Patents by Inventor Tian-Fu LIU

Tian-Fu LIU 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).

  • Chromium metal organic frameworks and synthesis of metal organic frameworks
    Patent number: 9951095
    Abstract: The present invention relates to monocrystalline metal organic frameworks comprising chromium ions and carboxylate ligands and the use of the same, for example their use for storing a gas. The invention also relates to methods for preparing metal organic frameworks comprising chromium, titanium or iron ions and carboxylate ligands. The methods of the invention allow such metal organic frameworks to be prepared in monocrystalline or polycrystalline forms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: The Texas A&M University System
    Inventors: Hong-Cai Zhou, Tian-Fu Liu, Xizhen Lian, Lanfang Zou, Dawei Feng
  • Chromium Metal Organic Frameworks and Synthesis of Metal Organic Frameworks
    Publication number: 20170050995
    Abstract: The present invention relates to monocrystalline metal organic frameworks comprising chromium ions and carboxylate ligands and the use of the same, for example their use for storing a gas. The invention also relates to methods for preparing metal organic frameworks comprising chromium, titanium or iron ions and carboxylate ligands. The methods of the invention allow such metal organic frameworks to be prepared in monocrystalline or polycrystalline forms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2015
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventors: Hong-Cai ZHOU, Tian-Fu LIU, Xizhen LIAN, Langfang ZOU, Dawei FENG