Patents by Inventor Patrick M. Shem

Patrick M. Shem 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).

  • Method of Synthesizing Metal Nanoparticles Using 9-Borabicyclo [3.3.1] Nonane (9-BBN) as a Reducing Agent
    Publication number: 20100227189
    Abstract: A method of synthesizing ligand-capped metal nanoparticles is disclosed and described. A method of synthesizing ligand-capped metal nanoparticles can comprise reacting a metal salt with 9-borabicyclo [3.3.1] nonane as a reducing agent in the presence of a capping ligand to form the ligand-capped metal nanoparticles. The method can be a single step approach which also significantly broadens choices for capping agents which can be readily incorporated during formation of the metal nanoparticles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2010
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Inventors: Jennifer S. Shumaker-Parry, Rajesh Sardar, Patrick M. Shem