Patents by Inventor Roderick Allan George Gibson

Roderick Allan George Gibson 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).

  • Nano-particle dispersions
    Patent number: 8512760
    Abstract: A process for the production of an aqueous dispersion of metal nano particles comprising palladium is provided. The process comprises the admixture of a water soluble organic polymer, a palladium salt and a first reducing agent to an aqueous liquid. The first reducing agent is a metal-containing polymer which has reducing properties or a saccharide which has reducing properties. The nano particles can include a second metal. The dispersions can be used as catalysts for electroless plating, to produce heterogeneous catalysts and in the production of anti-microbial devices and compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: The University Court of the University of Dundee
    Inventors: James Anthony Cairns, Roderick Allan George Gibson, Graham James Berry
  • NANO-PARTICLE DISPERSIONS
    Publication number: 20110027385
    Abstract: A process for the production of an aqueous dispersion of metal nano particles comprising palladium is provided. The process comprises the admixture of a water soluble organic polymer, a palladium salt and a first reducing agent to an aqueous liquid. The first reducing agent is a metal-containing polymer which has reducing properties or a saccharide which has reducing properties. The nano particles can include a second metal. The dispersions can be used as catalysts for electroless plating, to produce heterogeneous catalysts and in the production of anti-microbial devices and compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2008
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: THE UNIVERSITY COURT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE
    Inventors: James Anthony Cairns, Graham James Berry, Roderick Allan George Gibson