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...that the video game, Pong, was invented by a guy who graduated at the bottom of his engineering class? Nolan Bushnell spent more time running the games at a local amusement park than he did on his studies at the University of Utah. His dreams of working for Disney's amusement empire were dashed when the company wouldn't hire him. Taking a boring job, Nolan daydreamed about electronic versions of popular games. He invented Pong, the first video game, and went on to found Atari Co.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8143703 | Methods and devices for forming nanostructure monolayers and devices including such monolayers Methods for forming or patterning nanostructure arrays are provided. The methods involve formation of arrays on coatings comprising nanostructure association groups, patterning using resist, and/or use of devices that facilitate array formation. Related devices for ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8088483 | Process for group 10 metal nanostructure synthesis and compositions made using same Methods for producing Group 10 metal nanostructures are provided. The methods involve novel precursors, novel surfactants, or novel precursor-surfactant combinations. Compositions related to the methods are also featured. ... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8062967 | Process for group III-V semiconductor nanostructure synthesis and compositions made using same Methods for producing nanostructures, particularly Group III-V semiconductor nanostructures, are provided. The methods include use of novel Group III and/or Group V precursors, novel surfactants, oxide acceptors, high temperature, and/or stable co-products. Related ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8041171 | Nanocomposites This invention provides composite materials comprising nanostructures (e.g., nanowires, branched nanowires, nanotetrapods, nanocrystals, and nanoparticles). Methods and compositions for making such nanocomposites are also provided, as are articles comprising such co... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8030186 | Large-area nanoenabled macroelectronic substrates and uses therefor A method and apparatus for an electronic substrate having a plurality of semiconductor devices is described. A thin film of nanowires is formed on a substrate. The thin film of nanowires is formed to have a sufficient density of nanowires to achieve an operational c... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8025960 | Porous substrates, articles, systems and compositions comprising nanofibers and methods of their use and production Porous nanofiber bearing substrate materials are provided having enhanced surface area for a variety of applications including as electrical substrates, semipermeable membranes and barriers, structural lattices for tissue culturing and for composite materials, and t... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7985475 | Super-hydrophobic surfaces, methods of their construction and uses therefor This invention provides novel super-liquidphobic nanofibers and structures comprising such nanofibers, as well as methods and uses for such nanofibers. ... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7985454 | Systems and methods for nanowire growth and manufacturing The present invention is directed to compositions of matter, systems, and methods to manufacture nanowires. In an embodiment, a method to produce a catalytic-coated nanowire growth substrate for nanowire growth is disclosed which comprises: (a) depositing a buffer l... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7977013 | Nanowire-based membrane electrode assemblies for fuel cells The present invention discloses nanowires for use in a fuel cell comprising a metal catalyst deposited on a surface of the nanowires. A membrane electrode assembly for a fuel cell is disclosed which generally comprises a proton exchange membrane, an anode electrode,... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7977007 | Nanowire-based membrane electrode assemblies for fuel cells The present invention discloses nanowires for use in a fuel cell comprising a metal catalyst deposited on a surface of the nanowires. A membrane electrode assembly for a fuel cell is disclosed which generally comprises a proton exchange membrane, an anode electrode,... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7976646 | Electronic grade metal nanostructures Methods for producing electronic grade metal nanostructures having low levels of contaminants are provided. Monolayer arrays, populations, and devices including such electronic grade nanostructures are described. In addition, novel methods and compositions for produ... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7972616 | Medical device applications of nanostructured surfaces This invention provides novel nanofiber enhanced surface area substrates and structures comprising such substrates for use in various medical devices, as well as methods and uses for such substrates and medical devices. In one particular embodiment, methods for enha... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7932511 | Large-area nanoenabled macroelectronic substrates and uses therefor A method and apparatus for an electronic substrate having a plurality of semiconductor devices is described. A thin film of nanowires is formed on a substrate. The thin film of nanowires is formed to have a sufficient density of nanowires to achieve an operational c... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7888292 | Nano-chem-FET based biosensors Methods of detecting a component of interest, a change in charge, a pH, a cellular response using nanosensors are provided. Nanosensors, including nanowires and nanowire arrays comprising functionalized and/or non-functionalized nanowires are provided. Nanosensors a... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7871870 | Method of fabricating gate configurations for an improved contacts in nanowire based electronic devices Methods, systems, and apparatuses for electronic devices having improved gate structures are described. An electronic device includes at least one nanowire. A gate contact is positioned along at least a portion of a length of the at least one nanowire. A dielectric ... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7851841 | Large-area nanoenabled macroelectronic substrates and uses therefor A method and apparatus for an electronic substrate having a plurality of semiconductor devices is described. A thin film of nanowires is formed on a substrate. The thin film of nanowires is formed to have a sufficient density of nanowires to achieve an operational c... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7829351 | Methods, devices and compositions for depositing and orienting nanostructures Methods and systems for depositing nanomaterials onto a receiving substrate and optionally for depositing those materials in a desired orientation, that comprise providing nanomaterials on a transfer substrate and contacting the nanomaterials with an adherent materi... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7803574 | Medical device applications of nanostructured surfaces This invention provides novel nanofiber enhanced surface area substrates and structures comprising such substrates for use in various medical devices, as well as methods and uses for such substrates and medical devices. In one particular embodiment, a method of admi... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7795125 | System and process for producing nanowire composites and electronic substrates therefrom The present invention relates to a system and process for producing a nanowire-material composite. A substrate having nanowires attached to a portion of at least one surface is provided. A material is deposited over the portion to form the nanowire-material composit... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7794600 | Purification of nanocrystal solutions by chromatography The present invention relates to a method of processing nanocrystals. The method comprises providing a mixture comprising nanocrystals, contaminants and a first solvent in which the nanocrystals are soluble, and using chromatography to reduce the amount of contamina... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7785922 | Methods for oriented growth of nanowires on patterned substrates The present invention is directed to systems and methods for nanowire growth and harvesting. In an embodiment, methods for nanowire growth and doping are provided, including methods for epitaxial oriented nanowire growth using a combination of silicon precursors, as... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7776760 | Systems and methods for nanowire growth The present invention is directed to systems and methods for nanowire growth. In an embodiment, methods for nanowire growth and doping are provided, including methods for epitaxial vertically oriented nanowire growth including providing a substrate material having o... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7776758 | Methods and devices for forming nanostructure monolayers and devices including such monolayers Methods for forming or patterning nanostructure arrays are provided. The methods involve formation of arrays on coatings comprising nanostructure association groups, formation of arrays in spin-on-dielectrics, solvent annealing after nanostructure deposition, patter... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7767102 | Systems and methods for harvesting and integrating nanowires The present invention is directed to methods to harvest, integrate and exploit nanomaterials, and particularly elongated nanowire materials. The invention provides methods for harvesting nanowires that include selectively etching a sacrificial layer placed on a nano... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7755038 | Nanostructured thin films and their uses The present invention generally discloses the use of a nanostructured non-silicon thin film (such as an alumina or aluminum thin film) on a supporting substrate which is subsequently coated with an active layer of a material such as silicon or tungsten. The base, un... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7754524 | Methods, devices and compositions for depositing and orienting nanostructures Methods and systems for depositing nanomaterials onto a receiving substrate and optionally for depositing those materials in a desired orientation, that comprise providing nanomaterials on a transfer substrate and contacting the nanomaterials with an adherent materi... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7750235 | Nanostructure and nanocomposite based compositions and photovoltaic devices Nanocomposite photovoltaic devices are provided that generally include semiconductor nanocrystals as at least a portion of a photoactive layer. Photovoltaic devices and other layered devices that comprise core-shell nanostructures and/or two populations of nanostruc... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7745498 | Nanowire dispersion compositions and uses thereof Nanowire dispersion compositions (and uses thereof) are disclosed comprising a plurality of inorganic nanowires suspended in an aqueous or non-aqueous solution comprising at least one low molecular weight and/or low HLB (Hydrophile-Lipophile Balance) value dispersan... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7741197 | Systems and methods for harvesting and reducing contamination in nanowires The present invention is directed to methods to harvest, integrate and exploit nanomaterials, and particularly elongated nanowire materials. The invention provides methods for harvesting nanowires that include selectively etching a sacrificial layer placed on a nano... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7731932 | Methods of processing nanocrystals, and compositions, devices and systems including same Methods of processing nanocrystals to remove excess free and bound organic material and particularly surfactants used during the synthesis process, and resulting nanocrystal compositions, devices and systems that are physically, electrically and chemically integrata... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7701428 | Integrated displays using nanowire transistors The present invention is directed to a display using nanowire transistors. In particular, a liquid crystal display using nanowire pixel transistors, nanowire row transistors, nanowire column transistors and nanowire edge electronics is described. A nanowire pixel tr... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7666791 | Systems and methods for nanowire growth and harvesting The present invention is directed to systems and methods for nanowire growth and harvesting. In an embodiment, methods for nanowire growth and doping are provided, including methods for epitaxial oriented nanowire growth using a combination of silicon precursors. In... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7651944 | Methods of positioning and/or orienting nanostructures Methods of positioning and orienting nanostructures, and particularly nanowires, on surfaces for subsequent use or integration. The methods utilize mask based processes alone or in combination with flow based alignment of the nanostructures to provide oriented and p... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7651769 | Structures, systems and methods for joining articles and materials and uses therefor This invention provides novel nanofibers and nanofiber structures which posses adherent properties, as well as the use of such nanofibers and nanofiber comprising structures in the coupling and/or joining together of articles or material. ... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7645397 | Nanocrystal doped matrixes Matrixes doped with semiconductor nanocrystals are provided. In certain embodiments, the semiconductor nanocrystals have a size and composition such that they absorb or emit light at particular wavelengths. The nanocrystals can comprise ligands that allow for mixing... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7603003 | Nanocomposites This invention provides composite materials comprising nanostructures (e.g., nanowires, branched nanowires, nanotetrapods, nanocrystals, and nanoparticles). Methods and compositions for making such nanocomposites are also provided, as are articles comprising such co... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7595528 | Nano-enabled memory devices and anisotropic charge carrying arrays Methods and apparatuses for nanoenabled memory devices and anisotropic charge carrying arrays are described. In an aspect, a memory device includes a substrate, a source region of the substrate, and a drain region of the substrate. A population of nanoelements is de... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7585564 | Post-deposition encapsulation of nanostructures: compositions, devices and systems incorporating same Ligand compositions for use in preparing discrete coated nanostructures are provided, as well as the coated nanostructures themselves and devices incorporating same. Methods for post-deposition shell formation on a nanostructure and for reversibly modifying nanostru... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7572395 | Organic species that facilitate charge transfer to or from nanostructures The present invention provides compositions (small molecules, oligomers and polymers) that can be used to modify charge transport across a nanocrystal surface or within a nanocrystal-containing matrix, as well as methods for making and using the novel compositions. | 08/11/2009 |
| 7569503 | Contact doping and annealing systems and processes for nanowire thin films Embodiments of the present invention are provided for improved contact doping and annealing systems and processes. In embodiments, a plasma ion immersion implantation (PIII) process is used for contact doping of nanowires and other nanoelement based thin film device... | 08/04/2009 |
