Patents by Inventor Shifeng Hou
Shifeng Hou 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).
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Patent number: 9133034Abstract: The invention is directed to chelating agent modified graphene oxides having the following formula G(AB)x; wherein G is graphene oxide, A is selected from the group consisting of —(CH2)m—, —NH—, —S—, —O—Si(—OR1)2(—CH2)m—, —C(?O)—, —C(?O)—O—, —C(?O)—O(CH2)m—, —C(?O)—NH—, —C(?O)—NH—(CH2)m—, —P(?O)2—O—, wherein m is 1-12 and R1 is H, or C1-C12 alkyl; and B is a chelating moiety; wherein the ratio of basic graphene oxide units:x is from about 1:0.00001 to about 1:0.5. Such chelating modified graphene oxides have broad applications in diverse technical fields.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2012Date of Patent: September 15, 2015Inventor: Shifeng Hou
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Publication number: 20120330044Abstract: The invention is directed to chelating agent modified graphene oxides having the following formula G(AB)x; wherein G is graphene oxide, A is selected from the group consisting of —(CH2)m—, —NH—, —S—, —O—Si(—OR1)2(—CH2)m—, —C(?O)—, —C(?O)—O—, —C(?O)—O(CH2)m—, —C(?O)—NH—, —C(?O)—NH—(CH2)m—, —P(?O)2—O—, wherein m is 1-12 and R1 is H, or C1-C12 alkyl; and B is a chelating moiety; wherein the ratio of basic graphene oxide units:x is from about 1:0.00001 to about 1:0.5. Such chelating modified graphene oxides have broad applications in diverse technical fields.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2012Publication date: December 27, 2012Applicant: MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITYInventor: Shifeng HOU
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Patent number: 7993495Abstract: A method is provided for decontaminating a surface that is susceptible to contamination by a contaminant by applying to the surface a coating which produces a decontaminating agent for the contaminant in response to a signal, connecting the electroactive coating to a source of a signal, and when the surface is contaminated, applying the signal to the electroactive coating, thereby producing one or more decontaminating agents which neutralize or destroy the contaminant. Coatings for practicing the method and articles that have been protected by the novel coatings are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2006Date of Patent: August 9, 2011Assignee: Crosslink Polymer Research, a division of Lumimove, Inc.Inventors: Patrick J. Kinlen, Yiwei Ding, James K. Bashkin, Shifeng Hou
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Patent number: 7959773Abstract: An electroactivated film that includes: a first electrode that is spaced apart from a second electrode, a water insoluble electrically conductive medium which is permeable to moisture and oxygen and which contacts both electrodes, an electrocatalyst which can be reversibly oxidized and reduced and which facilitates the production of a peroxide when an electrical potential is imposed across the electrodes, and optionally a peroxide-activating catalyst which converts the peroxide to an activated peroxide, wherein one or both electrodes have electrocatalyst immobilized thereupon.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2008Date of Patent: June 14, 2011Assignee: Lumimove, Inc.Inventors: Shifeng Hou, Von Howard M. Ebron, Yevgenia V. Ulyanova, Sriram Viswanathan, Patrick J. Kinlen
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Patent number: 7928208Abstract: A method of forming DNA nanotubes composed entirely or predominantly from DNA that, The methods of the present invention form single layer or multilayer template-synthesized nanotubes where the bulk of the tube is composed of DNA, and the layers are held together by hybridization of complementary DNA strands. The DNA molecules making up these tubes may be varied as desired, and the DNA is capable of being released from the tube.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2006Date of Patent: April 19, 2011Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.Inventors: Charles R. Martin, Shifeng Hou
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Patent number: 7842637Abstract: An electroactivated film and methods for its production are described, where the film includes a first electrode that is spaced apart from a second electrode, a water insoluble electrically conductive medium which is permeable to moisture and oxygen, which comprises a water insoluble polymer gel containing an ionic liquid, and which contacts both electrodes, an electrocatalyst which can be reversibly oxidized and reduced and which facilitates the production of a peroxide when an electrical potential is imposed across the electrodes, and optionally a peroxide-activating catalyst which converts the peroxide to an activated peroxide.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2008Date of Patent: November 30, 2010Assignee: Lumimove, Inc.Inventors: Von Howard M. Ebron, Yevgenia V. Ulyanova, Shifeng Hou, Sriram Viswanathan, Patrick J. Kinlen
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Publication number: 20090299043Abstract: A method of forming DNA nanotubes composed entirely or predominantly from DNA that, The methods of the present invention form single layer or multilayer template-synthesized nanotubes where the bulk of the tube is composed of DNA, and the layers are held together by hybridization of complementary DNA strands. The DNA molecules making up these tubes may be varied as desired, and the DNA is capable of being released from the tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2006Publication date: December 3, 2009Inventors: Charles R. Martin, Shifeng Hou
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Publication number: 20090288945Abstract: An electroactivated film that includes: a first electrode that is spaced apart from a second electrode, a water insoluble electrically conductive medium which is permeable to moisture and oxygen and which contacts both electrodes, an electrocatalyst which can be reversibly oxidized and reduced and which facilitates the production of a peroxide when an electrical potential is imposed across the electrodes, and optionally a peroxide-activating catalyst which converts the peroxide to an activated peroxide, wherein one or both electrodes have electrocatalyst immobilized thereupon.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2008Publication date: November 26, 2009Applicant: Lumimove, Inc. dba CROSSLINKInventors: Shifeng Hou, Von Howard Ebron, Yevgenia V. Ulyanova, Sriram Viswanathan, Patrick J. Kinlen
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Publication number: 20090288946Abstract: An electroactivated film that includes: a first electrode that is spaced apart from a second electrode, a water insoluble electrically conductive medium which is permeable to moisture and oxygen and which contacts both electrodes, an electrocatalyst which can be reversibly oxidized and reduced and which facilitates the production of a peroxide when an electrical potential is imposed across the electrodes, and an optional peroxide-activating catalyst which converts the peroxide to an activated peroxide, wherein the first electrode, the conductive medium, the second electrode and the optional peroxide-activating catalyst are arranged in layers.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2008Publication date: November 26, 2009Applicant: Lumimove, Inc. dba CROSSLINKInventors: Patrick J. Kinlen, Von Howard Ebron, Yevgenia V. Ulyanova, Shifeng Hou
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Publication number: 20090291843Abstract: An electroactivated film and methods for its production are described, where the film includes a first electrode that is spaced apart from a second electrode, a water insoluble electrically conductive medium which is permeable to moisture and oxygen, which comprises a water insoluble polymer gel containing an ionic liquid, and which contacts both electrodes, an electrocatalyst which can be reversibly oxidized and reduced and which facilitates the production of a peroxide when an electrical potential is imposed across the electrodes, and optionally a peroxide-activating catalyst which converts the peroxide to an activated peroxide.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2008Publication date: November 26, 2009Applicant: Lumimove, Inc. dba CROSSLINKInventors: Von Howard Ebron, Yevgenia V. Ulyanova, Shifeng Hou, Sriram Viswanathan, Patrick J. Kinlen
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Publication number: 20090291844Abstract: The present electroactivated film includes: a first electrode that is spaced apart from a second electrode, a water insoluble electrically conductive medium which is permeable to moisture and oxygen and which contacts both electrodes, an electrocatalyst which can be reversibly oxidized and reduced and which facilitates the production of a peroxide when an electrical potential is imposed across the electrodes, and a peroxide-activating catalyst which converts the peroxide to an activated peroxide, where the peroxide activating catalyst is immobilized in a phase that is in contact with the moisture-permeable and oxygen permeable electrically conductive medium.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2008Publication date: November 26, 2009Applicant: Lumimove, Inc. dba CROSSLINKInventors: Shifeng Hou, Patrick J. Kinlen, Sriram Viswanathan, Von Howard Ebron, Yevgenia V. Ulyanova
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Publication number: 20070114121Abstract: A method is provided for decontaminating a surface that is susceptible to contamination by a contaminant by applying to the surface a coating which produces a decontaminating agent for the contaminant in response to a signal, connecting the electroactive coating to a source of a signal, and when the surface is contaminated, applying the signal to the electroactive coating, thereby producing one or more decontaminating agents which neutralize or destroy the contaminant. Coatings for practicing the method and articles that have been protected by the novel coatings are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2006Publication date: May 24, 2007Applicant: Crosslink Polymer ResearchInventors: Patrick Kinlen, Yiwei Ding, James Bashkin, Shifeng Hou