Patents by Inventor Ravi S. Kane

Ravi S. Kane 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).

  • Carbon nanotube foam and method of making and using thereof
    Patent number: 7473411
    Abstract: A method of making a carbon nanotube structure includes providing an array of substantially aligned carbon nanotubes, wetting the array with a liquid, and evaporating the liquid to form the carbon nanotube structure having a pattern in the carbon nanotube array. The structure is preferably a carbon nanotube foam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2009
    Assignee: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Inventors: Pulickel Ajayan, Alvaro Carrillo, Nirupama Chakrapani, Ravi S. Kane, Bingqing Wei