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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2003
Applicants:
James M. Tour, Bellaire, TX (US);
Christopher A. Dyke, Humble, TX (US);
Inventors:
James M. Tour, Bellaire, TX (US);
Christopher A. Dyke, Humble, TX (US);
Assignee:
William Marsh Rice University, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D01F 9/12 (2006.01); D01F 11/14 (2006.01); C01B 31/02 (2006.01); B82B 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides methods by which carbon nanotubes can be functionalized under solvent-free conditions. As extremely large quantities are typically required to dissolve or disperse carbon nanotubes, solvent elimination the processes more favorable for scale-up. Such processes are also amenable to a wide variety of chemical reactions are functionalizing agents.