diff --git a/oneapi-rs/examples/kernel_launch_derive.rs b/oneapi-rs/examples/kernel_launch_derive.rs
index 39dc0d7..d3aee58 100644
--- a/oneapi-rs/examples/kernel_launch_derive.rs
+++ b/oneapi-rs/examples/kernel_launch_derive.rs
@@ -8,12 +8,7 @@
 
 use oneapi_rs::prelude::*;
 
-use oneapi_rs::{
-    buffer::Buffer,
-    queue::Queue,
-    range::NdRange,
-    usm::{SharedAllocator, UsmAllocator},
-};
+use oneapi_rs::{buffer::SharedBuffer, queue::Queue, range::NdRange};
 
 static IOTA_SRC: &str = r#"
 #include <sycl/sycl.hpp>
@@ -31,7 +26,7 @@ void iota(float start, float *ptr) {
 #[derive(KernelArgumentList)]
 struct IotaArgs<'a> {
     start: f32,
-    ptr: &'a mut Buffer<f32, UsmAllocator<SharedAllocator>>,
+    ptr: &'a mut SharedBuffer<f32>,
 }
 
 fn main() {
diff --git a/oneapi-rs/src/buffer.rs b/oneapi-rs/src/buffer.rs
index 71718ea..fb4cfae 100644
--- a/oneapi-rs/src/buffer.rs
+++ b/oneapi-rs/src/buffer.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ use pin_project::pin_project;
 use crate::{
     event::{Event, EventFuture},
     kernel::KernelArgument,
-    usm::{HostAccessible, UsmAlloc},
+    usm::{
+        DeviceAllocator, HostAccessible, HostAllocator, SharedAllocator, UsmAlloc, UsmAllocator,
+    },
 };
 
 /// The Buffer struct defines a shared array of one, two or three dimensions that can be used
@@ -101,6 +103,10 @@ impl<T, A: UsmAlloc> Drop for Buffer<T, A> {
     }
 }
 
+pub type HostBuffer<T> = Buffer<T, UsmAllocator<HostAllocator>>;
+pub type SharedBuffer<T> = Buffer<T, UsmAllocator<SharedAllocator>>;
+pub type DeviceBuffer<T> = Buffer<T, UsmAllocator<DeviceAllocator>>;
+
 /// A [`Buffer`] whose initialization has been enqueued. You need to wait/await it.
 pub struct EnqueuedBuffer<T, A: UsmAlloc> {
     buffer: Buffer<T, A>,
@@ -121,6 +127,10 @@ impl<T, A: UsmAlloc> EnqueuedBuffer<T, A> {
     }
 }
 
+pub type EnqueuedHostBuffer<T> = EnqueuedBuffer<T, UsmAllocator<HostAllocator>>;
+pub type EnqueuedSharedBuffer<T> = EnqueuedBuffer<T, UsmAllocator<SharedAllocator>>;
+pub type EnqueuedDeviceBuffer<T> = EnqueuedBuffer<T, UsmAllocator<DeviceAllocator>>;
+
 #[pin_project]
 /// A [`Future`] which represents a pending [`Buffer`] allocation.
 pub struct BufferFuture<T, A: UsmAlloc> {
@@ -151,6 +161,10 @@ impl<T, A: UsmAlloc> IntoFuture for EnqueuedBuffer<T, A> {
     }
 }
 
+pub type HostBufferFuture<T> = BufferFuture<T, UsmAllocator<HostAllocator>>;
+pub type SharedBufferFuture<T> = BufferFuture<T, UsmAllocator<SharedAllocator>>;
+pub type DeviceBufferFuture<T> = BufferFuture<T, UsmAllocator<DeviceAllocator>>;
+
 unsafe impl<T: Pod, A: UsmAlloc> KernelArgument for Buffer<T, A> {
     unsafe fn as_raw_arg(&self) -> &[u8] {
         unsafe { self.as_raw_arg_impl() }
diff --git a/oneapi-rs/src/queue.rs b/oneapi-rs/src/queue.rs
index 635ad3c..859d507 100644
--- a/oneapi-rs/src/queue.rs
+++ b/oneapi-rs/src/queue.rs
@@ -12,13 +12,16 @@ use bytemuck::Pod;
 use oneapi_rs_sys::{queue::ffi, types::ffi::EventPtr};
 
 use crate::{
-    buffer::{Buffer, EnqueuedBuffer},
+    buffer::{
+        Buffer, DeviceBuffer, EnqueuedBuffer, EnqueuedDeviceBuffer, EnqueuedHostBuffer,
+        EnqueuedSharedBuffer, HostBuffer, SharedBuffer,
+    },
     context::Context,
     device::Device,
     event::Event,
     kernel::{Kernel, KernelArgumentList},
     range::{NdRange, ValidDimension},
-    usm::{DeviceAllocator, HostAllocator, SharedAllocator, UsmAlloc, UsmAllocator},
+    usm::{UsmAlloc, UsmAllocator},
 };
 
 /// The `Queue` connects a host program to a single device. Programs submit tasks to a device via the
@@ -43,10 +46,7 @@ impl Queue {
     }
 
     /// Allocates zeroed memory and creates a host-side [`Buffer`] that can store an array of T.
-    pub fn alloc_host<T: Pod>(
-        &mut self,
-        len: usize,
-    ) -> EnqueuedBuffer<T, UsmAllocator<HostAllocator>> {
+    pub fn alloc_host<T: Pod>(&mut self, len: usize) -> EnqueuedHostBuffer<T> {
         unsafe {
             let mut buffer = self.alloc_uninit_host(len);
             let event = self.memset(&mut buffer, 0);
@@ -55,10 +55,7 @@ impl Queue {
     }
 
     /// Allocates zeroed memory and creates a shared [`Buffer`] that can store an array of T.
-    pub fn alloc_shared<T: Pod>(
-        &mut self,
-        len: usize,
-    ) -> EnqueuedBuffer<T, UsmAllocator<SharedAllocator>> {
+    pub fn alloc_shared<T: Pod>(&mut self, len: usize) -> EnqueuedSharedBuffer<T> {
         unsafe {
             let mut buffer = self.alloc_uninit_shared(len);
             let event = self.memset(&mut buffer, 0);
@@ -67,10 +64,7 @@ impl Queue {
     }
 
     /// Allocates zeroed memory and creates a device [`Buffer`] that can store an array of T.
-    pub fn alloc_device<T: Pod>(
-        &mut self,
-        len: usize,
-    ) -> EnqueuedBuffer<T, UsmAllocator<DeviceAllocator>> {
+    pub fn alloc_device<T: Pod>(&mut self, len: usize) -> EnqueuedDeviceBuffer<T> {
         unsafe {
             let mut buffer = self.alloc_uninit_device(len);
             let event = self.memset(&mut buffer, 0);
@@ -80,30 +74,21 @@ impl Queue {
 
     /// Allocates memory and creates a host-side [`Buffer`] that can store an array of T.
     /// Safety: the buffer contents are uninitialized.
-    pub unsafe fn alloc_uninit_host<T>(
-        &self,
-        len: usize,
-    ) -> Buffer<T, UsmAllocator<HostAllocator>> {
+    pub unsafe fn alloc_uninit_host<T>(&self, len: usize) -> HostBuffer<T> {
         let allocator = UsmAllocator::from(self);
         unsafe { Buffer::new(allocator, len) }
     }
 
     /// Allocates memory and creates a shared [`Buffer`] that can store an array of T.
     /// Safety: the buffer contents are uninitialized.
-    pub unsafe fn alloc_uninit_shared<T>(
-        &self,
-        len: usize,
-    ) -> Buffer<T, UsmAllocator<SharedAllocator>> {
+    pub unsafe fn alloc_uninit_shared<T>(&self, len: usize) -> SharedBuffer<T> {
         let allocator = UsmAllocator::from(self);
         unsafe { Buffer::new(allocator, len) }
     }
 
     /// Allocates memory and creates a device-side [`Buffer`] that can store an array of T.
     /// Safety: the buffer contents are uninitialized.
-    pub unsafe fn alloc_uninit_device<T>(
-        &self,
-        len: usize,
-    ) -> Buffer<T, UsmAllocator<DeviceAllocator>> {
+    pub unsafe fn alloc_uninit_device<T>(&self, len: usize) -> DeviceBuffer<T> {
         let allocator = UsmAllocator::from(self);
         unsafe { Buffer::new(allocator, len) }
     }