1. Provisional Patent Application 63/520,835) Vogler RJ, and Kumar, M. Synthesis of Nanosheet Membranes Using Molecular Crosslinkers. University of Texas at Austin (2023). 2.(Provisional Patent Application 63/520,832) Vogler RJ, and Kumar, M. Single-Step Methods For The Synthesis Of Nanosheet Membranes. University of Texas at Austin (2023). 3. (Provisional Patent Application 63/502,796) Behera H, and Kumar, M. Synthetic Ion Channels And Methods Of Making And Using Thereof. University of Texas at Austin (2023). 4. (Provisional Patent Application 63/273,825) Kumar M, and De Respino S. University of Texas at Austin. System and Devices for Removal of Dispersed Oils and/or Microbials From Contaminated Solutions (2021). 5. (US Patent 11,235,286) Kumar, M; Ren, T; Song, W; and Tu, Y. “Organic Solvent Method for preparing Membrane Protein based nanosheets and membranes based on nanosheets” Corresponding Inventor: Manish Kumar, 2022 6. (US Patent 10,874,994) Guha R, Kumar M, Velegol D, Inventors; Penn State Research Foundation, assignee. Membrane surface activation to eliminate fouling and concentration polarization in water purification systems. 2020 Dec 29. 7. (US Patent 10,688,442, 2020) Kumar, M; Mauter, M. Method of Magnetically Aligning and Crystallizing Membrane Proteins. Assignees; Carnegie Mellon University and Penn State University, Corresponding Inventors: Manish Kumar and Meagan Mauter.2020 Jun 23. 8. (US Patent 10,865,278) Grzelakowski MP, Kumar M, Ian T, inventors; Applied Biomimetic AS, Penn State Research Foundation, assignee. Vesicles formed from block copolymers, and novel block copolymers. 2020 Dec 15. 9. (US Patent App. 16/414,330) Kumar, M; Shen, Y; Ren, T; and Song, W. “Method for biological or biomimetic channel-based membrane fabrications using layer-by-layer structures” Corresponding Inventor: Manish Kumar, 2019 10. (US Patent App. 16/397,416) Maranas, C; Kumar, M; Chowdhury, R; and Ren, T. Angstrom-scale "separations by design" using precision biomimetic membranes. Assignee: Penn State University, Corresponding Inventor: Costas Maranas. 2019 11. (US Patent 10,172,362) Wood, TK; Wood, T; Kumar, M. Biofilms, components and methods of use to reduce biofouling and contamination. Assignee: Penn State University, Corresponding Inventors: Manish Kumar and Thomas Wood, 2019 12. (US Patent 9,833,744, 2017) Velegol, D; Kar, A; Guha, R; Kumar, M. Membrane fouling reduction using chemical micropumps, Assignee: Penn State University, Corresponding Inventor: Darrell Velegol, 2018 13. (US Patent App. 13/969,939, 2014) Kumar, M; Walz T. High Density Membrane Protein Membranes, Assignee: Penn State University, Corresponding Inventor: Manish Kumar, February 2012 14. (US Patent 2011/0046074 A1) Kumar, M; Meier, W.; Zilles, J.; Clark, M.; Grzelakowski, M.; Nehring, R. Highly permeable polymer membranes, Assignee: University of Illinois, Corresponding Inventor: Manish Kumar, Pub date Feb 24, 2011, Pub number: US 2011/0046074 A1