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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7985385 | Nanoscale array biomolecular bond enhancer device The invention teaches the use of an addressable nanoscale device to create a programmable substrate useful in selectively attracting proteins, nucleating protein crystals and growing protein crystals of a size amenable to diffraction analysis. Further taught is the ... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7854016 | Process for manufacturing probes intended to interact with a storage medium and probe obtained thereby A process manufactures a probe intended to interact with a storage medium of a probe-storage system, wherein a sacrificial layer is deposited on top of a substrate; a hole is formed in the sacrificial layer; a mold layer is deposited; the mold layer is etched via th... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7849515 | Nanotweezer and scanning probe microscope equipped with nanotweezer A nanotweezer (1) according to the present invention includes: a supporting member (25); an observation probe (10) that projects out from the supporting member (25), and is used when observing a surface of a specimen; a movable arm (20... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7385266 | Sensor platform using a non-horizontally oriented nanotube element Sensor platforms and methods of making them are described. A platform having a non-horizontally oriented sensor element comprising one or more nanostructures such as nanotubes is described. Under certain embodiments, a sensor element has or is made to have an affini... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7371327 | Device for the immobilization of nano- and micro-sized particles in a solid-fluid contact vessel facilitating mass-momentum, and heat-transport at the solid-fluid interfaces What is presented is an innovative design of a chemical reactor for catalytic breakdown of halogenated hydrocarbons, the body of which acts as a specialized electromagnet capable of immobilizing and retaining very large quantities of non-magnetized ferro- dia- or pa... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7353148 | Generation of displays of solutions to physics problems represented by complex mathematical equations using quantum computations or simulation of quantum computations on classic computers Graphic displays or audio sound representations of numerical solutions of physics problems modeled by complicated, computationally complex mathematics are generated by Type I and Type II quantum computers, which employs a plurality of classically interconnected node... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7344617 | Structures, systems and methods for joining articles and materials and uses therefor This invention provides novel nanofibers and nanofiber structures which posses adherent properties, as well as the use of such nanofibers and nanofiber comprising structures in the coupling and/or joining together of articles or material. ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7329369 | Semiconductor nanoparticle surface modification method Semiconductor nanoparticles having high luminescence properties that are preferable for applications and uses of biotechnology are provided. With the use of electric charges on the surfaces of particles, the particles and selected polymers are allowed to elec... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7312095 | Modification of selectivity for sensing for nanostructure sensing device arrays An electronic system for selectively detecting and identifying a plurality of chemical species, which comprises an array of nanostructure sensing devices, is disclosed. Within the array, there are at least two different selectivities for sensing among the nanostruct... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7276432 | Fiber incorporating quantum dots as programmable dopants A programmable dopant fiber includes a plurality of quantum structures formed on a fiber-shaped substrate, wherein the substrate includes one or more energy-carrying control paths, which pass energy to quantum structures. Quantum structures may include quantum dot p... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7264872 | Durable high index nanocomposites for AR coatings The present invention includes ultraviolet curable compositions preferably containing discrete, crystalline zirconia nanoparticles with reactive, or copolymerizable, surface modification, in a polymerizable monomer/oligomer resin mixture. It is believed that copolym... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7265406 | Capacitor with conducting nanostructure The present invention discloses a method including providing a substrate; forming a lower conductor over the substrate; forming a conducting nanostructure over the lower conductor; forming a thin dielectric over the conducting nanostructure; and forming an upper con... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7258838 | Solid state molecular probe device A solid state nanopore device including two or more materials and a method for fabricating the same. The device includes a solid state insulating membrane having an exposed surface, a conductive material disposed on at least a portion of the exposed surface of the s... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7244694 | Viscoelastic fluids containing nanotubes for oilfield uses The present invention relates to viscoelastic fluids that contain nanotube structures that may be used advantageously as oilfield stimulation fluids in many different applications, most particularly as a fracturing fluid. Viscoelastic fluid compositions of the prese... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7091084 | Ultra-high capacitance device based on nanostructures The present invention discloses a method including providing a substrate; forming a lower conductor over the substrate; forming a conducting nanostructure over the lower conductor; forming a thin dielectric over the conducting nanostructure; and forming an upper con... | 08/15/2006 |
| 6677019 | Liquid-resistant paperboard tube, and method and apparatus for making same A paperboard tube is rendered resistant to liquid by coating portions or all of the tube with submicron-sized particles of inorganic material that are treated to be hydrophobic and/or oleophobic. The particles can be applied directly to the paperboard, lo... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6673136 | Air filtration arrangements having fluted media constructions and methods Filter arrangements include a barrier media in the form of fluted media treated with a deposit of fine fibers. The media is particularly advantageous in high temperature (greater than 140 to 240° F.) systems. Such systems may include engine systems, gas ... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6669851 | Water purification by polymer colloids A colloid comprises a sulfone polymer. The colloid may be used as a replacement for activated carbon or charcoal in water purification systems. Unlike activated carbon, the colloid is advantageously regenerated chemically and reused.... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6645497 | Polynucleotide compositions encoding broad-spectrum δ endotoxins Disclosed, are novel synthetically-modified B. thuringiensis chimeric crystal proteins having improved insecticidal activity against coleopteran, dipteran and lepidopteran insects. Also disclosed are the nucleic acid segments encoding these novel peptides... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6241894 | High gradient magnetic device and method for cell separation or purification The separation device of the invention is directed to a container having an interior surface defining a channel. The container further has an inlet and an outlet. On the interior surface of the channel are pole tips which may be in a sawtooth configuratio... | 06/05/2001 |
| 4579564 | Polishing pad for a fine finish A medium for polishing surfaces comprised of very fine silica particles bonded into a resinous foam. The medium is compounded by bubbling ammonia through a mix of polyol and ethyl silicate to generate bonded silica particles of very small size, then addin... | 04/01/1986 |
| 4429052 | Magnetic hexagonal ferrite layer on a nonmagnetic hexagonal mixed crystal substrate With the fabrication of a substrate material in the form of alkaline-earth gallate single crystals it has become possible to grow monocrystalline barium hexaferrite layers of high quality. These thin barium hexaferrite layers on the alkaline-earth gallate... | 01/31/1984 |
| 4355072 | Magnetic hexagonal ferrite layer on a nonmagnetic hexagonal mixed crystal substrate With the fabrication of a substrate material in the form of alkaline-earth gallate single crystals it has become possible to grow monocrystalline barium hexaferrite layers of high quality. These thin barium hexaferrite layers on the alkaline-earth gallate... | 10/19/1982 |
| 4247340 | Purification of sugars using emulsion anion exchange resins Impure sugar solutions containing charged particulate impurities are treated with strongly basic emulsion anion exchange resin particles to form flocs of the charged particulate impurities and the resin particles. These flocs remove dissolved ionic impuri... | 01/27/1981 |
