Patents
Patents

US PATENTS
1.  M.K. Sunkara, P. Meduri and G.U. Sumanasekera, “High capacity anode materials for Li Ion batteries”, US Provisional Patent Application 61/141,502, December 2008. 

2.  M.K. Sunkara, J-H. Kim and V. Kumar, “A new process and a new reactor for bulk production of metal oxide nanowires”, US Patent Application 12248731, October 2008 (Provisional Patent Application 60/978,673 on October 2007). 

3.  M.K. Sunkara, M. Mozetic, U. Celbar, and S. Vaddiraju, “A method for rapid synthesis of metal oxide nanowires at low temperatures”, US Patent Application 20070118938, May 24, 2007. 

4.  M.K. Sunkara, S. Vaddiraju, B. Deb and J. Thangala, “Vapor phase synthesis of metal and metal oxide nanowires”, US Patent Application 20070087470, April 19, 2007 

5.  M.K. Sunkara, S. Dumpala, R.C. Mani, R.D. Lowe, G.U. Sumanasekera, and R.P. Baldwin, “Conical Carbon Nanopipettes: Methods of Making and Applications”, US Patent Application 12176632, 21 July 2008. 

6.  M.K. Sunkara, S. Sharma, H. Chandrasekaran, H. Li, S. Vaddiraju, “Synthesis of fibers of inorganic materials using low-melting metals”, US Patent Application 20070095276,  May 3, 2007. 

7.  T. Druffel, X. Sun, K.  Krogman, M.K. Sunkara, M.C. Lattis, J.T. Foreman, O.M. Buazza, L.C. Lossman, G. Powers, “Lens forming systems and methods”, US Patent Application 20060065989, March 30, 2006.  

8.  G. Bhimarasetti, R.C. Mani and M.K. Sunkara, “Carbon Tubular Structures: Method for Making them and Using the Same”, Provisional Patent Application Filed 6/2003. A total of three separate patent applications are currently being applied. 

9.  H. Chandrasekaran, H. Li and M.K. Sunkara, “Bulk Synthesis of Metal and Metal Based Dielectric Nanowires”, U.S. Provisional Patent Application 20040132275, July 8, 2004.  

10.     M.K. Sunkara, S. Sharma, B.H. Davis and U.M. Graham, “ Formation of metal oxie nanowire networks (nanowebs) of low-melting metals” , US Patent 7,445,671  November 4, 2008  

11.     M.K. Sunkara, H. Chandrasekaran and H. Li, “Growth of textured gallium nitride thin films on polycrystalline substrates”, US Patent 7,238,232, July 3, 2007. 

12.     S. Sharma and M.K. Sunkara, “Direct synthesis of oxide nanostructures of low melting metals”, US Patent 7,182,812, February 27, 2007. 

13.     M.K. Sunkara and S. Sharma, “Low temperature synthesis of semiconductor fibers”, US Patent 7,241,432, July 10, 2007. 

14.     M.K. Sunkara and S. Sharma, “Low temperature synthesis of silicon fibers”, US Patent 7,252,811, August 7, 2007. 

15.     S. Sharma and M.K. Sunkara, “Low Temperature Synthesis Route for Semiconductor Fibers”, US Patent 6,806,228, October 19, 2004. 

16.     M. Ueno and M.K. Sunkara, “Method of synthesizing metal doped diamond-like carbon films”, U.S. Patent No. 6,669,996, Issued December 30, 2003. 

17.     M. K. Sunkara, “Sealing Ring with Electrochemical Sensing Electrode”, U.S. Patent No. 5,865,971, March, 1999. 

18.     E.J. Taylor, C-D. Zhou, R.P. Renz, and M.K. Sunkara, “Electrolytic Unit for Recovery of Heavy Metals”, U.S. Patent No. 5, 599, 437, Feb.4, 1997.