Patents by Inventor Yanchuan Zhao

Yanchuan Zhao 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).

  • Sensor and method of detecting an analyte using 19F NMR
    Patent number: 10620143
    Abstract: A sensor including a fluorinated receptor can be used to identify an analyte through shift in 19F NMR resonance of the receptor when the receptor interacts with the analyte.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Timothy M. Swager, Yanchuan Zhao, Lily Chen
  • Mechanochemical synthesis of iptycenes
    Patent number: 10160715
    Abstract: Methods for mechanochemically synthesizing compositions comprising bridged bicyclic-based compounds such as iptycene-based compounds are generally provided. In some cases, two or more polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons may be mechanochemically reacted such that the product comprises the bridged bicyclic-based compound. In some embodiments, the product (e.g., the bridged bicyclic compound) may comprise two or more [2.2.2] bicyclic cores. In certain embodiments, the mechanochemical reactions described herein may produce higher order bridged bicyclic-based compounds such as oligoiptcyenes or poly-iptycenes. In certain embodiments, the bridged bicyclic based compound comprises a molecular cage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Timothy M. Swager, Yanchuan Zhao, Silvia Veleirinho de Oliveira Rocha
  • MECHANOCHEMICAL SYNTHESIS OF IPTYCENES
    Publication number: 20180244602
    Abstract: Methods for mechanochemically synthesizing compositions comprising bridged bicyclic-based compounds such as iptycene-based compounds are generally provided. In some cases, two or more polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons may be mechanochemically reacted such that the product comprises the bridged bicyclic-based compound. In some embodiments, the product (e.g., the bridged bicyclic compound) may comprise two or more [2.2.2] bicyclic cores. In certain embodiments, the mechanochemical reactions described herein may produce higher order bridged bicyclic-based compounds such as oligoiptcyenes or poly-iptycenes. In certain embodiments, the bridged bicyclic based compound comprises a molecular cage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Timothy M. Swager, Yanchuan Zhao, Silvia Veleirinho de Oliveira Rocha
  • MECHANOCHEMICAL SYNTHESIS OF IPTYCENES
    Publication number: 20180057443
    Abstract: Methods for mechanochemically synthesizing compositions comprising bridged bicyclic-based compounds such as iptycene-based compounds are generally provided. In some cases, two or more polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons may be mechanochemically reacted such that the product comprises the bridged bicyclic-based compound. In some embodiments, the product (e.g., the bridged bicyclic compound) may comprise two or more [2.2.2] bicyclic cores. In certain embodiments, the mechanochemical reactions described herein may produce higher order bridged bicyclic-based compounds such as oligoiptcyenes or poly-iptycenes. In certain embodiments, the bridged bicyclic based compound comprises a molecular cage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Timothy M. Swager, Yanchuan Zhao, Silvia Veleirinho de Oliveira Rocha