Patents by Inventor Minxiang Zeng

Minxiang Zeng 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).

  • Nanosurfactant formulations and use therefor
    Patent number: 11939481
    Abstract: Provided are an ink composition, comprising greater than 0.2% by weight a graphene quantum dot nanosurfactant, a printable material, and a solvent, wherein the printable material is dispersed in the solvent by the graphene quantum dot nanosurfactant, and a method of preparing an ink composition. Advantageously, the present ink composition may be printed onto 2D and 3D substrates to form printed films with improved mechanical stability and photoconductance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: University of Notre Dame du Lac
    Inventors: Yanliang Zhang, Minxiang Zeng
  • Biocompatible Oil Herders and Methods of Use
    Publication number: 20220195275
    Abstract: Provided herein are oil herding agents, for example, a biocompatible non-ionic functionalized polysaccharide konjac glucomannan radiation-induced degraded konjac glucomannan. Also provided is a method for containing the spread of an oil spill on a water surface at a low water temperature utilizing the oil herding agent. In addition there is provided a method for preparing an oil herder, a radiation-induced degraded konjac glucomannan prepared by the method and a method for increasing a slick thickness ratio of an oil slick on a water surface utilizing the prepared oil herder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: Texas A&M University
    Inventors: Zhengdong Cheng, Roshan Sebastian, Lecheng Zhang, Dali Huang, Minxiang Zeng, Abhijeet Shinde, Qingsheng Wang
  • NANOSURFACTANT FORMULATIONS AND USE THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20210403739
    Abstract: Provided are an ink composition, comprising greater than 0.2% by weight a graphene quantum dot nanosurfactant, a printable material, and a solvent, wherein the printable material is dispersed in the solvent by the graphene quantum dot nanosurfactant, and a method of preparing an ink composition. Advantageously, the present ink composition may be printed onto 2D and 3D substrates to form printed films with improved mechanical stability and photoconductance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Yanliang Zhang, Minxiang Zeng