Patents by Inventor M. Kamal Akhtar

M. Kamal Akhtar 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: 8663380
    Abstract: A flame spray pyrolysis process for the preparation of ultrafine titania particles coated with a smooth, homogeneous coating of one or more metal oxides is provided. The metal oxide coating is achieved by contacting the titania particles with a metal oxide precursor downstream of the titania formation zone, after the titania particles have formed. The process provides titania particles with a high rutile content and a smooth and homogeneous coating of a metal oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Cristal USA Inc.
    Inventors: M. Kamal Akhtar, Sotiris Emmanuel Pratsinis, Martin Christian Heine, Alexandra Teleki Harsanyi, Reto Strobel
  • Publication number: 20110151116
    Abstract: A process for the preparation of pigment-grade titanium dioxide is provided that produces substantially anatase-free titanium dioxide with a uniform coating of a metal oxide without producing separate particles of the metal oxide that are not incorporated into the coating. The process comprises mixing a titanium dioxide precursor with a silicon compound to form an admixture and introducing the admixture and oxygen into a reaction zone to produce substantially anatase-free titanium dioxide. The titanium dioxide produced is contacted with a metal oxide precursor homogeneously mixed with a solvent component downstream of the reaction zone to form a uniform coating of the metal oxide on the titanium dioxide particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2011
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Inventors: M. Kamal Akhtar, Sibashis Banerjee
  • Publication number: 20090148605
    Abstract: A process for the preparation of pigment-grade titanium dioxide is provided that produces substantially anatase-free titanium dioxide with a uniform coating of a metal oxide without producing separate particles of the metal oxide that are not incorporated into the coating. The process comprises mixing a titanium dioxide precursor with a silicon compound to form an admixture and introducing the admixture and oxygen into a reaction zone to produce substantially anatase-free titanium dioxide. The titanium dioxide produced is contacted with a metal oxide precursor homogeneously mixed with a solvent component downstream of the reaction zone to form a uniform coating of the metal oxide on the titanium dioxide particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2007
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Inventors: M. KAMAL AKHTAR, Sibashis Banerjee
  • Publication number: 20090126604
    Abstract: A flame spray pyrolysis process for the preparation of ultrafine titania particles coated with a smooth, homogeneous coating of one or more metal oxides is provided. The metal oxide coating is achieved by contacting the titania particles with a metal oxide precursor downstream of the titania formation zone, after the titania particles have formed. The process provides titania particles with a high rutile content and a smooth and homogeneous coating of a metal oxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2007
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventors: M. Kamal Akhtar, Sotiris Emmanuel Pratsinis, Martin Christian Heine, Alexandra Teleki Harsanyi, Reto Strobel
  • Patent number: 7138010
    Abstract: The invention is a pigment comprising titanium dioxide and an amino phosphoryl compound. The pigment of the invention imparts improved physical qualities, such as improved lacing resistance and dispersion, when incorporated into polymers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2006
    Assignee: Millennium Inorganic Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Modasser El-Shoubary, M. Kamal Akhtar
  • Patent number: 6562314
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods of producing substantially anatase-free titanium dioxide by mixing titanium tetrachloride with a silicon compound to form an admixture, and introducing the admixture and oxygen into a reaction zone to produce the substantially anatase-free titanium dioxide. The reaction zone has a pressure of greater than 55 psig.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: Millennium Inorganic Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: M. Kamal Akhtar, Eric J. Eller, Nancy L. Fitzgerald, Matthew E. Jamison, John R. Snider
  • Publication number: 20020114761
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods of producing substantially anatase-free titanium dioxide by mixing titanium tetrachloride with a silicon compound to form an admixture, and introducing the admixture and oxygen into a reaction zone to produce the substantially anatase-free titanium dioxide. The reaction zone has a pressure of greater than 55 psig.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2001
    Publication date: August 22, 2002
    Inventors: M. Kamal Akhtar, Eric J. Eller, Nancy L. Fitzgerald, Matthew E. Jamison, John R. Snider
  • Patent number: 6000241
    Abstract: A precursor solution composition is provided for making highly pure, fine barium-containing silicate glass powders and specifically barium aluminoborosilicate (BABS) glass powders. An atomized precursor solution containing colloidal silica, a water soluble source of barium, boric acid, and aluminum nitrate is used to make the powders. After mixing, the liquid precursor solution is formed into fine droplets, classified for size, and pyrolyzed into fine powders. The resulting spherical particles of the BABS glass is in the 0.1 to 10 micrometer size range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1999
    Assignee: Particle Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Madhav B. Ranade, Rohitha K. Wijayatilleke, M. Kamal Akhtar, Geoffrey J. Varga
  • Patent number: 5525320
    Abstract: Processes for the direct manufacture of nitride powders suitable for low temperature sintering are provided. An elemental vapor is contacted with a nitriding gas at temperatures between 1400 and 1973 K and atmospheric pressure to produce nitride powder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 11, 1996
    Assignee: University of Cincinnati
    Inventors: Sotiris E. Pratsinis, M. Kamal Akhtar, Guizhi Wang, Siddhartha Panda