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Class 977/778 - Within specified host or matrix material (e.g., nanocomposite films, etc.)


Subclass of Class 977 - Nanotechnology
Definition: Subject matter directed towards a specified host/barrier/matrix
No. of patents: 21
Last issue date: 10/14/2008


NumberTitleIssue Date
7435310Method for surface imprinted films with carbon nanotubes
A method of making films surface imprinted with nanometer-sized particles to produce micro- and/or nano-structured electron and hole collecting interfaces, include providing at least one transparent substrate, providing at least one photoabsorbing conjugated polymer...
10/14/2008
7427438Polymerizable oligomeric urethane compositions comprising nanoparticles
Presently described are microstructured articles such as a brightness enhancing film or optical turning film. The microstructured articles comprise a brightness enhancing polymerized structure comprising the reaction product of a composition comprising an organic co...
09/23/2008
7422790Methods 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...
09/09/2008
7407604Nanostructured re-doped SiO-base fluorescent materials and methods for production of same
A new class of nanostructured RE-doped SiO2-base materials that display superior fluorescence properties is provided. In particular, high gain combined with a broad and flat spectral band width is observed in material composed of a high fraction of a nano...
08/05/2008
7387747Method of making thermal interface material (TIM) with carbon nanotubes (CNT)
According to embodiments of the present invention, a very thin thermal interface material (TIM) is developed, which is composed of carbon nanotubes, silicon thermal grease, and chloroform. The carbon nanotubes and chloroform comprise the filler and the silicone ther...
06/17/2008
7384668CCVD method for producing tubular carbon nanofibers
The invention relates to a CCVD method for producing tubular carbon nanofibers on a support by catalytically depositing carbon out of the vapor phase. The inventive method is characterized in that a catalyst layer, which is deposited without current and which is bas...
06/10/2008
7335259Growth of single crystal nanowires
The present invention provides nanowires which are substantially straight and substantially free of nanoparticles and methods for making the same The nanowires can be made by seeded approaches, wherein nanocrystals bound to a substrate are used to promote growth of ...
02/26/2008
7329709Photoactive materials and related compounds, devices, and methods
The present invention relates to fullerene derivatives including a pendant group that may be reacted to prepare a composition including a plurality of covalently bound fullerenes. The pendant group may be a cyclic ether, such as an epoxide. The present invention als...
02/12/2008
7309517Durable optical element
A durable optical film or element includes a polymerized structure having a microstructured surface and a plurality of surface modified colloidal nanoparticles of silica, zirconia, or mixtures thereof. Display devices including the durable microstructured film are a...
12/18/2007
7282272Polymerizable compositions comprising nanoparticles
Polymerizable compositions comprising nanopartilces particularly useful for brightness enhancing films. ...
10/16/2007
7253119Passivated nanoparticles, method of fabrication thereof, and devices incorporating nanoparticles
A plurality of semiconductor nanoparticles having an elementally passivated surface are provided. These nanoparticles are capable of being suspended in water without substantial agglomeration and substantial precipitation on container surfaces for at least 30 days. ...
08/07/2007
7238415Multi-component conductive polymer structures and a method for producing same
Novel electrically conductive polymer composite structures having a horizontal plane that contain effective amounts of two different types of conductive graphitic nanofibers. The first type of graphitic nanofiber is aligned substantially parallel to the horizontal p...
07/03/2007
7158346Heat assisted magnetic recording film including superparamagnetic nanoparticles dispersed in an antiferromagnetic or ferrimagnetic matrix
Heat assisted magnetic recording systems with composite recording films are disclosed. The magnetic recording films include superparamagnetic nanoparticles dispersed in an antiferromagnetic or ferrimagnetic matrix. The matrix provides antiferromagnetic coupling with...
01/02/2007
7129097Integrated 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
7071258Nano-scaled graphene plates
A nano-scaled graphene plate material and a process for producing this material. The material comprises a sheet of graphite plane or a multiplicity of sheets of graphite plane. The graphite plane is composed of a two-dimensional hexagonal lattice of carbon atoms and...
07/04/2006
6682504Single use disposable jet injector
A jet injector having cartridge and power pack assemblies is disclosed. In one embodiment, the cartridge assembly includes a tube containing the medicament with a plunger at one end and a stopper at the other end. The plunger is movable within the tube lu...
01/27/2004
6676887Oxidation resistant carbon composites with improved friction performance and methods for making and using them
An oxidation resistant carbon composite material comprises nanocrystalline silicon carbide regions distributed throughout a carbon matrix. The composite is prepared by intermixing in a solvent a silicon carbide precursor and a carbon precursor and forming...
01/13/2004
6669256Nanotweezers and nanomanipulator
To provide nanotweezers and a nanomanipulator which allow great miniaturization of the component and are capable of gripping various types of nano-substances such as insulators, semiconductors and conductors and of gripping nano-substances of various shap...
12/30/2003
6639039Photochromic coating composition comprising nanoscales particles and process for providing substrate coated with the same
A photochromic coating composition contains a silicon-containing precondensate derived from a hydrolysable silane containing a polymerizable functional group on a hydrolysis-stable radical, a photochromic dye, a stabilizer, and nanoscale particles. The co...
10/28/2003
6622608Variable standoff extendable armor
A method of achieving a variable standoff distance on an armored vehicle or structure between a standoff plate and a base armor plate. The method comprises building the armor system with the base armor plating covered by a layer of electromagnetic materia...
09/23/2003
4501726Intravascularly administrable, magnetically responsive nanosphere or nanoparticle, a process for the production thereof, and the use thereof
An intravascularly administrable, magnetically responsive nanosphere or nanoparticle made up of a crystalline carbohydrate matrix, preferably starch, enclosing a magnetic material, is described. The nanosphere or nanoparticle is produced by dissolving a c...
02/26/1985
 
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