Patents by Inventor Saion Sinha

Saion Sinha 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 and system for characterizing nanoparticles in a gun-shot residue
    Publication number: 20070045243
    Abstract: A method and system for characterizing gun-shot residue. More particularly, embodiments of the present invention provide a method that includes determining a size and an elemental composition of at least one nanoparticle from the gun shot residue and computing a temperature of formation of the at least one nanoparticle based on the size and the elemental composition of the at least one nanoparticle. According to the method and system disclosed herein, the method and system provide valuable information for forensic studies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2006
    Publication date: March 1, 2007
    Inventor: Saion Sinha
  • Nanostructure-based high energy capacity material
    Patent number: 6514395
    Abstract: A nanostructure based material is capable of accepting-and reacting with an alkali metal such as lithium. The material exhibits a reversible capacity ranging from at least approximately 900 mAh/g-1,500 mAh/g. The high capacity of the material makes it attractive for a number of applications, such as a battery electrode material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2003
    Assignee: The University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
    Inventors: Otto Z. Zhou, Bo Gao, Saion Sinha
  • NANOSTRUCTURE-BASED HIGH ENERGY CAPACITY MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20020148727
    Abstract: A nanostructure based material is capable of accepting and reacting with an alkali metal such as lithium. The material exhibits a reversible capacity ranging from at least approximately 900 mAh/g-1,500 mAh/g. The high capacity of the material makes it attractive for a number of applications, such as a battery electrode material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2001
    Publication date: October 17, 2002
    Inventors: Otto Z. Zhou, Bo Gao, Saion Sinha
  • Nanostructure-based high energy capacity material
    Patent number: 6334939
    Abstract: A nanostructure based material is capable of accepting and reacting with an alkali metal such as lithium. The material exhibits a reversible capacity ranging from at least approximately 900 mAh/g-1,500 mAh/g. The high capacity of the material makes it attractive for a number of applications, such as a battery electrode material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2002
    Assignee: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Inventors: Otto Z. Zhou, Bo Gao, Saion Sinha