1. A New method for synthesizing defect-free thin film composite zeolite/sol-gel membranes, US Patent 6,494,326, December 17, 2002.

2. Cesium Silicotitanates for Ion Exchange and Waste Storage, 6,482,380, November 19, 2002.

3. Niobate-based octahedral molecular sieves, 6,596,254, July 22, 2003.

4. Gas Impermeable Glaze for Sealing a Porous Ceramic Surface, 6,716,275, April 6, 2004.

5. Enhanced Selectivity of Zeolites by Controlled Carbon Deposition, app. #10/414,184; filed 4/14/03

6. Energy and Cost Efficient Desalination through in-situ Crystallization, filed 2/28/04
   

Applications: (Submitted through Sandia National Laboratories):

1. Zirconium/Titanium/Phosphate Solid Acid Catalysts

2. Templated Zinc Phosphate Phases for Chiral Separations and Catalysis

3. A New method of synthesizing highly oriented, crystalline thin films

4. Vapor phase synthesis of Aluminosilicate Zeolites

5. Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Membranes for Separating Olefinic Hydrocarbons from Saturated and Acetylenic Hydrocarbons, and Purifying Olefins

6. A New Carbon Coating Method for Enhanced Separation & Selectivity of Zeolites

7. Energy and Cost Efficient Desalination through in-situ Crystallization

8. Novel Synthesis of Un-supported, high-flow ZSM-22 Membrane for On-Line Catalytic Treatment of Hydrocarbon Streams