Patents by Inventor Wesley A. Chalifoux

Wesley A. Chalifoux 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).

  • Publication number: 20240023348
    Abstract: A photovoltaic device includes a substrate, a first electrode on a surface of the substrate, a second electrode, and a first photoactive layer between the first electrode and the second electrode. The first photoactive layer includes graphene nanoribbons (GNRs).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Richard Royal LUNT, III, Matthew BATES, Ryan J. MALONE, Wesley A. CHALIFOUX
  • Publication number: 20220098137
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of aryl compounds and polymers thereof that are made using methods that do not require harsh conditions or expensive reagents. The methods disclosed herein utilize precursor compounds that can be polymerized to form polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and polymers, such as carbon-based polymers like nanostructures (e.g., graphene or graphene-like nanoribbons).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: Nevada Research & Innovation Corporation
    Inventors: Wesley A. Chalifoux, Kyle C. Sproul, Wenlong Yang
  • Patent number: 11174211
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of aryl compounds and polymers thereof that are made using methods that do not require harsh conditions or expensive reagents. The methods disclosed herein utilize precursor compounds that can be polymerized to form polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and polymers, such as carbon-based polymers like nanostructures (e.g., graphene or graphene-like nanoribbons).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Nevada Research & Innovation Corporation
    Inventors: Wesley A. Chalifoux, Kyle C. Sproul, Wenlong Yang
  • Publication number: 20210017110
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of polycyclic aromatic compounds and methods of making and using the same. Various different types of polycyclic ring systems are disclosed, including, but not limited to, polymeric aromatic compounds (e.g., nanographene compounds), pentacene-like compounds, chiral aromatic compounds, asymmetric arene compounds formed from naphthalene-, anthracene-, phenanthrene-, and pyrene-based starting compounds, and dimerized aromatic compounds. Also disclosed herein are novel benzannulation-based methods for making the disclosed polycyclic aromatic compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Applicant: Board of Regents of the Nevada System Higher Education, on behalf of the University of Nevada, Reno
    Inventors: Wesley Chalifoux, Wenlong Yang, Khagendra Hamal, Paban Sitaula
  • Publication number: 20200331831
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of aryl compounds and polymers thereof that are made using methods that do not require harsh conditions or expensive reagents. The methods disclosed herein utilize precursor compounds that can be polymerized to form polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and polymers, such as carbon-based polymers like nanostructures (e.g., graphene or graphene-like nanoribbons).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Applicant: Board of Regents of the Nevada System of Higher Education, on Behalf of the University of Nevada,
    Inventors: Wesley A. Chalifoux, Kyle C. Sproul, Wenlong Yang
  • Patent number: 10550056
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of aryl compounds and polymers thereof that are made using methods that do not require harsh conditions or expensive reagents. The methods disclosed herein utilize precursor compounds that can be polymerized to form polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and polymers, such as carbon-based polymers like nanostructures (e.g., graphene or graphene-like nanoribbons).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Board of Regents of the Nevada System of Higher Education, on behalf of the University of Nevada, Reno
    Inventors: Wesley A. Chalifoux, Kyle C. Sproul, Wenlong Yang
  • Publication number: 20180244596
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of aryl compounds and polymers thereof that are made using methods that do not require harsh conditions or expensive reagents. The methods disclosed herein utilize precursor compounds that can be polymerized to form polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and polymers, such as carbon-based polymers like nanostructures (e.g., graphene or graphene-like nanoribbons).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Applicant: Board of Regents of the Nevada System of Higher Education, on Behalf of the University of Nevada
    Inventors: Wesley A. CHALIFOUX, Kyle C. SPROUL, Wenlong YANG
  • Publication number: 20180111889
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of multicyclic compounds and methods of making such compounds. The disclosed methods reduce step-counts in the synthesis of complex targets, while reducing costs and waste streams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2016
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Applicant: Board of Regents of the Nevada System of Higher Education, on Behalf of the University of Nevada,
    Inventors: Wesley A. Chalifoux, Rachael A. Carmichael