Did You Know...
...that Charles Goodyear performed some of his experiments on rubber while in debtor's prison? He was there so often he referred to it as his "hotel". Chronically in debt because of poor business sense and ill health, Goodyear depended on the generosity of friends and family. Even after he unlocked the secret to vulcanizing rubber, he was unable to improve his financial situation. When he died, his estate was $200,000 in debt.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6692324 | Single self-aligned carbon containing tips Systems and methods are described for a single self-aligned carbon nanofiber emitters within a dielectric well. A method, includes: providing a substrate; defining lithographically a catalyst particle, the catalyst particle coupled to the substrate; depos... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6692717 | Catalytic growth of single-wall carbon nanotubes from metal particles Single-walled carbon nanotubes have been synthesized by the catalytic decomposition of both carbon monoxide and ethylene over a supported metal catalyst known to produce larger multi-walled nanotubes. Under certain conditions, there is no termination of n... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6680016 | Method of forming conductive polymeric nanocomposite materials A method of reinforcing a polymeric material with carbon nanofibers is provided in which carbon nanofibers are combined with a polymer and a solvent for the polymer to form a substantially homogeneous mixture, followed by removal of the solvent by evapora... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6673392 | Method of vertically aligning carbon nanotubes on substrates at low pressure using thermal chemical vapor deposition with DC bias A method of vertically aligning pure carbon nanotubes on a large glass or silicon substrate at a low temperature using a low pressure DC thermal chemical vapor deposition method is provided. In this method, catalytic decomposition with respect to hydro-ca... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6656763 | Spin on polymers for organic memory devices A method of making organic memory cells made of two electrodes with a controllably conductivce media between the two electrodes is disclosed. The controllably conductive media contains an organic semiconductor layer and passive layer. The organic semicond... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6656339 | Method of forming a nano-supported catalyst on a substrate for nanotube growth Methods of forming a nano-supported catalyst on a substrate and at least one carbon nanotube on the substrate are comprised of configuring a substrate with an electrode (102), immersing the substrate with the electrode into a solvent containing a first me... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6648711 | Field emitter having carbon nanotube film, method of fabricating the same, and field emission display device using the field emitter A field emitter having a high current density even at a low voltage using a carbon nanotube film, a method of manufacturing the same, and a field emission display device having the field emitter, are provided, The field emitter includes an insulating subs... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6645455 | Chemical derivatization of single-wall carbon nanotubes to facilitate solvation thereof; and use of derivatized nanotubes to form catalyst-containing seed materials for use in making carbon fibers This invention is directed to making chemical derivatives of carbon nanotubes and to uses for the derivatized nanotubes, including making arrays as a basis for synthesis of carbon fibers. In one embodiment, this invention also provides a method for prepar... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6645438 | Methods and apparatus for producing fullerenes in large quantities from liquid hydrocarbons A method and apparatus for producing fullerenes, in large quantities at an economical cost, from liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons treated by a high energy source in a reactor devoid of oxygen are presented. The liquid hydrocarbons preferably selected from ... | 11/11/2003 |
