Patents by Inventor Muhammad Ashraf GONDAL
Muhammad Ashraf GONDAL 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).
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Patent number: 11415582Abstract: Method for detecting colon or colorectal cancer by measuring heavy metal concentrations in colon or colorectal tissue using laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS).Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2019Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignees: King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal UniversityInventors: Muhammad Ashraf Gondal, Munirah A. Almessiere, Bilal A. Gondal
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Patent number: 11049666Abstract: A fabrication method for a flexible bifacial dye-sensitized solar cell is described. The method involves forming a flexible counter electrode of crystalline Pt nanoparticles on a first conductive layer by irradiating a precursor solution with a UV lamp. A flexible photoanode is formed by applying metal oxide particles to a second conductive layer, and then the solar cell is constructed by sandwiching an electrolyte between the counter electrode and photoanode.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2018Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignees: KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS, Abdulrahman Bin Faisal UniversityInventors: Idris Kayode Popoola, Muhammad Ashraf Gondal, Jwaher M. Alghamdi, Talal F. Qahtan
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Publication number: 20210123915Abstract: Method for detecting colon or colorectal cancer by measuring heavy metal concentrations in colon or colorectal tissue using laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2019Publication date: April 29, 2021Applicants: King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal UniversityInventors: Muhammad Ashraf GONDAL, Munirah A. ALMESSIERE, Bilal A. GONDAL
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Publication number: 20190311859Abstract: A fabrication method for a flexible bifacial dye-sensitized solar cell is described. The method involves forming a flexible counter electrode of crystalline Pt nanoparticles on a first conductive layer by irradiating a precursor solution with a UV lamp. A flexible photoanode is formed by applying metal oxide particles to a second conductive layer, and then the solar cell is constructed by sandwiching an electrolyte between the counter electrode and photoanode.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2018Publication date: October 10, 2019Applicants: KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal UniversityInventors: Idris Kayode POPOOLA, Muhammad Ashraf Gondal, Jwaher M. Alghamdi, Talal F. Qahtan
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Patent number: 10421672Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of disinfecting a fluid comprising at least one live microbial organism. The method includes contacting the fluid comprising the at least one microbial organism with an effective amount of a photo-catalyst while exposing the fluid and the photo-catalyst to light from at least one light source with a wavelength of about 300-550 nm to reduce the number of the at least one live microbial organism to a predetermined level. The photo-catalyst comprises tungsten trioxide nanoparticles doped with palladium nanoparticles, and the palladium nanoparticles are present in an amount of about 0.1-5% of the total weight of the tungsten trioxide nanoparticles and the palladium nanoparticles.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2018Date of Patent: September 24, 2019Assignee: King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsInventors: Muhammad Ashraf Gondal, Mohamed A. Dastageer, Amjad B. Khalil, Rashid Gulam Siddique, Umair Baig
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Patent number: 10160665Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of disinfecting a fluid comprising at least one live microbial organism. The method includes contacting the fluid comprising the at least one microbial organism with an effective amount of a photo-catalyst while exposing the fluid and the photo-catalyst to light from at least one light source with a wavelength of about 300-550 nm to reduce the number of the at least one live microbial organism to a predetermined level. The photo-catalyst comprises tungsten trioxide nanoparticles doped with palladium nanoparticles, and the palladium nanoparticles are present in an amount of about 0.1-5% of the total weight of the tungsten trioxide nanoparticles and the palladium nanoparticles.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2018Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsInventors: Muhammad Ashraf Gondal, Mohamed A. Dastageer, Amjad B. Khalil, Rashid Gulam Siddique, Umair Baig
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Patent number: 10131602Abstract: A method of forming methanol by irradiating a mixture comprising water, carbon dioxide, and a photocatalyst with UV light to photo-catalytically reduce the carbon dioxide thereby forming methanol, wherein the photocatalyst comprises non-templated indium-oxide nanoparticles and/or templated indium-oxide nanoparticles. Various combinations of the embodiments of the templated indium-oxide nanoparticles and the non-templated indium-oxide nanoparticles photocatalyst as well as the method of forming methanol are provided.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2018Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsInventors: Muhammad Ashraf Gondal, Mohamed A. Dastageer, Umair Baig
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Patent number: 10131601Abstract: A method of forming methanol by irradiating a mixture comprising water, carbon dioxide, and a photocatalyst with UV light to photo-catalytically reduce the carbon dioxide thereby forming methanol, wherein the photocatalyst comprises non-templated indium-oxide nanoparticles and/or templated indium-oxide nanoparticles. Various combinations of the embodiments of the templated indium-oxide nanoparticles and the non-templated indium-oxide nanoparticles photocatalyst as well as the method of forming methanol are provided.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2018Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsInventors: Muhammad Ashraf Gondal, Mohamed A. Dastageer, Umair Baig
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Patent number: 10125031Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of disinfecting a fluid comprising at least one live microbial organism. The method includes contacting the fluid comprising the at least one microbial organism with an effective amount of a photo-catalyst while exposing the fluid and the photo-catalyst to light from at least one light source with a wavelength of about 300-550 nm to reduce the number of the at least one live microbial organism to a predetermined level. The photo-catalyst comprises tungsten trioxide nanoparticles doped with palladium nanoparticles, and the palladium nanoparticles are present in an amount of about 0.1-5% of the total weight of the tungsten trioxide nanoparticles and the palladium nanoparticles.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2016Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsInventors: Muhammad Ashraf Gondal, Mohamed A. Dastageer, Amjad B. Khalil, Rashid Gulam Siddique, Umair Baig
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Patent number: 10047027Abstract: A method of forming methanol by irradiating a mixture comprising water, carbon dioxide, and a photocatalyst with UV light to photo-catalytically reduce the carbon dioxide thereby forming methanol, wherein the photocatalyst comprises non-templated indium-oxide nanoparticles and/or templated indium-oxide nanoparticles. Various combinations of the embodiments of the templated indium-oxide nanoparticles and the non-templated indium-oxide nanoparticles photocatalyst as well as the method of forming methanol are provided.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2017Date of Patent: August 14, 2018Assignee: King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsInventors: Muhammad Ashraf Gondal, Mohamed A. Dastageer, Umair Baig
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Patent number: 9873816Abstract: A recycled crumb rubber coating with a hydrophobic surface and a method for making the same. The coating with a hydrophobic surface includes a recycled crumb rubber coating layer comprising about 24-50 wt % of a crumb rubber, and about 25-75 wt % of an epoxy comprising a liquid epoxy resin and an epoxy hardener, and a first silane film comprising at least one silane and disposed on a surface of the recycled crumb rubber coating layer to form the hydrophobic surface. The method includes (a) mixing a crumb rubber with a liquid epoxy resin to form a first mixture, (b) mixing the first mixture with an epoxy hardener to form a recycled crumb rubber coating layer, and (c) depositing a first silane film comprising at least one silane on a surface of the recycled crumb rubber coating layer to form the hydrophobic surface of the recycled crumb rubber coating.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2017Date of Patent: January 23, 2018Assignee: King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsInventors: Nasser Al-Aqeeli, Muhammad Ashraf Gondal, Hamoud Al-Hajri, Atef Al-Zahrani
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Publication number: 20170218221Abstract: A recycled crumb rubber coating with a hydrophobic surface and a method for making the same. The coating with a hydrophobic surface includes a recycled crumb rubber coating layer comprising about 24-50 wt % of a crumb rubber, and about 25-75 wt % of an epoxy comprising a liquid epoxy resin and an epoxy hardener, and a first silane film comprising at least one silane and disposed on a surface of the recycled crumb rubber coating layer to form the hydrophobic surface. The method includes (a) mixing a crumb rubber with a liquid epoxy resin to form a first mixture, (b) mixing the first mixture with an epoxy hardener to form a recycled crumb rubber coating layer, and (c) depositing a first silane film comprising at least one silane on a surface of the recycled crumb rubber coating layer to form the hydrophobic surface of the recycled crumb rubber coating.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2017Publication date: August 3, 2017Applicant: KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALSInventors: Nasser AL-AQEELI, Muhammad Ashraf GONDAL, Hamoud AL-HAJRI, Atef AL-ZAHRANI
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Patent number: 9670375Abstract: A recycled crumb rubber coating with a hydrophobic surface and a method for making the same. The coating with a hydrophobic surface includes a recycled crumb rubber coating layer comprising about 24-50 wt % of a crumb rubber, and about 25-75 wt % of an epoxy comprising a liquid epoxy resin and an epoxy hardener, and a first silane film comprising at least one silane and disposed on a surface of the recycled crumb rubber coating layer to form the hydrophobic surface. The method includes (a) mixing a crumb rubber with a liquid epoxy resin to form a first mixture, (b) mixing the first mixture with an epoxy hardener to form a recycled crumb rubber coating layer, and (c) depositing a first silane film comprising at least one silane on a surface of the recycled crumb rubber coating layer to form the hydrophobic surface of the recycled crumb rubber coating.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2015Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsInventors: Nasser Al-Aqeeli, Muhammad Ashraf Gondal, Hamoud Al-Hajri, Atef Al-Zahrani
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Publication number: 20160355409Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of disinfecting a fluid comprising at least one live microbial organism. The method includes contacting the fluid comprising the at least one microbial organism with an effective amount of a photo-catalyst while exposing the fluid and the photo-catalyst to light from at least one light source with a wavelength of about 300-550 nm to reduce the number of the at least one live microbial organism to a predetermined level. The photo-catalyst comprises tungsten trioxide nanoparticles doped with palladium nanoparticles, and the palladium nanoparticles are present in an amount of about 0.1-5% of the total weight of the tungsten trioxide nanoparticles and the palladium nanoparticles.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2016Publication date: December 8, 2016Applicant: KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALSInventors: Muhammad Ashraf GONDAL, Mohamed A. Dastageer, Amjad B. Khalil, Rashid Gulam Siddique, Umair Baig
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Patent number: 9399576Abstract: A method for degrading Rhodamine B including: mixing BiOBr and Rhodamine B; and irradiating the mixture with a radiation having a wavelength of from 440 nm to 554 nm. The Rhodamine B may be in an aqueous solution. The BiOBr may be added to the aqueous solution of Rhodamine B in an amount of from 0.2 to 0.5 mg/ml. The BiOBr may have a sheet-like structure with particles having a diameter of from 3 ?m to 5 ?m. The BiOBr may be in a pure crystal tetragonal phase.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2014Date of Patent: July 26, 2016Assignee: King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsInventors: Muhammad Ashraf Gondal, Kai Shen, Xiafeng Chang, Zain Hasan Abdallah Yamani
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Patent number: 9170218Abstract: A D-D portable neutron generator-based PGNAA setup is designed and tested for nitrogen concentration measurements in bulk samples. The PGNAA set up response was tested through 2.50 MeV and 2.52 MeV nitrogen prompt gamma ray yield measurements and indicates that the excellent performance of the portable neutron generator-based PGNAA setup can be used for detection of elements with low thermal neutron capture cross-section.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2013Date of Patent: October 27, 2015Assignee: King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsInventors: Akhtar Abbas Naqvi, Muhammad Ashraf Gondal
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Publication number: 20150196788Abstract: A method for degrading Rhodamine B including: mixing BiOBr and Rhodamine B; and irradiating the mixture with a radiation having a wavelength of from 440 nm to 554 nm. The Rhodamine B may be in an aqueous solution. The BiOBr may be added to the aqueous solution of Rhodamine B in an amount of from 0.2 to 0.5 mg/ml. The BiOBr may have a sheet-like structure with particles having a diameter of from 3 ?m to 5 ?m. The BiOBr may be in a pure crystal tetragonal phase.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2014Publication date: July 16, 2015Applicant: King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsInventors: Muhammad Ashraf GONDAL, Kai SHEN, Xiafeng CHANG, Zain Hasan Abdallah YAMANI