Patents by Inventor Susanta Kumar Mohapatra

Susanta Kumar Mohapatra 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).

  • Patent number: 8591605
    Abstract: In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides a method for producing biofuel from a feedstock that includes one or more coffee sources, such as green coffee beans, whole roasted coffee beans, ground coffee, or spent coffee grounds. Triglycerides and other materials, such as antioxidants, are extracted from the coffee source. In some example, the triglycerides are then transesterified to produce a fatty acid ester biofuel product. In further examples, the method includes obtaining spent coffee grounds from one or more sources, such as residences or businesses that generate spent coffee grounds. The present disclosure also provides biofuels produced using the disclosed method, including mixtures of such biofuels with other fuels, such as other biofuels or petroleum based fuels. Materials obtained from the disclosed method may be put to other uses, such as cosmetics, medicinal products, food products, or combustible materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Board of Regents of the Nevada System of Higher Education, on behalf of the University of Nevada, Reno
    Inventors: Manoranjan Misra, Susanta Kumar Mohapatra, Narasimharao V. Kondamudi
  • Patent number: 8491675
    Abstract: In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides a method for producing biofuel from a feedstock that includes one or more coffee sources, such as green coffee beans, whole roasted coffee beans, ground coffee, or spent coffee grounds. Triglycerides and other materials, such as antioxidants, are extracted from the coffee source. In some example, the triglycerides are then transesterified to produce a fatty acid ester biofuel product. In further examples, the method includes obtaining spent coffee grounds from one or more sources, such as residences or businesses that generate spent coffee grounds. The present disclosure also provides biofuels produced using the disclosed method, including mixtures of such biofuels with other fuels, such as other biofuels or petroleum based fuels. Materials obtained from the disclosed method may be put to other uses, such as cosmetics, medicinal products, food products, or combustible materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Board of Regents of the Nevada System of Higher Education, on behalf of the University of Nevada, Reno
    Inventors: Manoranjan Misra, Susanta Kumar Mohapatra, Narasimharao V. Kondamudi
  • Publication number: 20110127167
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of making a nanotubular titania substrate having a titanium dioxide surface comprised of a plurality of vertically oriented titanium dioxide nanotubes containing oxygen vacancies. The method generally comprises the steps of anodizing a titanium metal substrate in an acidified fluoride electrolyte under conditions sufficient to form a titanium oxide surface comprised of self-ordered titanium oxide nanotubes, dispersing gold nanoparticles onto the titanium oxide surface, annealing the titanium oxide surface with the gold nanoparticles thereon in a non-oxidizing atmosphere, and depositing carbon onto the annealed titanium oxide surface. The invention also relates to a hybrid gold/carbon electrode formed by the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2006
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO
    Inventors: Manoranjan Misra, Krishnan Selva Raja, Susanta Kumar Mohapatra, Vishal K. Mahajan
  • Publication number: 20100287823
    Abstract: In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides a method for producing biofuel from a feedstock that includes one or more coffee sources, such as green coffee beans, whole roasted coffee beans, ground coffee, or spent coffee grounds. Triglycerides and other materials, such as antioxidants, are extracted from the coffee source. In some example, the triglycerides are then transesterified to produce a fatty acid ester biofuel product. In further examples, the method includes obtaining spent coffee grounds from one or more sources, such as residences or businesses that generate spent coffee grounds. The present disclosure also provides biofuels produced using the disclosed method, including mixtures of such biofuels with other fuels, such as other biofuels or petroleum based fuels. Materials obtained from the disclosed method may be put to other uses, such as cosmetics, medicinal products, food products, or combustible materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2008
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Inventors: Manoranjan Misra, Susanta Kumar Mohapatra, Narasimharao V. Kondamudi
  • Publication number: 20100269894
    Abstract: A titanium substrate is anodized to form an array of titanium dioxide nanotubes on the substrate surface. The nanotubes have hexagonal pore structures, are hexagonal in nature along their length and are tightly packed. The electrolyte solution used in the anodization process comprises the complexing agent Na2[H2EDTA]. The titanium dioxide nanotubes are formed at a rate of about 40 ?m/hr. A titanium dioxide nanotube array detaches from the underlying titanium dioxide substrate by allowing the array to stand at room temperature, or by applying heat to the array. The resulting titanium dioxide membrane has a barrier layer on the back side of the membrane, which closes one end of the constituent nanotubes. The barrier layer can be removed via a chemical etch to create a membrane comprising nanotubes with open ends. The titanium dioxide membrane can be filled with a photosensitive dye and used as part of a dye sensitive photovoltaic devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2010
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Applicant: Board of Regents of the Nevada System of Higher Education, on Behalf of the University of Nevada
    Inventors: Manoranjan Misra, Susanta Kumar Mohapatra, Subarna Banerjee