Patents by Inventor Mark A. Hamon

Mark A. Hamon 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).

  • Method of solubilizing carbon nanotubes in organic solutions
    Patent number: 6531513
    Abstract: Carbon nanotubes are dissolved in organic solutions by attaching an aliphatic carbon chain (which may contain aromatic residues) so as to render the carbon nanotubes soluble.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2003
    Assignee: University of Kentucky Research Foundation
    Inventors: Robert C. Haddon, Mark A. Hamon
  • Method of solubilizing unshortened carbon nanotubes in organic solutions
    Patent number: 6368569
    Abstract: Naked carbon nanotubes are dissolved in organic solutions by terminating the nanotubes with carboxylic acid groups and attaching an aliphatic carbon chain so as to render the carbon nanotubes soluble.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2002
    Assignee: University of Kentucky Research Foundation
    Inventors: Robert C. Haddon, Jian Chen, Mark A. Hamon
  • Method of solubilizing carbon nanotubes in organic solutions
    Publication number: 20010016608
    Abstract: Carbon nanotubes are dissolved in organic solutions by attaching an aliphatic carbon chain (which may contain aromatic residues) so as to render the carbon nanotubes soluble.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2001
    Publication date: August 23, 2001
    Inventors: Robert C. Haddon, Mark A. Hamon