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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8430958 | Apparatus and method for seed crystal utilization in large-scale manufacturing of gallium nitride An apparatus and associated method for large-scale manufacturing of gallium nitride. The apparatus comprises a large diameter autoclave or internally-heated high pressure vessel, a seed rack, and a raw material basket. Methods include effective means for utilization... | 04/30/2013 |
| 8382896 | High throughput screening of crystallization materials High throughput screening of crystallization of a target material is accomplished by simultaneously introducing a solution of the target material into a plurality of chambers of a microfabricated fluidic device. The microfabricated fluidic device is then manipulated... | 02/26/2013 |
| 8366826 | Methods for preparing silicon germanium alloy nanocrystals The present invention relates to a method of preparing silicon germanium alloy nanocrystals by the simultaneous thermal disproportionation of a siliceous material and GeX2 in a conventional tube furnace. Also included is a method of preparing free standin... | 02/05/2013 |
| 8361224 | Colloidal photonic crystals using colloidal nanoparticles and method for preparation thereof The present invention relates to colloidal photonic crystals using colloidal nanoparticles and a method for the preparation thereof, wherein by adding a viscoelastic material into a solution containing the colloidal nanoparticles when preparing the colloidal photoni... | 01/29/2013 |
| 8353985 | Process for producing colloidal crystals immobilized with a polymer and colloidal crystals immobilized with a polymer A process for producing colloidal crystals immobilized with a polymer, comprising the steps of: preparing a monomer-dispersion in which colloidal crystals having a three-dimensionally ordered array state are formed by adding, to a ... | 01/15/2013 |
| 8328934 | Crystal of GTP Cyclohydrolase Type IB This invention relates to a novel, bacterial GTP Cyclohydrolase Type IB enzyme, and the crystal structure thereof. ... | 12/11/2012 |
| 8328933 | Apparatus and semiconductor co-crystal The invention provides a method to enforce face-to-face stacking of organic semiconductors in the solid state that employs semiconductor co-crystal formers (SCCFs), to align semiconductor building blocks (SBBs). Single-crystal X-ray analysis reveals π-orbital overl... | 12/11/2012 |
| 8298334 | Method for crystallizing strain T1 lipase polypeptide The present invention provides a method of crystallizing of enzymes. The method is for rapidly crystallizing enzymes from impure mixtures. The method is simple and cheap, and it is compatible to industrial requirements. T1 lipase was able to form crystals at low pro... | 10/30/2012 |
| 8257493 | Photonic crystal, conjugated polymers suitable for photonic crystal, and a method for synthesizing conjugated polymers The present invention relates to conjugated polymers and a method for their synthesis. Furthermore, the present invention relates to electro-synthesis methods for producing polymers that include the use of at least one Lewis acid and at least one proton trap to form... | 09/04/2012 |
| 8241422 | Gallium nitride single crystal growing method and gallium nitride single crystal It is provided a method of growing gallium nitride single crystal of good quality with a high productivity, in the growth of gallium nitride single crystal by Na-flux method. Gallium nitride single crystal is grown using flux 8 containing at least sodium meta... | 08/14/2012 |
| 8216363 | Continuous antisolvent crystallization process and system using plug flow reactors A process and system for continuous crystallization of a compound using antisolvent addition in which a solution is prepared with an organic compound and a solvent. An antisolvent is added to the solution in a continuous plug flow system comprising at least one proc... | 07/10/2012 |
| 8206505 | Method for forming nano-dimensional clusters and setting ordered structures therefrom The inventive method for forming nano-dimensional clusters consists in introducing a solution containing a cluster-forming material into nano-pores of natural or artificial origin contained in a substrate material and in subsequently exposing said solution to a lase... | 06/26/2012 |
| 8163084 | Nanostructure and manufacturing method for same The invention relates to nanostructure and its manufacturing method. In the manufacturing method of a nanostructure, first anisotropic crystalline particles, connectors having end to be connected to a specific crystal face of each of said crystalline particles, and ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8097081 | High pressure apparatus and method for nitride crystal growth A high pressure apparatus and related methods for processing supercritical fluids. In a specific embodiment, the present apparatus includes a capsule, a heater, at least one ceramic ring but can be multiple rings, optionally, with one or more scribe marks and/or cra... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8088221 | Method and system for diamond deposition using a liquid-solvent carbon-tranfser mechanism A system and method for growing diamond crystals from diamond crystal seeds by epitaxial deposition at low temperatures and atmospheric and comparatively low pressures. A solvent is circulated (by thermal convection and/or pumping), wherein carbon is added in a hot ... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8062420 | Nonlinear optical crystals and their manufacture and use Described are nonlinear optical (NLO) crystals, including aluminum-borate NLO crystals, that have low concentrations of contaminants that adversely affect the NLO crystal's optical properties, such as compounds that contain transition-metal elements and/or lanthanid... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8057596 | Carbon-based composite particle for electron emission device, and method for preparing Disclosed is a carbon-based composite particle for an electron emission source comprising: a particle of a material selected from the group consisting of metals, oxides, and ceramic materials; and a carbon-based material such as a carbon nanotube which is partially ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8052792 | Microfluidic protein crystallography techniques The present invention relates to microfluidic devices and methods facilitating the growth and analysis of crystallized materials such as proteins. In accordance with one embodiment, a crystal growth architecture is separated by a permeable membrane from an adjacent ... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8048222 | Highly pure modafinil The present invention provides an improved process for preparing modafinil, whereby it may be isolated in high purity by a single crystallization. The process produces modafinil free of sulphone products of over-oxidation and other byproducts. The invention further ... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8038792 | Methods and apparatus for rapid crystallization of biomolecules The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for promoting rapid formation of biomolecule crystals from a solution of biomolecules, preferably proteins, wherein the protein solution undergoes rapid concentration according to its isoelectric point in an ele... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8021480 | Microfluidic free interface diffusion techniques A static fluid and a second fluid are placed into contact along a microfluidic free interface and allowed to mix by diffusion without convective flow across the interface. In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, the fluids are static and initiall... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7998271 | Solvents and new method for the synthesis of CdSe semiconductor nanocrystals New methods for the synthesis of nanocrystals/quantum dots are disclosed. The methods comprise use of reasonably-priced and commercially available heat transfer fluids (such as Dowtherm® A) as solvents to synthesize CdSe nanocrystals. Separation of nucleation and g... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7981213 | Group III nitride crystal, crystal growth process and crystal growth apparatus of group III nitride A crystal growth method of a group III nitride includes the steps of forming a melt mixture of an alkali metal and a group III element in a reaction vessel, and growing a crystal of a group III nitride formed of the group III element and nitrogen from the melt mixtu... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7918935 | Transition metal oxide nanowires Nanowires are disclosed which comprise transition metal oxides. The transition metal oxides may include oxides of group II, group III, group IV and lanthanide metals. Also disclosed are methods for making nanowires which comprise injecting decomposition agents into ... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7905957 | Method of obtaining bulk single crystals by seeded growth The present invention is related to a process for obtaining a larger area substrate of mono-crystalline gallium-containing nitride by making selective crystallization of gallium containing nitride on a smaller seed under a crystallization temperature and/or pressure... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7901507 | Crystal structure of an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) and uses thereof The present invention relates to a crystal of ACE protein. The present invention further relates to methods, processes, ACE modulators, pharmaceutical compositions and uses of ACE crystal and the structure coordinates thereof. ... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7850777 | Method of preparing semiconductor nanocrystal compositions A semiconductor nanocrystal composition comprising a Group V to VI semiconductor material and a method of making same. The method includes synthesizing a semiconductor nanocrystal core, where the synthesizing includes dissolving a Group V to VI anion gas in a first ... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7819973 | Apparatus for crystal growth of biomacromolecules A method comprising the steps of continuously changing the concentrations in solution of a biomacromolecule to be crystallized and a precipitant, thereby constructing a crystal phase diagram containing a solubility curve, searching for optimum conditions of crystall... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7811381 | Antisolvent crystallization in porous hollow fiber devices and methods of use thereof Antisolvent crystallization systems and methods are provided that employ porous hollow fiber membranes. The porous hollow fiber membrane includes a plurality of porous hollow fibers positioned within a shell, each porous hollow fiber defining a lumen side and shell ... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7763112 | Methods and systems for co-crystal synthesis The present invention comprises methods and apparatuses for the production or formation of co-crystals. The methods and apparatuses can be used to grind two or more co-crystal components resulting in the formation of co-crystals. The resultant co-crystals can have s... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7754010 | Microfabricated elastomeric valve and pump systems A method of fabricating an elastomeric structure, comprising: forming a first elastomeric layer on top of a first micromachined mold, the first micromachined mold having a first raised protrusion which forms a first recess extending along a bottom surface of the fir... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7731795 | Rhombohedral fluoroberyllium borate crystals and hydrothermal growth thereof for use in laser and non-linear optical applications and devices Single, acentric, rhombohedral, fluoroberyllium borate crystals of a size sufficient for use in a variety of laser and non-optical applications are formed by a hydrothermal method. ... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7722718 | Methods for crystallizing ERK2 polypeptides The present invention relates to crystals of the ERK2 polypeptide and complexes thereof which are useful, inter alia, for structure assisted drug design. ... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7713351 | Method for crystallization of proteins using polysaccharides The objective of the invention is a crystallizing method for macromolecules, especially proteins and polypeptides, in which selected polysaccharides of biological origin, such as alginate, pectin, dextrin or chitosan and hydrolysates thereof, are used as reagents. S... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7704320 | Colloidal crystallization via applied fields The methods provided use external fields such as light and electricity as a means of directing the crystallization of concentrated colloidal systems. Not only can nucleation be directed, crystal melting can be carefully controlled and light-induced crystal diffracti... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7704322 | Microfluidic free interface diffusion techniques A static fluid and a second fluid are placed into contact along a microfluidic free interface and allowed to mix by diffusion without convective flow across the interface. In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, the fluids are static and initiall... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7704319 | Crystal structure of an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) and uses thereof The present invention relates to a crystal of ACE protein. The present invention further relates to methods, processes, ACE modulators, pharmaceutical compositions and uses of ACE crystal and the structure coordinates thereof. ... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7704321 | Polycrystalline material having a plurality of single crystal particles Polycrystalline materials of macroscopic size exhibiting Single-Crystal-Like properties are formed from a plurality of Single-Crystal Particles, having Self-Aligning morphologies and optionally bonded together and aligned along at least one, and up to three, crystal... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7674334 | Artificial corundum crystal An artificial corundum crystal which can be put into practical use at low costs, and a process for producing the same. The artificial corundum crystal contains a seed crystal and has at least one crystal face selected from a {113} face, a {012} face, a... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7670429 | High throughput screening of crystallization of materials High throughput screening of crystallization of a target material is accomplished by simultaneously introducing a solution of the target material into a plurality of chambers of a microfabricated fluidic device. The microfabricated fluidic device is then manipulated... | 03/02/2010 |
