Patents by Inventor Naureen Shahid

Naureen Shahid 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).

  • Mechanical shear based synthesis of alumoxane nanoparticles
    Patent number: 7115764
    Abstract: A method for forming carboxylate-alumoxane nanoparticles comprises subjecting a mixture comprising boehmite and carboxylic acid to mechanical shear. The method can be carried out at a temperature above ambient and preferably a temperature greater than 80° C., and can be carried out in the absence of a liquid phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2006
    Assignee: Wm. Marsh Rice University
    Inventors: Andrew R. Barron, Naureen Shahid
  • Mechanical shear based synthesis of alumoxane nanoparticles
    Publication number: 20040110976
    Abstract: A method for forming carboxylate-alumoxane nanoparticles comprises subjecting a mixture comprising boehmite and carboxylic acid to mechanical shear. The method can be carried out at a temperature above ambient and preferably a temperature greater than 80° C., and can be carried out in the absence of a liquid phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2003
    Publication date: June 10, 2004
    Applicant: William Marsh Rice University
    Inventors: Andrew R. Barron, Naureen Shahid