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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7435353 | Patterning by energetically-stimulated local removal of solid-condensed-gas layers and solid state chemical reactions produced with such layers The invention provides a method for forming a patterned material layer on a structure, by condensing a vapor to a solid condensate layer on a surface of the structure and then localized removal of selected regions of the condensate layer by directing a beam of energ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7422696 | Multicomponent nanorods Multicomponent nanorods having segments with differing electronic and/or chemical properties are disclosed. The nanorods can be tailored with high precision to create controlled gaps within the nanorods or to produce diodes or resistors, based upon the identities of... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7416993 | Patterned nanowire articles on a substrate and methods of making the same Nanowire articles and methods of making the same are disclosed. A conductive article includes a plurality of inter-contacting nanowire segments that define a plurality of conductive pathways along the article. The nanowire segments may be semiconducting nanowires, m... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7375324 | Stylus system for modifying small structures An improved method for rapidly and accurately modifying small structures, including structures on a micron or nanometer scale, suitable for the repair of defects in lithographic photo-masks and semiconductors on a nano-scopic level. Features or samples repaired may ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7253119 | Passivated 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 |
| 7151209 | Methods of making, positioning and orienting nanostructures, nanostructure arrays and nanostructure devices Nanostructure manufacturing methods and methods for assembling nanostructures into functional elements such as junctions, arrays and devices are provided. Systems for practicing the methods are also provided. ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 6640433 | Method for forming a micro-pattern The method of forming a micro-pattern comprising forming an organic thin film by building up monomolecular films on an insulating substrate; heating and baking the organic thin film to turn the organic thin film into an amorphous carbon or graphite film, ... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6635870 | Method and apparatus for molecular analysis of buried layers A method and apparatus are provided for the analysis of buried layers of an analyte material by: a) removing surface layers of said analyte material with an atomic force microscopy (AFM) stylus to expose a buried layer; and b) analyzing a buried layer, pr... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6620160 | Method and device for electro microsurgery in a physiological liquid environment A method and device for electrical emulation of pulsed laser is disclosed. The device utilizes high voltage electrical discharges of sub-microsecond duration in a liquid medium to produce cavitation bubbles of sub-millimeter size for use in high speed pre... | 09/16/2003 |
| 5116782 | Method and apparatus for processing a fine pattern A method and apparatus for processing a fine pattern of a sample of one of an electronic device, molecular device and bioelement device, wherein a needle having a sharpened tip is disposed in opposed relation to the sample with a gap therebetween. A volta... | 05/26/1992 |
