Patents

1. Oxidic Catalysts for the Low Temperature Oxidation of Carbon Monoxide, German patent (No. DE19822280).
2. Highly Porous Photo-catalysts for the Utilization of Visible Light, German/European patent (No. DE19757496).
3. Fluorescent Organic Nanofibrils as Sensory Materials for Explosives Detection, US patent, # US-20090233374.
4. Molecular Fluorescence Sensor for Highly Sensitive and Selective Detection of Mercury, University of Utah IP Disclosure # U-4559, US Patent # US 20100144043.
5. Fluorescent Materials for Highly Sensitive and Selective Sensing of Amines and Nanofibril Materials Made Therefrom, University of Utah IP Disclosure # U-4558, US Patent # US 20100197039.
6. Parallel Coaxial Molecular Stack Arrays, University of Utah IP Disclosure # U-4646, International Patent # WO 2011017111.	New Nano-Composite Materials for Highly Efficient Organic Solar Cells
7. Coaxial molecular Stack for Transferring Photocurrent Generation, University of Utah IP Disclosure # U-4647, International Patent # WO 2011017711.	A New Architecture of Materials for Highly Efficient Organic Solar Cells
8. Sensors and Methods for Detecting Peroxides Based Explosives, University of Utah IP Disclosure # U-4728, International Patent Application # PCT/US10/57393.
9. Photoconductive Sensor Materials for Detection of Explosive Vapor, University of Utah IP Disclosure # U-4774, International Patent Application # PCT/US10/062059.
10. Optoelectrical Vapor Sensing, University of Utah IP Disclosure # U-4799, International Patent Application # PCT/US11/29652
11. Fluorescent Carbazole Oligomers Nanofibril Materials for Vapor Sensing, University of Utah IP Disclosure # U-4881, US Provisional Patent Application Serial # 61/357015, filed June 2010.
12. Nanofiber-Based Heterojunction Approach for High Photoconductivity in Organic Materials, University of Utah IP Disclosure # U-4935, US Provisional Patent Application Serial # 61/393280, filed Feb. 2011.

More patents: Ling Zang, Benjamin R. Bunes, Miao Xu, Multimode platform for detection of compounds, University of Utah IP Disclosure # U-5150, International publication # WO/2013095730, published on June 27, 2013. Glenn D. Prestwich, Ling Zang, Consumer product for mercuric ion detection, University of Utah IP Disclosure # U-5225, disclosed November 2011. Joint application filed with China in June 2013. Ling Zang, Jimin Han, Miao Xu, Compounds, sensors, methods, and systems for detecting gamma-ray radiation, University of Utah IP Disclosure # U-5364, International Patent Application # PCT/US13/42699, filed on May 24, 2013. International publication # WO 2013/177539, published on November 28, 2013 Glenn D. Prestwich, Ling Zang, Xiaohui Liu, Soluble metal sensor compounds and method for making and using same, University of Utah IP Disclosure # U-5460, disclosed August 29, 2012, International publication #WO2014036361, published on March 6, 2014. Ling Zang, Paul Slattum, Optoelectronic vapor sensing of amines, phosphines, peroxides, hydrocarbons (aromatic and aliphatic, phenols, potentially alcohols and thiols), acids, and other compounds acting as reductants or capable of disturbing integrity of the nanostructure using photoconductive n-type organic nanobelts and nanofibers, University of Utah IP Disclosure # U-5669, U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/975,598, filed July 9, 2015. Ling Zang, Benjamin Bunes, Dual-Gate Chemical Field Effect Transistor Sensor, University of Utah IP Disclosure # U-5819 U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/067,332, filed on October 22, 2014. Ling Zang, Chen Wang and Benjamin R. Bunes, Interfacial Donor-Acceptor Nanofibril Composite for Selective Alkane Vapor Detection, University of Utah IP Disclosure # U-6046, filed Oct. 29, 2015. Ling Zang, Na Wu, Paul Slattum, Chemical Self-doping of One-dimensional Organic Nanomaterials for High Conductivity and Application in Chemiresistive Sensing, University of Utah IP Disclosure # U-6055, filed Nov. 10, 2015. Ling Zang, Paul Slattum, Jayc Johnson, Molecular Mixing of Nanofibers, University of Utah IP Disclosure # U-6234, filed Aug. 31, 2016.