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| 8129463 | Carbon nanotube-reinforced nanocomposites A combination of MWNTs (herein, MWNTs have more than 2 walls) and DWNTs significantly improves the mechanical properties of polymer nanocomposites. A small amount of DWNTs reinforcement ( | 03/06/2012 |
| 8129190 | Tagged petroleum products and methods of detecting same Tagged products (including tagged petroleum products) and methods of detecting the same are disclosed. The tagged petroleum products are tagged with a violanthrone, e.g., a substituted violanthrone and/or an isoviolanthrone, e.g., a substituted isoviolanthrone. ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8117897 | Elliptical photo-acoustic sensor An elliptical photo-acoustic spectrometer chamber design will result in a larger intensity signal at the pick-up microphone and allow high frequency light modulation. This makes the spectrometer have a lower limit of detection threshold, and will increase the signal... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8117894 | Gas sensor A sensor system issues measurement commands at a predetermined regular rate. If a measurement indicates that a gas of interest is present, then the sensor system is signaled to wake-up thereby pulsing a heater for the sensor element that improves the accuracy of mea... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8101130 | Gas ionization source A gas ionizer includes a photocatalyst activated with an electric field to emit electrons. The photocatalyst is also illuminated with an ultraviolet light source. The ionized gas is passed through a chamber between the photocatalyst and the ultraviolet light source.... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8003165 | Catalyst for carbon nanotube growth Nanoparticles are coated using thick-film techniques with a catalyst to promote the growth of carbon nanotubes thereon. In one example, alumina nanoparticles are coated with a copper catalyst. Such nanoparticles can be selectively deposited onto a substrate to creat... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7972859 | Authentication of ingestible products using saccharides as markers A method of determining authenticity of an ingestible product purportedly from a batch of saccharide-marked ingestible product is provided. The ingestible product is a food, beverage, or pharmaceutical, for example. The method includes identifying a sample of the in... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7960718 | Printable thin-film transistor for flexible electronics Fabrication of thin-film transistor devices on polymer substrate films that is low-temperature and fully compatible with polymer substrate materials. The process produces micron-sized gate length structures that can be fabricated using inkjet and other standard prin... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7959779 | Macroscopically manipulable nanoscale devices made from nanotube assemblies This invention relates generally to cutting single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWNT). In one embodiment, the present invention provides for preparations of homogeneous populations of short carbon nanotube molecules by cutting and annealing (reclosing) the nanotube pieces... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7958011 | Obtaining community association data in a direct, efficient manner A method, computer program product and system for obtaining property owner or community association data. An order for a selection of products is directly received from a requestor. The order is built using a master questionnaire, which is stored on a database from ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7950271 | Gated beta-molybdenum oxide sensor An apparatus for sensing an analyte gas is provided. The apparatus may include a signal amplifier that may include a thin film transistor that may include a semiconducting film that may include a metal oxide capable of chemical interaction with the analyte gas, such... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7919325 | Method and apparatus for monitoring liquid for the presence of an additive The present invention relates to an apparatus and methods for the identification or authentication of liquid products by the addition of an anti-Stokes marker. The invention features an apparatus and method for the identification of a liquid, dynamic or static, that... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7826440 | Quality of service in a remote telephone An information handling system comprises a TCP/IP network connected via a modem to an IP telephony device that is then coupled to a network device. Data sent from the network device is addressed for transmission through the IP telephony device to the TCP/IP network.... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7824626 | Air handler and purifier A system that captures and eliminates indoor pollutants and chemical and biological agents within a HVAC system by breaking down the pollutants and chemical and biological threats into non-hazardous molecules. The surface area created by crystalline titanium dioxide... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7821412 | Smoke detector A smoke detector replaces the americium source of alpha particles with a field emission device using carbon nanotubes as the field emitters, or some other field emitter, in order to provide an ionization of the air potentially caring smoke particles through the smok... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7786402 | Nanospot welder and method A method and apparatus for assembly of small structures is disclosed. The present invention discloses electron beams created from one or more nanotips in an array operated in a field emission mode that can be controlled to apply heat to very well defined spots. The ... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7762121 | Method and apparatus for sensing hydrogen gas A hydrogen sensor and/or switch fabricated from an array of nanowires or a nanoparticle thick film composed of metal or metal alloys. The sensor and/or switch demonstrates a wide operating temperature range and shortened response time due to fabrication materials an... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7753264 | Automated reward program A system and method is provided for operating an automated reward system through a financial institution over a network for merchants that have enrolled in the institution's reward program and for users that have a banking account at the institution associated with ... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7736209 | Enhanced electron field emission from carbon nanotubes without activation A method for forming cathodes for use in field emission devices using nanoparticles, such as carbon nanotubes (CNTs), is disclosed. The CNT layer comprises the electron emitting material on the surface of the cathode. Using the methods of the present invention, the ... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7728520 | Optical modulator of electron beam An optoelectronic modulator is based on the concentration of an electron beam from an electron gun by a tapered cavity, which sides are photosensitive and change the electrical conductivity under the illumination of light (electromagnetic radiation). The light modul... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7674628 | Remote identification of explosives and other harmful materials Embodiments of the present invention are generally directed to the remote detection of explosives and other harmful materials. In some such embodiments, such remote detection involves the use of semiconducting nanoparticles. In some or other such embodiments, such r... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7647813 | Hydrogen sensor A hydrogen sensor (100) with instant response that uses one or more quartz tuning forks (101, 102) while no chemical reactions or other material modifications are involved. Sensor (100) can be used in any application to measure percent range of ... | 01/19/2010 |
