Patents

 
• “Enzymatic Polymerization of Anilines or Phenols Around a Template” (L. A.Samuelson, S. K. Tripathy (deceased), F. Bruno, R. Nagarajan, J. Kumar, W. Liu) U.S. Patent No. 6,569,651 B1, 5/27/03
   
• “Polymeric Antioxidants” (A. L. Cholli, V. Kumar, J. Kumar, V. S. Parmar), Application filed 4/4/03
   
• “Synthesis of Polyaniline on Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes” (F. F. Bruno, L. A. Samuelson, M. Sennett, R. Nagarajan, J. Kumar), Disclosure submitted 11/02
   
• “Synthesis of Water Soluble Conductive Polypyrrole and Poly (3.4 ethylenedioxythiophene) in Presence of a Synthetic Enzyme” (F. F. Bruno, L. A. Samuelson, R. Nagarajan, J. Kumar), Application filed 11/02
   
• “Metal Oxide Coated Nanometer-Scale Fibers” (C. Drew, F. Bruno, L. A. Samuelson, J. Kumar), Disclosure submitted 11/02
   
• "Synthesis of Novel Functionalized Polyesters by Enzymatic Catalysis" (R. Kumar, A. C. Watterson, V. S. Parmar, J. Kumar, L. Samuelson), Application submitted 12/01
   
• “Molecularly Engineered Poly(antioxidants or Polymeric Antioxidants for Humans, Foods, and Materials by Enzymataic and/or Chemical Synthesis” (A. Cholli, V. Kumar, J. Kumar, V.  S. Parmar, L. Samuelson, F. F. Bruno), Application filed 12/4/01
   
• "Synthesis of Silicon Based, Monomers, Macromers and Polymers by Enzymatic Catalysis" (R. Kumar, V. S. Parmar, A. C. Watterson, J. Kumar, L. A. Samuelson), Application filed 11/01
   
• “Polymerization of Aromatic Monomers Using Derivatives of Hematin” (S. K. Tripathy, L. A. Samuelson, F. Bruno, S. Roy, R. Nagarajan, J. Kumar, B-C. Ku, S-H. Lee), Application filed 11/01
   
• “Method and Crosslinkable Polymers for Forming Crosslinked Second Order Nonlinear Optical Polymers” (R. J. Jeng, J. Kumar, B. K. Mandal, S. K. Tripathy), U.S. Patent No. 6,294,593, B1, 9/25/01
   
• “Photovoltaic Cell” (K. G. Chittibabu, L. Li, J. Kumar. L. A. Samuelson, J. He, S. Balasubramanian, S. Tripathy) Application filed 7/01
   
• "Liquid Crystal Alignment by Covalently Bound Anisotropes," (D. Y. Kim, J. Kumar, S. K. Tripathy), U.S. Patent No. 6,153,272, 11/28/00

• "Nonlinear Optical Structures and Methods of Making" (X. Wang, S. Balasubramanian, L. Li, J. Kumar, S.K. Tripathy) U.S. Patent No. 6,106,948, 8/22/00

• "Enzymatic Template Polymerization of Aniline and Phenol to Form Water Soluble Polyanilines and Polyphenols with Improved Properties, Stability and Processing" (L. Samuelson, K.S. Alva, J. Kumar, S. Tripathy) U.S. Patent No. 6,018,018, 1/25/00

• "Method of Forming Water-Soluble, Electrically Conductive and Optically Active Polymers" (S. K. Tripathy, L. A. Samuelson, K. S. Alva, J. Kumar, K. A. Marx) U.S. Patent No. 5,994,498, 11/30/99

• "Rapid Analysis of Analyte Solutions" (A. L. Cholli, E. F. Barry, S. K. Tripathy, J. Kumar), U.S Patent No. 5,985,120, 11/16/99

• "Gradient-Index Polymer Rods and Fibers" (S. K. Tripathy, K. G. Chittibabu, J. Kumar) U.S. Patent No. 5,935,491, 8/10/99

• "A Chemiluminescence-Based Method for Rapid and Sensitive Detection of Organophosphorous Compounds" (M. Ayyagari, K. Marx, J. Akkara, D.L. Kaplan, S. Kamtekar, R. Pande, S.K. Tripathy and J. Kumar) U.S. Patent No. 5,846,753, 12/8/98

• "Processes for Fabrication of Grated Index Materials" (K. G.Chittibabu, J. Kumar, S. K. Tripathy) Patent Application Filed

• "Azobenzene-Containing Polymer Films" (J. Kumar, L. Li, D. Y. Kim, X. L. Jiang, A. Jain, S. Tripathy) Patent Application Filed, 1997

• "Novel High Temperature Stable Polymeric System for Second Order Nonlinear Optics" (with S. Marturunkakul, J.I. Chen, R.J. Jeng, L. Li, and J. Kumar) Patent Pending

• "Method and Crosslinkable Polymers for Forming Crosslinked Second Order Nonlinear Optical Polymers" (with R.J. Jeng, J. Kumar and B.K. Mandal) Patent Awarded

• "Second Order Nonlinear Optical Interpenetrating Polymer Networks" (S.K. Tripathy, R.J. Jeng, J. Kumar, S. Marturunkakul, J.I. Chen) U.S. Patent No. 5,532,320, 8/2/96

• "Process for Separating Nucleic Acid Polymers" (with K. A. Marx) U. S. Patent 5,440,025, 8/8/95

• "Photodetectors Based on Photodynamic Proteins for Image Detection, Image Processing and Dynamic Camouflage Applications" (D.L. Kaplan, L.A. Samuelson, K.A. Marx, J. Kumar, S. Tripathy, S. Sengupta, B. Wiley and M.J. Cazeca) U.S. Patent No. 5,438,192

• "Silicon-Containing Networked Non-Linear Optical Compositions" (with R.J. Jeng, Y.M. Chen, A.K. Jain and J. Kumar) U. S. Patent Nos. 5,433,895; 7/18/95; 5,676,883, 10/14/97

• "Thermostable Second Harmonic Generating Photocrosslinkable Polymers" (with B.K. Mandal and J. Kumar) U.S. Patent 5,337,568; 569 & 570

• "Process of Making Langmuir-Blodgett Films Having Photoelectronic Properties" (with L.A. Samuelson, D.L. Kaplan, K.A. Marx and J. Kumar) U. S. Patent 5,260,004, 11/9/93

• "Method for Synthesizing an Enzyme-Catalyzed Polymerized Monolayer" (with F. Bruno, J. Akkara, D.L. Kaplan, L.A. Samuelson, K.A. Marx and B.K. Mandal) U.S. Patent No. 5,143,828, 9/1/92
  
  
• "PhotoCross-Linked Second Order Nonlinear Optical Polymers" (with B.K. Mandal, S. K. Tripathy, J.C. Huang and J. Kumar) U. S. Patent No. 5,484,821; 1/16/96; 5,290,824, 3/1/94; ; 5,223,356, 6/29/93 ; 5,112,881, 5/12/82

• "Optical Waveguide Coupling" (with G.M. Carter and Y.J. Chen) U.S. Patent No. 4,531,809

• "A Covalently Coupled Cofactor Modified Electrode Using a Flavopolypyrrole Film to Mediate the Xanthine Oxidase Catalytic Oxidation of Xanthine" (with M. Druy, C. Durfor, H. Gilbert Smith and M.L. Bowers) U.S. Patent No. 4,704,193

• "Thin Large-Area Single Crystals of Diacetylenes and Polydiacetylenes and Methods for the Preparation Thereof" (with M.K. Thakur and D.J. Sandman) U.S. Patent Nos. 4,684,434; 4,698,121; 4,793,893

• "Multi-Component Systems Based on Polythiophene" (with M. Druy) U.S. Patent No. 4,657,985

• "Ion Implanted Polydiacetylenes" (with B. Elman, D. Sandman and M. Thakur) U.S. Patent No. 4,647,403

• "Multicomponent Systems Based on Poly(pyrrole)" (with M.A. Druy) U.S. Patent No. 4,644,037

• "Multicomponent Systems Based on Polypyrrole" (with M.A. Druy and M.F. Rubner) U.S. Patent No. 4,707,527