Patents by Inventor Minhao Wong

Minhao Wong 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).

  • Surface-modified, exfoliated nanoplatelets as mesomorphic structures in solutions and polymeric matrices
    Patent number: 9321919
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a nanocomposite having a continuous organic phase and oligomer-modified nanoplatelet mesomorphic structures, wherein the oligomer has a molecular weight of at least 100 g/mol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignees: THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM, KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hung-Jue Sue, Minhao Wong, Peng Li, Riichi Nishimura
  • Surface-Modified, Exfoliated Nanoplatelets as Mesomorphic Structures in Solutions and Polymeric Matrices
    Publication number: 20140193590
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a nanocomposite having a continuous organic phase and oligomer-modified nanoplatelet mesomorphic structures, wherein the oligomer has a molecular weight of at least 100 g/mol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2013
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicants: Kaneka Corporation, The Texas A&M University System
    Inventors: Hung-Jue Sue, Minhao Wong, Peng Li, Riichi Nishimura
  • DISPERSION OF CARBON NANOTUBES AND NANOPLATELETS IN POLYOLEFINS
    Publication number: 20110220851
    Abstract: A method of dispersing nanotubes and/or nanoplatelets in a polyolefin is provided, involving A) preparing a solution comprising nanotubes or nanoplatelets or both; B) stirring the resulting solution from step (A); C) dissolving at least one polymeric material in the stirred solution from step (B) and isolating precipitates from the solution; and D) melt-blending the precipitates with at least one polyolefin, along with the nanocomposites prepared thereby, and articles formed from the nanocomposites.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2010
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicants: JAPAN POLYPROPYLENE CORPORATION, TEXAS ENGINEERING EXPERIMENTAL STATION
    Inventors: Hung-Jue SUE, Minhao WONG, Chien-Chia CHU, Yukihito ZANKA, Yuuji RYOUSHO
  • TRANSPARENT POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES CONTAINING NANOPARTICLES AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME
    Publication number: 20090233090
    Abstract: The present invention relates to transparent nanocomposites comprising of metal oxide nanoparticles dispersed in polymer matrix. The nanoparticles have capping agents attached onto the nanoparticle surfaces and a precursor solution of capped nanoparticles and polymer is prepared and dried to obtain the nanocomposites. The nanocomposites exhibit UV absorption, low haze, and improved thermal stability. The present invention also relates to the methods associated with the preparation of capped nanoparticles, precursor solution and nanocomposites.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2006
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Inventors: Minhao Wong, Katsumi Yamaguchi, Ryotaro Tsuji