Assignee: The Trustees of Boston College

Location: Chestnut Hill, MA
No. of patents: 31

Number	Title	Issue Date
8158254	Methods of fabricating complex two-dimensional conductive silicides The embodiments disclosed herein relate to the fabrication of complex two-dimensional conductive silicide nanostructures, and methods of fabricating the nanostructures. In an embodiment, a conductive silicide includes a plurality of connected and spaced-apart nanobe...	04/17/2012
7943847	Apparatus and methods for solar energy conversion using nanoscale cometal structures An apparatus and methods for solar conversion using nanoscale cometal structures are disclosed herein. The cometal structures may be coaxial and coplanar. A nanoscale optics apparatus for use as a solar cell comprises a plurality of nanoscale cometal structures each...	05/17/2011
7857959	Methods of fabricating nanowires and electrodes having nanogaps A cost-effective and highly reproducible method of fabricating nanowires, and small gaps or spacings in nanowires is disclosed. The nanogaps bridge an important size regime between 1 nm and 100 nm. The nanogaps can be selectively predetermined to be as small as 1.0 ...	12/28/2010
7754964	Apparatus and methods for solar energy conversion using nanocoax structures An apparatus and method for solar conversion using nanocoax structures are disclosed herein. A nano-optics apparatus for use as a solar cell comprising a plurality of nano-coaxial structures comprising an internal conductor surrounded by a semiconducting material co...	07/13/2010
7723255	Recyclable metathesis catalysts Highly active, recoverable and recyclable transition metal-based metathesis catalysts and their organometallic complexes including dendrimeric complexes are disclosed, including a Ru complex bearing a 1,3-dimesityl-4,5-dihydroimidazol-2-ylidene and styrenyl ether li...	05/25/2010
7666051	Device and method for achieving enhanced field emission utilizing nanostructures grown on a conductive substrate A device and method is presented for achieving a high field emission from the application of a low electric field. More specifically, the device includes a substrate wherein a plurality of nanostructures are grown on the substrate. The relationship of the nanostruct...	02/23/2010
7649665	Apparatus and methods for optical switching using nanoscale optics An apparatus and methods for optical switching using nanoscale optics are disclosed herein. A nano-optics apparatus for use as an optical switch includes a metallic film having a top surface, a bottom surface and a plurality of cylindrical channels containing a diel...	01/19/2010
7634162	Apparatus and methods for nanolithography using nanoscale optics An apparatus and methods for nanolithography using nanoscale optics are disclosed herein. Submicron-scale structures may be obtained using standard photolithography systems with a de-magnifying lens. A de-magnifying lens for use in a standard photolithography system...	12/15/2009
7623746	Nanoscale optical microscope Nanoscale optical probes for use with nanoscale optical microscopy are disclosed herein. A nanoscale optical probe for use with a near-field scanning optical microscope includes an inner conductor having a top end, a bottom end, and a body; a dielectric material eng...	11/24/2009
7591913	Thermoelectric properties by high temperature annealing The present invention generally provides methods of improving thermoelectric properties of alloys by subjecting them to one or more high temperature annealing steps, performed at temperatures at which the alloys exhibit a mixed solid/liquid phase, followed by coolin...	09/22/2009
7589880	Apparatus and methods for manipulating light using nanoscale cometal structures An apparatus and methods for manipulating light using nanoscale cometal structures are disclosed. A nanoscale optics apparatus for manipulating light includes a plurality of nanoscale cometal structures each comprising a dielectric material located between a first e...	09/15/2009
7586033	Metal-doped semiconductor nanoparticles and methods of synthesis thereof The present invention generally relates to binary or higher order semiconductor nanoparticles doped with a metallic element, and thermoelectric compositions incorporating such nanoparticles. In one aspect, the present invention provides a thermoelectric composition ...	09/08/2009
7465871	Nanocomposites with high thermoelectric figures of merit The present invention is generally directed to nanocomposite thermoelectric materials that exhibit enhanced thermoelectric properties. The nanocomposite materials include two or more components, with at least one of the components forming nano-sized structures withi...	12/16/2008
7465494	Density controlled carbon nanotube array electrodes CNT materials comprising aligned carbon nanotubes (CNTs) with pre-determined site densities, catalyst substrate materials for obtaining them and methods for forming aligned CNTs with controllable densities on such catalyst substrate materials are described. The fabr...	12/16/2008
7462270	Cantilever probes for nanoscale magnetic and atomic force microscopy The various embodiments discloses a cantilever probe comprising a first electrode and a second electrode engaged to a substrate and a branched cantilever wherein the cantilever comprises a nanostruture. Furthermore, the probe comprises a first arm of the cantilever ...	12/09/2008
7452452	Carbon nanotube nanoelectrode arrays The present invention relates to microelectode arrays (MEAs), and more particularly to carbon nanotube nanoelectrode arrays (CNT-NEAs) for chemical and biological sensing, and methods of use. A nanoelectrode array includes a carbon nanotube material comprising an ar...	11/18/2008
7442414	Methods for producing reinforced carbon nanotubes Methods for producing reinforced carbon nanotubes having a plurality of microparticulate carbide or oxide materials formed substantially on the surface of such reinforced carbon nanotubes composite materials are disclosed. In particular, the present invention provid...	10/28/2008
7442284	Coated carbon nanotube array electrodes The present invention provides conductive carbon nanotube (CNT) electrode materials comprising aligned CNT substrates coated with an electrically conducting polymer, and the fabrication of electrodes for use in high performance electrical energy storage devices. In ...	10/28/2008
7294417	Metal oxide nanostructures with hierarchical morphology The present invention relates generally to metal oxide materials with varied symmetrical nanostructure morphologies. In particular, the present invention provides metal oxide materials comprising one or more metallic oxides with three-dimensionally ordered nanostruc...	11/13/2007
7282320	Apparatus for three-dimensional optical data storage and retrieval A three dimensional optical data storage and retrieval system that includes a three dimensional optical data storage medium and an apparatus for providing access to data stored on the medium. The data storage medium includes an optical data storage material which ei...	10/16/2007
7255846	Methods for synthesis of semiconductor nanocrystals and thermoelectric compositions The present invention provides methods for synthesis of IV–VI nanostructures, and thermoelectric compositions formed of such structures. In one aspect, the method includes forming a solution of a Group IV reagent, a Group VI reagent and a surfactant. A reducing ag...	08/14/2007
7214303	Cantilever probes for nanoscale magnetic and atomic force microscopy The various embodiments discloses a cantilever probe comprising a first electrode and a second electrode engaged to a substrate and a branched cantilever wherein the cantilever comprises a nanostruture. Furthermore, the probe comprises a first arm of the cantilever ...	05/08/2007
7157068	Varied morphology carbon nanotubes and method for their manufacture The present invention describes the preparation of carbon nanotubes of varied morphology, catalyst materials for their synthesis. The present invention also describes reactor apparatus and methods of optimizing and controlling process parameters for the manufacture ...	01/02/2007
7147966	Coated carbon nanotube array electrodes The present invention provides conductive carbon nanotube (CNT) electrode materials comprising aligned CNT substrates coated with an electrically conducting polymer, and the fabrication of electrodes for use in high performance electrical energy storage devices. In ...	12/12/2006
7037691	Kinase mimic catalysts for asymmetric synthesis of phosphorylated inositols and cycloalkanols The present invention provides peptide-based phosphorylation catalysts (PBPC's) for the asymmetric monophosphorylation of cyclitols, particularly myo-inositols. The PBPC's of the invention effect a regio and enantioselective phosphorylation of a myo-inositol in a ma...	05/02/2006
6998214	Methods for three-dimensional optical data storage and retrieval A three dimensional optical data storage and retrieval system that includes a three dimensional optical data storage medium and an apparatus for providing access to data stored on the medium. The data storage medium includes an optical data storage material which ei...	02/14/2006
6982822	High-flux entangled photon generation via parametric processes in a laser cavity An apparatus for generating a strong source of doubly or multiply entangled photons emitted non-collinearly or collinearly with respect to the pump light that is at frequency 2f includes a laser medium producing classical laser light at fundamental frequency f. A me...	01/03/2006
6958216	DNA-bridged carbon nanotube arrays A class of biological sensing devices that include a substrate comprising an array of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) to which are chemically attached biological molecules is disclosed. The attached biological molecules are capable of electrical conductivity that is respons...	10/25/2005
6939982	Recyclable chiral metathesis catalysts The present invention relates to chiral metal catalysts for stereoselective olefin metathesis reactions, which are recyclable and reusable in such metathesis reactions. The chiral metal-based metathesis catalysts of the invention comprise multidentate optically acti...	09/06/2005
6921735	Recyclable metathesis catalysts Highly active, recoverable and recyclable transition metal-based metathesis catalysts and their organometallic complexes including dendrimeric complexes are disclosed, including a Ru complex bearing a 1,3-dimesityl-4,5-dihydroimidazol-2-ylidene and styrenyl ether li...	07/26/2005
6914052	Selective anti-viral nucleoside chain terminators The present invention relates to dideoxynucleoside analog compounds containing a dideoxy ribofuranosyl moiety that exhibit selective anti-viral activity coupled with substantially low toxicity toward the host cells. In particular, the compounds according to the pres...	07/05/2005

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Assignee: The Trustees of Boston College