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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.:

US 9114377 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2015

Filed:

Mar. 28, 2014

High charge density structures, including carbon-based nanostructures and applications thereof

Applicant:

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);

Inventors:

Timothy M. Swager, Newton, MA (US);

Jan Schnorr, Boston, MA (US);

Assignee:

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);

Attorney:

Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

Primary Examiner:

Melvin C Mayes

Assistant Examiner:

Stefanie Cohen

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 31/00 (2006.01); B01J 21/18 (2006.01); H01B 1/04 (2006.01); B01J 31/22 (2006.01); C07D 249/04 (2006.01); C01B 31/02 (2006.01); B01J 23/89 (2006.01); B01J 27/02 (2006.01); B82Y 30/00 (2011.01); C01B 31/04 (2006.01); B82Y 40/00 (2011.01); H01L 51/00 (2006.01); B01J 31/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 21/185 (2013.01); B01J 23/8926 (2013.01); B01J 27/02 (2013.01); B01J 31/1625 (2013.01); B01J 31/2226 (2013.01); B01J 31/2252 (2013.01); B01J 31/2256 (2013.01); B82Y 30/00 (2013.01); B82Y 40/00 (2013.01); C01B 31/0213 (2013.01); C01B 31/0273 (2013.01); C01B 31/0484 (2013.01); C07D 249/04 (2013.01); H01B 1/04 (2013.01); H01L 51/0049 (2013.01); B01J 2231/70 (2013.01); B01J 2531/16 (2013.01); B01J 2531/824 (2013.01); B01J 2540/225 (2013.01); C01B 2202/06 (2013.01); C01B 2202/28 (2013.01); C01P 2004/13 (2013.01); C01P 2006/22 (2013.01); H01L 51/0003 (2013.01); Y02E 10/549 (2013.01);
Abstract

The present invention generally provides compositions including carbon-based nanostructures, catalyst materials and systems, and related methods. In some cases, the present invention relates to carbon-based nanostructures comprising a high density of charged moieties. Methods of the invention may provide the ability to introduce a wide range of charged moieties to carbon-based nanostructures. The present invention may provide a facile and modular approach to synthesizing molecules that may be useful in various applications including sensors, catalysts, and electrodes.

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