Patents by Inventor Show-Ling Lee

Show-Ling Lee 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).

  • Multifunctional mesoporous silica catalyst
    Patent number: 8993793
    Abstract: The present invention provides bifunctional silica mesoporous materials, including mesoporous silica nanoparticles (“MSN”), having pores modified with diarylammonium triflate and perfluoroaryl moieties, that are useful for the acid-catalyzed esterification of organic acids with organic alcohols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Chih-Hsiang Tsai, Hung-Ting Chen, Marek Pruski, Takeshi Kobayashi, Show-Ling Lee
  • Magnetic mesoporous material for the sequestration of algae
    Patent number: 8828705
    Abstract: The present invention provides a magnetic mesoporous nanoparticle that includes a mesoporous silicate nanoparticle and iron oxide. The present invention also provides a method of using magnetic mesoporous nanoparticles to sequester microorganisms from a media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian G. Trewyn, Kapil Kandel, Igor Ivan Slowing, Show-Ling Lee