Patents by Inventor Michael A. CUIFFO

Michael A. CUIFFO 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 palladium nanoparticles
    Patent number: 9932685
    Abstract: A method of synthesizing metal nanoparticles is provided. The method includes submerging an electrically conductive substrate in a polysaccharide solution containing a predetermined concentration of a metal salt; applying an electric potential between the electrically conductive substrate and the polysaccharide solution for a predetermined period of time to form a polysaccharide layer containing metal nanoparticles on the electrically conductive substrate; re-dissolving the polysaccharide layer in a solvent to form a solution including the polysaccharide and the metal nanoparticles; and separating the metal nanoparticles from the polysaccharide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: The Research Foundation for the State University of New York
    Inventors: Gary P. Halada, Prashant Kumar Jha, Michael A. Cuiffo
  • SYNTHESIS OF PALLADIUM NANOPARTICLES
    Publication number: 20150001088
    Abstract: A method of synthesizing metal nanoparticles is provided. The method includes submerging an electrically conductive substrate in a polysaccharide solution containing a predetermined concentration of a metal salt; applying an electric potential between the electrically conductive substrate and the polysaccharide solution for a predetermined period of time to form a polysaccharide layer containing metal nanoparticles on the electrically conductive substrate; re-dissolving the polysaccharide layer in a solvent to form a solution including the polysaccharide and the metal nanoparticles; and separating the metal nanoparticles from the polysaccharide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2013
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Gary P. Halada, Prashant Kumar Jha, Michael A. Cuiffo
  • ELECTROCHEMICAL DEPOSITION OF NOBLE METAL AND CHITOSAN COATING
    Publication number: 20130011492
    Abstract: A method of electrochemical deposition includes submerging a stainless steel surface of an object in a chitosan solution and applying a first electric potential between the submerged stainless steel surface and the chitosan solution for a predetermined time to form a chitosan surface coating. After rinsing and dehydrating, the chitosan coated surface is submerged in a solution having a predetermined concentration of a noble metal nitrate and a second electric potential is applied between the chitosan coated surface and the solution of the noble metal nitrate to deposit noble metal particles on the chitosan surface coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: The Research Foundation of State University of New York
    Inventors: Gary HALADA, Michael A. CUIFFO, Prashant JHA