Patents by Inventor Tsanangurayi Tongesayi

Tsanangurayi Tongesayi 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).

  • Method for removing contaminants from water using thiol-modified surfaces containing ester linkages
    Patent number: 8828235
    Abstract: The method manipulates the chemical mechanism of the toxicity of arsenic in humans, which involves the binding of arsenic by thiols on proteins and peptides, to remove arsenic from water. PET vessels and/or acrylic resins are treated with thiols which in turn bind arsenic to remove arsenic from water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Monmouth University
    Inventor: Tsanangurayi Tongesayi
  • METHOD FOR REMOVING CONTAMINANTS FROM WATER USING THIOL-MODIFIED SURFACES CONTAINING ESTER LINKAGES
    Publication number: 20130048567
    Abstract: The method manipulates the chemical mechanism of the toxicity of arsenic in humans, which involves the binding of arsenic by thiols on proteins and peptides, to remove arsenic from water. PET vessels and/or acrylic resins are treated with thiols which in turn bind arsenic to remove arsenic from water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY
    Inventor: Tsanangurayi Tongesayi