Patents by Inventor Kofi W. Adu

Kofi W. Adu 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).

  • Carbon-based nanotube/metal composite and methods of making the same
    Patent number: 10364486
    Abstract: A nanocomposite comprising metal and carbon-based nanotube (CNT), wherein the carbon-based nanotube comprises a doping element selected from the group consisting of boron (B), iron (Fe), zinc (Zn), nickel (Ni), cadmium (Cd), tin (Sn), antimony (Sb), Nitrogen (N) and the combination thereof, and methods of making the nanocomposite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: The Penn State Research Foundation
    Inventor: Kofi W. Adu
  • CARBON-BASED NANOSTRUCTURE MEMBRANES
    Publication number: 20170263946
    Abstract: The disclosure features methods for preparing a carbon nanostructure-based membranes, the methods including initiating self-assembly of a plurality of carbon nanostructures by suspending the nanostructures in a liquid where the liquid has a density that exceeds a density of the nanostructures, forming a membrane on a surface by removing the liquid, thereby depositing the nanostructures on the surface, and heating the membrane in a vessel that includes hydrogen gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventor: Kofi W. Adu
  • CARBON-BASED NANOTUBE/METAL COMPOSITE AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20170022587
    Abstract: A nanocomposite comprising metal and carbon-based nanotube (CNT), wherein the carbon-based nanotube comprises a doping element selected from the group consisting of boron (B), iron (Fe), zinc (Zn), nickel (Ni), cadmium (Cd), tin (Sn), antimony (Sb), Nitrogen (N) and the combination thereof, and methods of making the nanocomposite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2015
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventor: Kofi W. Adu