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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8110410 | Nanofludic field effect transistor based on surface charge modulated nanochannel A field effect transistor device includes: a reservoir bifurcated by a membrane of three layers: two electrically insulating layers; and an electrically conductive gate between the two insulating layers. The gate has a surface charge polarity different from at least... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8093069 | Functionalized nitride nanomaterials for electrochemistry and biosensor applications This invention refers to surface modification/functionalization of Nitride nanomaterials and electrochemistry and optical measurement based upon such functionalized Nitride materials. With this invention a variety of bio-molecules such as DNA, protein, and antigens ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8067249 | Method for functionalizing biosensor chips A method is disclosed for functionalizing biosensors. The biosensors are based on semiconductor chips mounted on a finished processed wafer. They are provided with sensor fields placed thereupon, which are arranged in any array, and, to be precise, for carrying out ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 7989222 | Method of making integrated circuit chip utilizing oriented carbon nanotube conductive layers A conductive layer in an integrated circuit is formed as a sandwich having multiple sublayers, including at least two sublayers of oriented carbon nanotubes. A first sublayer is created by growing carbon nanotubes in a first direction parallel to the chip substrate ... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7927887 | Method of fabricating a dielectric-modulated field effect transistor comprising a biomolecules layer formed in a space where a sacrificial layer has been removed The present invention relates to a Field-Effect Transistor (FET) and, more particularly, to a Dielectric-Modulated Field-Effect Transistor (DMFET) and a method of fabricating the same. A DMFET according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises a substrate... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7927888 | Method to fabricate a chip for the detection of biological elements Improved method to fabricate a microelectronic device provided with at least one circuit to detect biological elements, comprising the steps of: a) forming transistors, depositing at least one layer in ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7851231 | Method of fabricating field emission array type light emitting unit A method of fabricating a field emission array type light emitting unit that includes a rear substrate including a plurality of cathodes and a plurality of carbon nanotube emitters on a front side, a front substrate including a plurality of anodes and a phosphor lay... | 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 |
| 7695981 | Seed layers, cap layers, and thin films and methods of making thereof A seed layer is formed on a substrate using a first biological agent. The seed layer may comprise densified nanoparticles which are bound to the biological agent. The seed layer is then used for a deposition of a metal layer, such as a barrier layer, an interconnect... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7651872 | Discrete nano-textured structures in biomolecular arrays, and method of use A biomolecular array includes a substrate across which is distributed an array of discrete regions of a porous substance formed from a porogen-containing organosilicate material. The porous substance is designed to bind chemical targets useful in biotechnology appli... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7625766 | Methods of forming carbon nanotubes and methods of fabricating integrated circuitry A step wall is formed over a substrate. Catalytic material of different composition than the step wall is provided proximate thereto. A carbon nanotube is grown from the catalytic material along the step wall generally parallel to the substrate. A method of fabricat... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7615384 | Semiconductor display device and method of manufacturing the same A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device with the use of a laser crystallization method is provided which can prevent grain boundaries from being formed in a channel forming region of a TFT and which can avoid substantial reduction in TFT mobility, reduction... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7439081 | Method for making integrated circuit chip utilizing oriented carbon nanotube conductive layers A conductive layer in an integrated circuit is formed as a sandwich having multiple sublayers, including at least one sublayer of oriented carbon nanotubes. The conductive layer sandwich preferably contains two sublayers of carbon nanotubes, in which the carbon nano... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7393699 | NANO-electronics Systems and methods are disclosed to fabricate an electronic device on a substrate by genetically engineering first, second, third, and fourth viruses each having a plurality of selective binding sites; forming first, second, third, and fourth viral biotemplates by ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7393935 | Method of selective arrangement of ferritin A method for selectively arranging ferritin in a specified inorganic material part formed on a substrate is provided. The method for arranging ferritin of the present invention is characterized in that ferritin is selectively arranged on a part including titanium or... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7368297 | Method for forming catalytic sites at the surface of a support A method for forming catalytic sites at the surface of a support, which includes: depositing on the surface a liquid film (3) containing elements (4) of a living matter, capable of moving when subjected to an electric and/or magnetic field and designed... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7361420 | Structure, magnetic recording medium, and method of producing the same To provide a filmy structure of a nanometer size having a phase-separated structure effective for the case where a compound can be formed between two kinds of materials. A structure constituted by a first member containing a compound between an element A except both... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7354777 | Discrete nano-textured structures in biomolecular arrays, and method of use A biomolecular array includes a substrate across which is distributed an array of discrete regions of a porous substance formed from a porogen-containing organosilicate material. The porous substance is designed to bind chemical targets useful in biotechnology appli... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7332433 | Methods of modulating the work functions of film layers Methods for fabricating two metal gate stacks with varying work functions for complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) devices are provided A first metal layer may be deposited onto a gate dielectric, followed by the deposition of a second metal layer, where t... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7323142 | Sensor substrate and method of fabricating same A substrate with hermetically sealed vias extending from one side of the substrate to another and a method for fabricating same. The vias may be filled with a conductive material such as, for example, a fritless ink. The conductive path formed by the conductive mate... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7316930 | Use of vertically stacked photodiodes in a gene chip system An improved gene chip system is arranged with vertically stacked photodiodes for sensing luminescence of genetic material. When genetic samples are combined with a reagent in an array of wells on a substrate, the reaction may cause light of a specified color to eman... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7301195 | Semiconductor memory device for storing data as state of majority carriers accumulated in channel body and method of manufacturing the same A semiconductor memory device comprises a substrate; a semiconductor layer of a first conductive type isolated from the substrate by an insulator layer; a memory transistor having a gate electrode, a drain and a source regions of a second conductive type formed in t... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7297557 | Method for chemically bonding Langmuir-Blodgett films to substrates A method of attaching a molecular layer to a substrate includes attaching a temporary protecting group(s) to a molecule having a molecular switching moiety with first and second connecting groups attached to opposed ends thereof. The temporary protecting group(s) is... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7294899 | Nanowire Filament A method of manufacturing a nanowire filament includes forming and fusing actions. In a forming action, close proximity conductors are formed. In another forming action, a junction oxide is formed between the close proximity conductors. In a fusing action, a nanowir... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7276172 | Method for preparing a nanowire crossbar structure and use of a structure prepared by this method The present invention relates to a method for preparing a nanowire crossbar structure, comprising: (a) providing a substrate; (b) depositing thereon a composite structure comprising a nucleic acid-block copolymer having equidistant nucleic acid-catalyst binding site... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7248297 | Integrated color pixel (ICP) An integrated color pixel (ICP) with at least one integrated metal filter is presented. Rather than utilizing a separate color filter, the wavelength responsivity of the ICP is specified and integrated at pixel level into the ICP itself using metal materials already... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7211143 | Sacrificial template method of fabricating a nanotube Methods of fabricating uniform nanotubes are described in which nanotubes were synthesized as sheaths over nanowire templates, such as using a chemical vapor deposition process. For example, single-crystalline zinc oxide (ZnO) nanowires are utilized as templates ove... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7192766 | Sensor containing molded solidified protein A method for formulating and immobilizing a protein and a protein matrix formed by the method. The protein matrix preparation method results in a physically and chemically stable protein matrix that has low swelling, non-leaching, high activity, and high mechanical ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7192553 | In situ sterilization and decontamination system using a non-thermal plasma discharge A sterilization and decontamination system in which a non-thermal plasma discharge device is disposed upstream of a suspension media (e.g., a filter, electrostatic precipitator, carbon bed). The plasma discharge device generates a plasma that is emitted through aper... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7192799 | Matrix type piezoelectric/electrostrictive device and manufacturing method thereof A method of making a matrix type piezoelectric/electrostrictive device having a plurality of pillar shaped piezoelectric/electrostrictive elements, each having a piezoelectric/electrostrictive substance and at least a pair of electrodes being formed on the sides of ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7172921 | Method and structure for forming an integrated spatial light modulator A method of fabricating an integrated spatial light modulator. The method includes providing a first substrate including a bonding surface, processing a device substrate to form at least an electrode layer, the electrode layer including a plurality of electrodes, an... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7144486 | Multilayer microcavity devices and methods Microcavities and micropores that are microscopic ( | 12/05/2006 |
| 7141446 | Optically- and electrically-addressable concentrators of biological and chemical materials A concentrator for detecting biological and/or chemical materials in an environment. The concentrator comprises an engineered superlattice structure having alternating layers of elemental, binary or ternary group III-group V, or group IV-group IV semiconducting mate... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7141847 | DRAM constructions, memory arrays and semiconductor constructions The invention includes a method of depositing a noble metal. A substrate is provided. The substrate has a first region and a second region. The first and second regions are exposed to a mixture comprising a precursor of a noble metal and an oxidant. During the expos... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7138281 | Fabrication method of multisensors chips for detecting analytes A method includes (a) putting a multielectrodic chip lithographed in a wafer that contains between 2 and 2000 individually polarisable electrodes, in contact with a solution or suspension that includes modified colloidal particles with a (bio)chemical recognition el... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7129097 | Integrated circuit chip utilizing oriented carbon nanotube conductive layers A conductive layer in an integrated circuit is formed as a sandwich having multiple sublayers, including at least one sublayer of oriented carbon nanotubes. The conductive layer sandwich preferably contains two sublayers of carbon nanotubes, in which the carbon nano... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7125748 | Methods of encapsulating selected locations of a semiconductor die assembly using a thick solder mask A solder mask includes an opening through which intermediate conductive elements may be positioned to connect bond pads of a semiconductor die exposed through an aligned opening in a carrier substrate to which the solder mask is secured with corresponding contact ar... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7091517 | Patterned functionalized silicon surfaces The present invention provides a method for preparing a silicon substrate and a silicon substrate having a silicon surface comprising a pattern of covalently bound monolayers. Each of the monolayers comprises an alkyne, wherein at least a portion of each monolayer i... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7087444 | Method for integration of microelectronic components with microfluidic devices A method of forming an integrated microelectronic device and a micro channel is provided. The method offers an inexpensive way of integrating devices that are usually incompatible during fabrication, a microchannel and a microelectronic structure such as an electro-... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7077982 | Molecular electric wire, molecular electric wire circuit using the same and process for producing the molecular electric wire circuit A molecular electric wire that is formed of an environmentally benign ecological material and enables a microscopic wiring, a molecular electric wire circuit using the molecular electric wire, and the like are provided. The molecular electric wire comprises a rod-sh... | 07/18/2006 |
