...that Thomas Edison's patent application on his phonograph was approved by the Patent Office in just seven weeks? In contrast, it took Gordon Gould, the inventor of the laser, 30 years to obtain his patent -- finally awarded in 1988!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7419650 | Method for the production of functionalised short carbon nanotubes and functionalised short carbon nanotubes obtainable by said method The present invention is related to a method for producing functionalised short carbon nanotubes with at least one open tip by mechanical treatment of long carbon nanotubes, wherein said long nanotubes are submitted to mechanical milling forces in the presence of a ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7390767 | Method for producing a catalyst support and compositions thereof This invention relates generally to a method for producing fullerene nanotube catalyst supports and compositions thereof. In one embodiment, fullerene nanotubes or fullerene nanotube structures can be employed as the support material. A transition metal catalyst is ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7253442 | Thermal interface material with carbon nanotubes A thermal interface material (40) includes a macromolecular material (32), and a plurality of carbon nanotubes (22) embedded in the macromolecular material uniformly. The thermal interface material includes a first surface (42) and an opp... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7150840 | Graphite fine carbon fiber, and production method and use thereof A graphitized fine carbon fiber comprising a hollow space extending along its center axis, and a plurality of graphene sheets, wherein the fiber has an end surface comprising a portion of discontinuity in which ends of graphene sheets are not bonded to one another a... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7147894 | Method for assembling nano objects A method for the self assembly of a macroscopic structure with a pre-formed nano object is provided. The method includes processing a nano object to a desired aspect ratio and chemical functionality and mixing the processed nano object with a solvent to form a suspe... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7101761 | Method of fabricating semiconductor devices with replacement, coaxial gate structure A method is described for providing a nanostructure suspended above a substrate surface. The method includes providing a nanostructure encased in an oxide shell on a substrate and depositing a sacrificial material and a support material over the oxide encased nanost... | 09/05/2006 |
| 6656712 | Method for immobilizing and/or crystallizing biological macromolecules on carbon nanotubes and uses Method for the attachment and/or crystallization of macromolecules, chemical reagents used in the said method, products obtained as well as applications of the said products in the field of materials and of structural biology, in particular as biosensors ... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6636050 | Four-terminal measuring device that uses nanotube terminals A four-terminal measuring device, which uses nanotube terminals and measures low resistance values and low impedance values of extremely small objects under test with good precision, including two current terminals which cause a constant current to flow f... | 10/21/2003 |