Patents by Inventor Richard W. Sanders

Richard W. Sanders 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).

  • Functionalized metal complexes
    Patent number: 6933399
    Abstract: Described herein are metal complexes having the formula wherein M is nickel, palladium, or platinum; Q1-Q4 are each independently sulfur, selenium, or tellurium; X1-X4 are each independently a divalent linking group having 1 to about 125 carbons; m1 to m4 are each independently 0 or 1; and W1-W4 are each independently hydrogen, carboxylic acid, carboxylic acid anhydride, carboxylic acid chloride, sulfonic acid, or sulfonyl chloride, with the proviso that W1-W4 are not all hydrogen. The complexes have strong absorptions in the near infrared.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2005
    Assignee: The University of Connecticut
    Inventors: Ulrich T. Mueller-Westerhoff, Richard W. Sanders
  • Functionalized metal complexes
    Publication number: 20030225296
    Abstract: Described herein are metal complexes having the formula 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2003
    Publication date: December 4, 2003
    Inventors: Ulrich T. Mueller-Westerhoff, Richard W. Sanders