Patents by Inventor Pavel V. Avramov

Pavel V. Avramov 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).

  • High-yield method of endohedrally encapsulating species inside fluorinated fullerene nanocages
    Patent number: 7252812
    Abstract: This invention is directed to the fluorination (or derivatization with alternative chemical species) of fullerene carbon nanocages as an efficient way to (a) facilitate synthesis of endohedral complexes by a significant reduction or elimination of the barriers for the entry of guest-ions, -atoms or molecules, and (b) to preserve the chemical stability of final product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Inventors: Boris I. Yakobson, Pavel V. Avramov, Mary Lou Margrave, legal representative, Edward T. Mickelson, Robert H. Hauge, Peter J. Boul, Chad B. Huffman, Richard E. Smalley, John L. Margrave, deceased
  • High-yield method of endohedrally encapsulating species inside fluorinated fullerene nanocages
    Publication number: 20040258603
    Abstract: This invention is directed to the fluorination (or derivatization with alternative chemical species) of fullerene carbon nanocages as an efficient way to (a) facilitate synthesis of endohedral complexes by a significant reduction or elimination of the barriers for the entry of guest-ions, -atoms or molecules, and (b) to preserve the chemical stability of final product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2003
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Applicant: William Marsh Rice University
    Inventors: Boris I. Yakobson, Pavel V. Avramov, John L. Margrave, Edward T. Mickelson, Robert H. Hauge, Peter J. Boul, Chad B. Huffman, Richard E. Smalley