, Jining Xie, Kingsuk Mukhopakhyay, Jitendra Yadev