Patents by Inventor Sterling Ben Chu

Sterling Ben Chu 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).

  • Molecularly tunable heterogeneous catalysts by edge functionalization of graphitic carbons
    Patent number: 11005108
    Abstract: Disclosed are surface immobilized (electro)catalysts that may be prepared by a condensation reaction that generates an aromatic unit that is robust to acid and base and elevated temperatures. Among their many desirable characteristics, the catalysts are far less prone to the bimolecular deactivation pathways commonly observed for homogeneous catalysts, and may be used in solvents with a range of polarities and dielectric strengths. The catalysts are suitable for a wide array of thermal catalytic reactions (polymerization, oxidation, hydrogenation, cross-coupling etc.) and as anodes and/or cathodes in fuel cells, electrolyzers, and in batteries and supercapacitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Yogesh Surendranath, Tomohiro Fukushima, Matthew E. O'Reilly, Seokjoon Oh, Alexander T. Murray, Corey Jarin Kaminsky, Sterling Ben Chu, Megan N. Jackson
  • MOLECULARLY TUNABLE HETEROGENEOUS CATALYSTS BY EDGE FUNCTIONALIZATION OF GRAPHITIC CARBONS
    Publication number: 20170047592
    Abstract: Disclosed are surface immobilized (electro)catalysts that may be prepared by a condensation reaction that generates an aromatic unit that is robust to acid and base and elevated temperatures. Among their many desirable characteristics, the catalysts are far less prone to the bimolecular deactivation pathways commonly observed for homogeneous catalysts, and may be used in solvents with a range of polarities and dielectric strengths. The catalysts are suitable for a wide array of thermal catalytic reactions (polymerization, oxidation, hydrogenation, cross-coupling etc.) and as anodes and/or cathodes in fuel cells, electrolyzers, and in batteries and supercapacitors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2016
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventors: Yogesh Surendranath, Tomohiro Fukushima, Matthew E. O'Reilly, Seokjoon Oh, Alexander T. Murray, Corey Jarin Kaminsky, Sterling Ben Chu, Megan N. Jackson