Patents by Inventor P. M. Ajayan

P. M. Ajayan 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).

  • COMPOSITION FOR ENERGY GENERATOR, STORAGE, AND STRAIN SENSOR AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20100294976
    Abstract: Compositions and devices for harvesting electrical energy from mechanical and thermal energy, storing such produced energy, and sensing strain based on low cost materials and processes. In embodiments, the compositions are flexible and include a flexible polymer embedded and coated with a nanostructured piezoelectric material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2010
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicant: WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: P. M. Ajayan, Ashavani Kumar, Andres Rafael Botello-Mendez, Hemtej Gullapalli, Mauricio Terrones Maldonado
  • SYNTHESIS OF METAL AND METAL OXIDE NANOPARTICLE-EMBEDDED SILOXANE COMPOSITES
    Publication number: 20100120942
    Abstract: Metal/metal oxide nanoparticle-embedded polymer films were synthesized in situ wherein the polymerizing agent was utilized for both reduction and polymerization (such as curing). This in situ method avoids the use of any external reducing agent/stabilizing agent and leads to a uniform distribution of nanoparticles in the polymer matrix. In some embodiments, additional heating can be utilized to form the nanoparticles embedded in the polymer film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2009
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Applicant: William Marsch Rice University
    Inventors: P. M. Ajayan, Ashavani Kumar, Anubha Goyal
  • METAL AND METAL OXIDE NANOPARTICLE-EMBEDDED COMPOSITES
    Publication number: 20100035047
    Abstract: Metal/metal oxide nanoparticle-embedded polymer films were synthesized in situ wherein the polymerizing agent was utilized for both reduction and polymerization (such as curing). This in situ method avoids the use of any external reducing agent/stabilizing agent and leads to a uniform distribution of nanoparticles in the polymer matrix. In some embodiments, additional heating can be utilized to form the nanoparticles embedded in the polymer film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2009
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Applicant: William Marsh Rice University
    Inventors: P. M. Ajayan, Ashavani Kumar, Anubha Goyal