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Here you can download TDA's patents. These files are in Microsoft Word format (no figures); They are also in PDF format (with figures) and should be compatible with Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 4 and higher.

Electrically Conducting Materials from Branched End-Capping Intermediates
Inventors: Brian J. Elliott, William W. Ellis, Silvia D. Luebben, Shawn A. Sapp, Chieh-Hui Chang, Raechelle A. D'Sa
U.S. Patent No. 7,361,728, April 22, 2008  Full text (no figures)  Image (with figures)

Poly(heteroaromatic) Block Copolymers with Electrical Conductivity
Inventors: Silvia D. Luebben, Brian J. Elliott, Carolina Wilson
U.S. Patent No. 7,279,534, October 9, 2007  Full text (no figures)  Image (with figures)

Burners and Combustion Apparatus for Carbon Nanomaterial Production
Inventors: J. Michael Alford, Michael D. Diener, James Nabity, Michael Karpuk
U.S. Patent No. 7,279,137, October 9, 2007  Full text (no figures)  Image (with figures)  Japanese Patent 3984956

Nanoparticles Modified with Multiple Organic Acids
Inventors: Ronald L. Cook, Silvia D. Luebben, Andrew W. Myers, Bryan M. Smith, Brian J. Elliott, Cory Kreutzer, Carolina Wilson, Manfred Meiser
U.S. Patent No. 7,244,498, July 17, 2007  Full text (no figures)  Image (with figures)

Purification of Endohedral and Other Fullerenes by Chemical Methods
Inventors: Robert D. Bolskar, J. Michael Alford
U.S. Patent No. 7,208,132, April 24, 2007  Full text (no figures)  Image (with figures)  Japanese Patent 3926331

Mesoporous Carbons and Polymers from Hydroxylated Benzenes
Inventors: Steven D. Dietz, Vinh T. Nguyen
U.S. Patent No. 7,167,354, January 23, 2007  Full text (no figures)  Image (with figures) 

Combustion Process for Synthesis of Carbon Nanomaterials from Liquid Hydrocarbon
Inventors: J. Michael Alford, Michael D. Diener, James Nabity, Bradley D. Hitch
U.S. Patent No. 7,157,066, January 2, 2007  Full text (no figures)  Image (with figures)  Japanese Patent 3926333

Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons for Fullerene Synthesis in Flames
Inventors: J. Michael Alford, Michael D. Diener
U.S. Patent No. 7,150,863, December 19, 2006  Full text (no figures)  Image (with figures)  Chinese Patent ZL 02 8 16866.6  Japanese Patent 3889399   Russian Patent 229950

Nanoporous Composites of Polymerized Lyotropic Liquid-Crystalline Monomers, and Hydrophobic Polymers
Inventor: Brian Elliott
U.S. Patent No. 7,090,788, August 15, 2006  Full text (no figures)  Image (with figures)

Process for the Simultaneous Removal of Sulfur and Mercury
Inventors: Girish Srinivas, Robert J. Copeland
U.S. Patent No. 7,060,233, June 13, 2006  Full text (no figures)  Image (with figures)

Surface Modified Particles by Multi-Step Addition and Process for the Preparation Thereof
Inventors: Ronald L. Cook, Brian Elliott, Silvia D. Luebben, Andrew Myers, Bryan Smith
U.S. Patent No. 6,986,943, January 17, 2006  Full text (no figures)  Image (with figures)

Releasable Corrosion Inhibitor Compositions
Inventor: Ronald L. Cook
U.S. Patent No. 6,933,046, August 23, 2005  Full text (no figures)  Image (with figures)

Process for the Removal of Impurities from Combustion Fullerenes
Inventors: J. Michael Alford, Robert D. Bolskar
U.S. Patent No. 6,923,915, August 2, 2005  Full text (no figures)  Image (with figures)  Japanese Patent 3984957

Surface Modified Particles by Multi-Step Michael-Type Addition and Process for the Preparation Thereof
Inventors: Ronald L. Cook, Brian J. Elliott, Silvia D. Luebben, Andrew W. Myers, Bryan M. Smith
U.S. Patent No. 6,887,517, May 3, 2005  Full text (no figures)  Image (with figures)

Filter Devices and Methods for Carbon Nanomaterial Collection
Inventors: J. Michael Alford, Michael D. Diener
U.S. Patent No. 6,887,291, May 3, 2005  Full text (no figures)  Image (with figures)  Japanese Patent 3926329

Mesoporous Carbons and Polymers
Inventors: William L. Bell, Steven D. Dietz
U.S. Patent No. 6,737,445, May 18, 2004  Full text (no figures)  Image (with figures)