Patents

US 12661634 B2: Nanotubes in porous particles

Granted
2026-06-23
Filed
2020-05-29 application 17614955
Type
Utility · 22 claims
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Abstract

Disclosed herein are compositions and methods that allow access to the interior of porous particles by inserting nanotubes into the particles. The compositions and methods disclosed herein are useful in several applications such as in catalytic reactions, plant active delivery, pharmaceutical drug delivery, and in absorbing environmental contaminants.

Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-06-23 (ipgb20260623.xml).

Assignees

AssigneeTypePlaceAlso on furp.orgSource
The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund 124 patentsUS company or organizationNew Orleans, LAThe Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state
Tulane University of Louisiana College or university EXACT high confidence: through the nonprofit with the college's EIN (identical full name and state)
THE ADMINISTRATORS OF THE TULANE EDUCATIONAL FUND Nonprofit EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state
PTBLXML, file of 2026-06-23
UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT 466 patentsUS company or organizationFarmington, CTTHE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT Nonprofit EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state
University of Connecticut College or university FUZZY medium confidence: same name (governing-board words and legal endings aside) and state
PTBLXML, file of 2026-06-23

Inventors

InventorPlacePatentsPerson pageSource
Vijay T. JohnDestrehan, LA13PTBLXML, file of 2026-06-23
Ioulia A. VallaStorrs, CTPTBLXML, file of 2026-06-23

CPC categories

SubclassCategoryFirst groupSource
B01JChemical or physical processes, e.g. catalysis or colloid chemistry; their relevant apparatusB01J20/262PTBLXML, file of 2026-06-23
B01DSeparationB01D53/8671PTBLXML, file of 2026-06-23
C05GMixtures of fertilisers covered individually by different subclasses of class c05; mixtures of one or more fertilisers with materials not having a specific fertilising activity, e.g. pesticides, soil-conditioners, wetting agents ; fertilisers characterised by their formC05G5/27PTBLXML, file of 2026-06-23

Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).

Assignments and security interests

RecordedWhatFromToReel/frameSource
2026-03-18Assignment
Assignment of assignor's interest
VALLA, LOULIA A. signed 2026-03-08UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT FARMINGTON, CT74111/527PASDL, file of 2026-10-15
2026-03-18Assignment
Assignment of assignor's interest
JOHN, VIJAY T. signed 2026-03-17THE ADMINISTRATORS OF THE TULANE EDUCATIONAL FUND NEW ORLEANS, LA74111/377PASDL, file of 2026-10-15

Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.

USPTO bulk data: PatentsView granted patents, disambiguated (PVGPATDIS) for patents, assignees, inventors, places and CPC categories; the USPTO Patent Assignment Dataset (ECORSEXC) for assignments and security interests. Patents filed in the last 20 years. No claims or full text. Links to other records are by name (and state): EXACT means the identical full name and state; FUZZY means a looser name match, with the confidence shown.