US Patent 7481866 Gas storage materials and devices

Patent 7481866 was granted and assigned to University of Iowa on January, 2009 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Current Assignee

University of Iowa

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

7481866

Date of Patent

January 27, 2009

Patent Application Number

10465535

Date Filed

June 19, 2003

Patent Primary Examiner

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Frank M Lawrence, Jr.

Patent abstract

The invention provides a porous metal-organic framework that can be used to store gases, such as hydrogen. Also provided is metal-organic framework comprising bifunctional metallic bridging groups and organic nodes having three or more points of connection, wherein the framework has one or more cavities suitable for containing one or more storage gas molecules. The invention further provides a metal-organic framework comprising organic functional groups directed into the one or more cavities that are capable of reacting with a storage gas.