Patents by Inventor Mehran Tehrani

Mehran Tehrani 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 dispersing nanoparticles in different mediums and methods to achieve superior thermoelectric performances in carbon nanotube polymer systems
    Patent number: 10978629
    Abstract: Provided herein is a method for forming a composite. The method can include mixing a plurality of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and a plurality of magnetic nanoparticles in a non-polar medium. At least some of the plurality of CNTs form entangled CNTs. The method also includes attaching first ones of the plurality of magnetic nanoparticles to exposed surfaces of the entangled CNTs; disentangling the entangled CNTs to form a plurality of dispersed CNTs; and aligning the plurality of dispersed CNTs. The disentangling of the entangled CNTs to form a plurality of dispersed CNTs includes exposing the plurality of magnetic nanoparticles and the plurality of entangled CNTs to electromagnetic energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Inventor: Mehran Tehrani
  • METHOD OF DISPERSING NANOPARTICLES IN DIFFERENT MEDIUMS AND METHODS TO ACHIEVE SUPERIOR THERMOELECTRIC PERFORMANCES IN CARBON NANOTUBE POLYMER SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20180331270
    Abstract: Provided herein is a method for forming a composite. The method can include mixing a plurality of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and a plurality of magnetic nanoparticles in a non-polar medium. At least some of the plurality of CNTs form entangled CNTs. The method also includes attaching first ones of the plurality of magnetic nanoparticles to exposed surfaces of the entangled CNTs; disentangling the entangled CNTs to form a plurality of dispersed CNTs; and aligning the plurality of dispersed CNTs. The disentangling of the entangled CNTs to form a plurality of dispersed CNTs includes exposing the plurality of magnetic nanoparticles and the plurality of entangled CNTs to electromagnetic energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventor: Mehran Tehrani