Hunnius; Stephen T. - US Patent Attorneys and Agents

Attorney: Hunnius; Stephen T.

Number of patents: 68
Last date: April 17, 2012

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8158094	Methods of preparing metal carbides The present embodiments relate methods of preparing metal carbides, for example some embodiments relate to methods of preparing metal carbides that do not contain the formation of an intermediate oxide compound. Some embodiments relate to methods that do not employ ...	04/17/2012
8076700	P-N junction for use as an RF mixer from GHZ to THZ frequencies This disclosure describes a semiconductor device that can be used as a mixer at RF frequencies extending from a few tens of GHz into the THz frequency range. The device is composed of narrow bandgap semiconductors grown by solid source molecular beam epitaxy. The de...	12/13/2011
8064722	Method and system for analyzing signal-vector data for pattern recognition from first order sensors A method and system of analyzing signal-vector data from first order sensors including providing a training data set, adjusting the training data set using a background adjustment technique, normalizing and transforming the training data set into wavelet coefficient...	11/22/2011
8048547	Biological fuel cells with nanoporous membranes A fuel cell comprising an anode chamber, a cathode chamber, and a nanoporous membrane between the anode chamber and the cathode chamber, wherein the nanoporous membrane sequesters and isolates a microbe in the anode chamber. The nanoporous membrane allows nutrients ...	11/01/2011
8040443	Method for stacking thermal actuators with liquid crystal elastomer A method comprising arranging a first heating element on a first liquid crystal elastomer, arranging a first layer of thermal paste on the first heating element, and arranging a second liquid crystal elastomer on the first layer of thermal paste. ...	10/18/2011
8039301	Gate after diamond transistor A gate after diamond transistor and method of making comprising the steps of depositing a first dielectric layer on a semiconductor substrate, depositing a diamond particle nucleation layer on the first dielectric layer, growing a diamond thin film layer on the firs...	10/18/2011
8022006	Catalyst nanoparticle A catalyst nanoparticle covalently bonded to a surface ligand wherein the surface ligand has a peripheral functional group having a property suitable to ensure solubility in a fluid such as a hydroxylic solvent, water, lower molecular weight alcohol, methanol, ethan...	09/20/2011
8017091	Beadwhacker A device consisting of a low-RPM motor wherein the motor spins a flat disk, a peg is attached to the disk, a stationary spring armature wherein the peg can activate the stationary spring armature as the disk rotates, and a tube containing beads in a fluid positioned...	09/13/2011
8008626	Neutron detector with gamma ray isolation A silicon-on-insulator (SOI) neutron detector comprising a silicon-on-insulator structure, wherein the silicon-on-insulator structure consists of an active semiconductor layer, a buried layer, and a handle substrate, a lateral carrier transport and collection detect...	08/30/2011
7939337	Carbosilane polymers and methods for use in analytical and purification applications This invention relates generally to a new class of chemoselective polymer materials primarily designed to sorb hydrogen bond basic analytes such as organophosphonate esters (nerve agents and precursors) and nitro-substituted compounds (explosives). In particular, th...	05/10/2011
7936404	Method for stacking thermal actuators with liquid crystal elastomer An apparatus comprising a first liquid crystal elastomer, a first heating element, a first layer of thermal paste, and a second liquid crystal elastomer. The apparatus further comprising a second heating element, a second layer of thermal paste, and a third liquid c...	05/03/2011
7919338	Method of making an integrally gated carbon nanotube field ionizer device A method of making an integrally gated carbon nanotube field ionization device comprising forming a first insulator layer on a first side of a substrate, depositing a conductive gate layer on the first insulator layer, forming a cavity in the substrate by etching a ...	04/05/2011
7902513	Neutron detector with gamma ray isolation A silicon-on-insulator (SOI) neutron detector comprising a silicon-on-insulator structure, wherein the silicon-on-insulator structure consists of an active semiconductor layer, a buried layer, and a handle substrate, a lateral carrier transport and collection detect...	03/08/2011
7889542	Method of addressing digital data A magnetic memory storage device with at least one magnetic storage element comprising electrical addressing leads to inject electrical current directly through a single magnetic memory storage element. The number of electrical addressing leads is at least one more ...	02/15/2011
7888290	Material exhibiting superconductivity characteristics and method of manufacture thereof The invention herein is directed towards a material exhibiting superconductivity characteristics which includes a laser processed region of a metal oxide crystal. The material has a transition temperature greater than a transition temperature of the metal oxide crys...	02/15/2011
7884359	Integrally gated carbon nanotube ionizer device Described herein is a field ionization and electron impact ionization device consisting of carbon nanotubes with microfabricated integral gates that is capable of producing short pulses of ions. ...	02/08/2011
7884051	Method of making material exhibiting superconductivity characteristics The invention herein is directed towards a method of making material exhibiting superconductivity characteristics which includes a laser processed region of a metal oxide crystal. The material has a transition temperature greater than a transition temperature of the...	02/08/2011
7858550	Method of making a nanostructured electrode A method of making a nanostructured electrode comprising depositing a self-assembled monolayer on a substrate, depositing a catalyst nanoparticle covalently bonded to a ligand, and depositing a material capable of binding to the self-assembled monolayer. The method ...	12/28/2010
7811550	Method for making magnetic fluorescent core shell nanoparticles This invention comprises nanoparticles for use with biosensors. The nanoparticles have core/shell architecture. The nanoparticles can be detected by two means, magnetic and optical by virtue of the nanoparticles magnetic core and fluorescent semiconductor shell. Met...	10/12/2010
7803498	Materials and structures thereof useful as electrocatalysts A nanostructured electrode comprising a conductive electrode substrate having a surface functional group, a catalytic nanoparticle stabilized by a covalently-bound ligand bearing a peripheral functional group capable of interacting to the surface functional group, a...	09/28/2010
7788949	Closed-cell foam silica A method of making a closed-cell silica foam glass is provided which can include diffusing a substance into a porous glass substrate to form an impregnated substrate, sealing the impregnated glass substrate and heating to a first temperature, wherein the pressure is...	09/07/2010
7785770	Sugar-containing hydrogel for immobilization The use of sugar-containing hydrogels as very highly porous, aqueous support material for the immobilization of oligonucleotides, peptides, proteins, antigens, antibodies, polysaccharides, and other biomolecules for sensor applications. Unusually large sizes of inte...	08/31/2010
7785769	Immobilization of oligonucleotides and proteins in sugar-containing hydrogels The use of sugar-containing hydrogels as very highly porous, aqueous support material for the immobilization of oligonucleotides, peptides, proteins, antigens, antibodies, polysaccharides, and other biomolecules for sensor applications. Unusually large sizes of inte...	08/31/2010
7750174	Fluoroalkyl carbinol generating silane surface treatment agents The compound is a silane surface treatment agent and is useful for modifying the surfaces of silicon oxide and other metal oxides with hexafluorodimethyl carbinol functional groups. Additionally provided is a surface treatment procedure that effectively bonds it and...	07/06/2010
7700929	Remote laser assisted biological aerosol standoff detection in atmosphere A system for detecting atmospheric contamination, the system comprising a laser operable to generate an infrared light beam comprising a longitudinal component and a transverse component, the laser remote from the atmospheric contamination, and a processor operable ...	04/20/2010
7683346	Remote laser assisted biological aerosol standoff detection in atmosphere A method used to detect and identify biological substances suspended in air in the form of aerosols or clouds including generating a remote infrared light beam directed toward the atmospheric contamination, producing an ultraviolet light beam from the infrared light...	03/23/2010
7670685	Low loss visible-IR transmitting glass-ceramic spinel composites and process This invention pertains to a composite of Spinel and BGG glass substrates and to process for bonding Spinel to BGG glass. The composite includes a Spinel and a BGG glass bonded together and having transmission in the visible and mid-infrared wavelength region. The p...	03/02/2010
7651819	Composite electrode structure with an ultrathin conformal polymer coating A device for use in energy storage comprising a nanostructured mesoporous electrically conductive substrate coated with a metal oxide and an ultrathin conformal polymer coating on the metal oxide wherein said electrode has a mesoporous structure. Also disclosed is t...	01/26/2010
7639356	Highly efficient surface enhanced Raman and fluorescence nanostructure substrates An apparatus comprising a substrate and at least two nanowires on the substrate, the nanowires comprising a core and a metal shell, wherein the core is selected from the group consisting of a semiconductor and a dielectric, thereby forming a nanowire-composite to al...	12/29/2009
7635879	InAlAsSb/InGaSb and InAlPSb/InGaSb heterojunction bipolar transistors This invention pertains to heterojunction bipolar transistors containing a semiconductor substrate, a buffer layer of an antimony-based material deposited on the substrate, a sub-collector layer of an antimony-based material deposited on the buffer layer, a collecto...	12/22/2009
7618523	Cast membrane reference electrode and method of making A hand-held portable drug monitoring system to detect and quantitate cocaine and other organic drugs in saliva, sweat, and surface wipes by using an ion selective electrode or an array of ion selective electrodes. The ion selective electrode has a cast membrane refe...	11/17/2009
7535014	Integrally gated carbon nanotube field ionizer device and method of manufacture therefor A field ionization device can include a first insulator layer on a first side of a substrate, a conductive gate layer on the first insulator layer, a cavity in the substrate, a portion of first insulator over the cavity, an aperture in the portion of the first insul...	05/19/2009
7501259	Method for making catalytic enzyme-modified textiles for active protection from toxins Catalytic enzyme-modified textiles are disclosed for providing protection from chemical exposure. The textiles are composed of a cloth substrate, at least one polyelectrolyte layer, at least one enzyme layer to degrade the chemical agent, and at least one capping la...	03/10/2009
7470989	Technique for perfecting the active regions of wide bandgap semiconductor nitride devices This invention pertains to electronic/optoelectronic devices with reduced extended defects and to a method for making it. The device includes a substrate, a semiconductor active material deposited on said substrate, and electrical contacts. The semiconductor active ...	12/30/2008
H2219	Method for coating small particles The coating method includes the steps of dissolving coating precursor(s) in a solvent to form a precursor solution: adding with mixing a miscible diluent to the precursor solution to form a coating solution; admixing solid particles to the coating solution to form a...	07/01/2008
7384605	Fluidics system The present invention provides a fluidics system and a method for selectively drawing fluid from at least one selected reservoir into a channel by providing a negative pressure source downstream of the fluid and channel and selectively back filling the selected rese...	06/10/2008
7379329	Addressing architecture for perpendicular giant magnetoresistance memory A magnetic memory storage device with at least one magnetic storage element comprising electrical addressing leads to inject electrical current directly through a single magnetic memory storage element. The number of electrical addressing leads is at least one more ...	05/27/2008
7348169	Method of making bioactive catalytic material A bioactive catalytic material is disclosed for providing protection from chemical exposure. The material is composed of enzymes immobilized within polyelectrolyte multilayers and a polymerizable end-capping layer to render stability to enzymes. Also disclosed is th...	03/25/2008
H2209	Large area metallization pretreatment and surface activation system A large area metallization pretreatment and surface activation system that uses an electron beam-produced plasma capable of delivering substantial ion and radical fluxes at low temperatures over large areas of an organic plastic or polymer material. The ion and radi...	02/05/2008
7270973	Catalytic enzyme-modified textiles for active protection from toxins Catalytic enzyme-modified textiles are disclosed for providing protection from chemical exposure. The textiles are composed of a cloth substrate, at least one polyelectrolyte layer, at least one enzyme layer to degrade the chemical agent, and at least one capping la...	09/18/2007

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