Patents by Inventor Zenghuan Zhao

Zenghuan 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).

  • Patent number: 9974868
    Abstract: Disclosed are nanoparticles comprising octapod iron oxide having eight trigonal bipyramidal arms and a method of preparing the same. The nanoparticles are prepared by heating a mixture of a ferric carboxylate, a carboxylic acid, a chloride salt, water, and a non-polar solvent, to a temperature above about 300° C. Also disclosed is a method of magnetic resonance imaging a tissue in a mammal, comprising use of the aforesaid nanoparticles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignees: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Xiamen University
    Inventors: Jinhao Gao, Xiaoyuan Chen, Zenghuan Zhao
  • Publication number: 20160129138
    Abstract: Disclosed are nanoparticles comprising octapod iron oxide having eight trigonal bipyramidal arms and a method of preparing the same. The nanoparticles are prepared by heating a mixture of a ferric carboxylate, a carboxylic acid, a chloride salt, water, and a non-polar solvent, to a temperature above about 300° C. Also disclosed is a method of magnetic resonance imaging a tissue in a mammal, comprising use of the aforesaid nanoparticles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2013
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Applicants: THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERV, XIAMEN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jinhao Gao, Xiaoyuan Chen, Zenghuan Zhao