Richard Daniel Noble
Engineers at Bear Mtn Ct, Boulder, CO

2012000, Jan 12, 2012

Apr 28, 2011

13/096225

John L. Falconer - Boulder CO, US
Richard D. Noble - Boulder CO, US
Begum Tokay - Istanbul, TR
Yanfeng Zhang - Shanghai, CN

The Regents of the University of Colorado, a body corporate - Denver CO

B01D 71/02, B05D 3/02, B01D 53/22

95 51, 96 11, 95 45, 427226

The present invention provides methods for making improved zeolite and crystalline silicoaluminophosphate (SAPO) membranes, in particular SAPO-34 membranes, on a porous support through improved removal of the organic structure-directing templating agent. A calcining step is performed in an oxygen free atmosphere, such as under a vacuum or inert gas, to remove the organic templating agent. By removing the templating agent in the absence of oxygen, the calcination step can remove a greater amount of the templating agent than comparable template removal steps conducted in the presence of oxygen and the calcination step can be conducted at significantly lower temperatures. The membranes of the present invention provide increased permeance while maintaining comparable selectivity for gas separations, particularly carbon dioxide (CO) and methane (CH) separations and separations at high temperatures.

6043177, Mar 28, 2000

Jan 21, 1997

8/786675

John L. Falconer - Boulder CO
Steven M. George - Boulder CO
Andrew W. Ott - Boulder CO
Jason W. Klaus - Boulder CO
Richard D. Noble - Boulder CO
Hans H. Funke - Boulder CO

University Technology Corporation - Boulder CO

B01J 2028, B01J 2904, B01J 2906, C01G 1700

502 4

A process for modifying surfaces of zeolites and molecular sieve membranes to decrease effective pore size for separation of materials includes atomic layer controlled vapor or liquid deposition. The atomic layer controlled deposition process steps include (i) exposing the surface to a metal atom coordinated with ligand groups having bonds that are hydrolyzable to form molecular bonded structures on the surface, which structures comprise the metal atoms coordinated with the ligand group or a modified ligand group and then (ii) hydrolyzing the bonds and possibly, but not necessarily, cross-linking the bonds in the ligand or modified ligand group.

2012018, Jul 26, 2012

Jul 23, 2010

13/386780

Jason Bara - Denver CO, US
Trevor K. Carlisle - Boulder CO, US
Evan S. Hatakeyama - Boulder CO, US
Douglas L. Gin - Longmont CO, US
Richard D. Noble - Boulder CO, US
Robert L. Kerr - Longmont CO, US
Andrew L. LaFrate - Boulder CO, US

The Regents of the University of Colorado, a body corporate - Denver CO

C09K 3/00, B01D 53/22, B01D 71/64

95 44, 252364, 96 5

The present invention provides gels, solutions, films, membranes, compositions, and other materials containing polymerized and/or non-polymerized room-temperature ionic liquids (RTILs). These materials are useful in catalysis, gas separation and as antistatic agents. The RTILs are preferably imidazolium-based RTILs which are optionally substituted, such as with one or more hydroxyl groups. Optionally, the materials of the present invention are composite materials comprising both polymerized and non-polymerized RTILs. The RTIL polymer is formed from polymerized RTIL cations typically synthesized as monomers and polymerized in the presence of the non-polymerized RTIL cations to provide a solid composite material. The non-polymerized RTIL cations are not covalently bound to the cationic polymer but remain as free cations within the composite material able to associate with charged subunits of the polymer. These composite materials are useful in catalysis, gas separation, and antistatic applications.

7931824, Apr 26, 2011

Jul 3, 2007

11/773044

Douglas L. Gin - Longmont CO, US
Jason E. Bara - Boulder CO, US
Richard D. Noble - Boulder CO, US
Xiaohui Zeng - Dublin OH, US

The Regents of The University of Colorado - Denver CO

C09K 19/38, C09K 19/52, C09K 19/54, C07D 403/06, C07D 403/12

25229901, 2522995, 5483127, 5483137, 5483411, 5483415

A modular surfactant architecture based on room temperature ionic liquids (RTILs) has been developed that affords non-polymerizable and polymerizable amphiphiles that form lamellar (L), hexagonal (H) or bicontinuous cubic (Q) LLC phases when mixed with water or RTILs serving as the polar solvent. The amphiphiles are imidazolium salts having two or more imidazolium head groups joined by one or more spacers. Polymerization of the LLC assembly can produce polymeric materials having ordered nanopores, with the ordering of the pores determined by the LLC phase.

2011028, Nov 24, 2011

May 24, 2011

13/114948

Miao Yu - Broomfield CO, US
Wei Zhang - Superior CO, US
John L. Falconer - Boulder CO, US
Richard D. Noble - Boulder CO, US

H01L 31/0224, H01L 31/06, B82Y 99/00, B82Y 40/00

136255, 438 85, 257E31124, 977773, 977948

A dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) is provided. The DSSC anode includes a first electron-collecting layer deposited on a substrate and a first electron-transporting layer deposited on the first electron-collecting layer, the first electron-transporting layer containing light-absorbing dye. The DSSC anode also includes a second nanoporous electron-collecting layer deposited on the first electron-transporting layer; and a second electron-transporting layer deposited on the second porous electron-collecting layer, the second electron-transporting layer containing light-absorbing dye. Methods of fabricating the DSSC anode are also provided.

7828875, Nov 9, 2010

Aug 1, 2005

11/194515

Shiguang Li - Boulder CO, US
Sara A. Arvidson - Fayetteville NC, US
John L. Falconer - Boulder CO, US
Richard D. Noble - Boulder CO, US

The Regents of the University of Colorado - Denver CO

B01D 59/12

95 51, 95 45, 502 4, 502 86

The present invention provides modified molecular sieve membranes with improved CO/CHseparation selectivity and methods for making such membranes. The molecular sieve membranes are modified by adsorption of a modifying agent, such as ammonia, within and/or on the membrane.

2008031, Dec 25, 2008

Mar 3, 2008

12/041574

Douglas L. Gin - Longmont CO, US
Jason E. Bara - Boulder CO, US
Richard D. Noble - Boulder CO, US

C07D 233/54, C07D 403/02

5483001, 5483137

A method and device for storing and dispensing a fluid includes providing a vessel configured for selective dispensing of the fluid therefrom. Provided within a vessel is a nanocomposite material comprising an imidazolium surfactant and an integral solvent that is essential to the formation of the nanocomposite material. The fluid is contacted with the nanocomposite material for take-up of the fluid by the polymerized nanocomposite material. The fluid is released from the nanocomposite material and dispensed from the vessel.

5332508, Jul 26, 1994

Sep 20, 1993

8/123730

Nancy S. Foster - Boulder CO
Carl A. Koval - Golden CO
Richard D. Noble - Boulder CO

Regents of the University of Colorado - Boulder CO

C02F 132

210711

A cyclic photocatalytic process for treating waste water containing metal and organic contaminants. In one embodiment of the method, metal ions are photoreduced onto the photocatalyst and the metal concentrated by resolubilization in a smaller volume. In another embodiment of the method, contaminant organics are first oxidized, then metal ions removed by photoreductive deposition. The present invention allows the photocatalyst to be recycled until nearly complete removal of metal ions and organic contaminants is achieved.

5414194, May 9, 1995

Jul 22, 1993

8/096167

Mary R. Dubois - Boulder CO
Richard D. Noble - Boulder CO
Carl A. Koval - Golden CO

The Regents of the University of Colorado - Boulder CO

C07C 700, C07C 717, C07F 1100

585855

Derivatized molybdenum-sulfide dimers of the general formula [(C. sub. 5 R. sub. 5 Mo). sub. 2 (. mu. -S). sub. 4-x (. mu. -SR). sub. x ]. sup. n are utilized in the solid state, incorporated in permselective membranes and in aqueous solution as chemical specific complexing agents in various separation processes.

5391791, Feb 21, 1995

Aug 27, 1991

7/750045

Mary R. Dubois - Boulder CO
Richard D. Noble - Boulder CO
Carl A. Koval - Lafayette CO

The University of Colorado Foundation, Inc. - Boulder CO

C07F 1100

556 60

Derivatized molybdenum-sulfide dimers of the general formula [(C. sub. 5 R. sub. 5 Mo). sub. 2 (. mu. -S). sub. 4-x (. mu. -SR). sub. x ]. sup. n are utilized in the solid state, incorporated in permselective membranes and in aqueous solution as chemical specific complexing agents in various separation processes.