Patents by Inventor Tirandai Hemraj-Benny

Tirandai Hemraj-Benny 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).

  • Silylated carbon nanotubes and methods of making same
    Patent number: 7833504
    Abstract: The invention provides adducts comprising a carbon nanotube with covalently attached silane moieties, and methods of making such adducts. Examples of silane moieties include trimethoxysilane; hexaphenyldisilane; silylphosphine; 1,1,1,3,5,5,5-heptamethyltrisiloxane; polydimethylsiloxane, poly(N-bromobenzene-1,3-disulfonamide); N,N,N?,N?-tetrabromobenzene-1,3-disulfonamide; hexamethyldisilazane (HMDS); chlorotrimethylsilane (TMCS); trichloromethylsilane (TCMS); an alkyl(alkylamino)silane; a tri(alkoxy)silane; tert-butyldimethylsilane; monochloroaminosilane; dichloroaminosilane; trichloroaminosilane; and dimethylaminosilane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: The Research Foundation of State University of New York
    Inventors: Stanislaus S. Wong, Tirandai Hemraj-Benny
  • Silylated carbon nanotubes and methods of making same
    Publication number: 20090060815
    Abstract: The invention provides adducts comprising a carbon nanotube with covalently attached silane moieties, and methods of making such adducts. Examples of silane moieties include trimethoxysilane; hexaphenyldisilane; silylphosphine; 1,1,1,3,5,5,5-heptamethyltrisiloxane; polydimethylsiloxane, poly(N-bromobenzene-1,3-disulfonamide); N,N,N?,N?-tetrabromobenzene-1,3-disulfonamide; hexamethyldisilazane (HMDS); chlorotrimethylsilane (TMCS); trichloromethylsilane (TCMS); an alkyl(alkylamino)silane; a tri(alkoxy)silane; tert-butyldimethylsilane; monochloroaminosilane; dichloroaminosilane; trichloroaminosilane; and dimethylaminosilane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2008
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Inventors: Stanislaus S. Wong, Tirandai Hemraj-Benny