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Class 257/E51.023 - Molecular electronic device (EPO)


Subclass of Class 257 - Active solid-state devices (e.g., transistors, solid-state diodes)
Definition: This subclass is indented under subclass E51.002. This subclass
No. of patents: 63
Last issue date: 09/02/2008


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NumberTitleIssue Date
7419845Methods of making electromechanical three-trace junction devices
Methods of producing an electromechanical circuit element are described. A lower structure having lower support structures and a lower electrically conductive element is provided. A nanotube ribbon (or other electromechanically responsive element) is formed on an up...
09/02/2008
7408184Functional molecular element and functional molecular device
A functional molecular element whose functions can be controlled by an electric field based on a new principle. A Lewis base molecule (14) with positive permittivity anisotropy or a dipole moment in the major axis direction of the molecule is disposed, via a ...
08/05/2008
7358113Processing systems and methods for molecular memory
Molecular memories, i.e., memories that incorporate molecules for charge storage, are disclosed. Molecular memory cells, molecular memory arrays, and electronic devices including molecular memory are also disclosed, as are processing systems and methods for manufact...
04/15/2008
7307338Three dimensional polymer memory cell systems
Systems and methodologies are provided for forming three dimensional memory structures that are fabricated from blocks of individual polymer memory cells stacked on top of each other. Such a polymer memory structure can be formed on top of control component circuitr...
12/11/2007
7282742Organic semiconductor material and organic semiconductor element employing the same including carbon nanotubes
The present invention relates to an organic semiconductor material in which carbon nanotubes are dispersed in a conjugated polymer, and the weight fraction of the carbon nanotubes is 3 percent or less relative to the conjugated polymer. According to the present inve...
10/16/2007
7271407Switchable circuit assemblies and semiconductor constructions
The invention includes a switchable circuit device. The device comprises a first conductive layer and a porous silicon matrix over the first conductive layer. A material is dispersed within pores of the porous silicon matrix, and the material has two stable states. ...
09/18/2007
7258236Methods and devices utilizing adsorption of chiral molecules at a surface or interface
The present invention is concerned with the adsorption of chiral molecules at surfaces or interfaces, with the arrangement and properties of adsorbed chiral molecules, and with devices and methods based thereupon. In particular, an apparatus allows the influence of ...
08/21/2007
7216792Self assembled nano-devices using DNA
An article of manufacture including an organic structure and inorganic atoms bonded to specific locations on the organic structure. ...
05/15/2007
7211464Doped elongated semiconductors, growing such semiconductors, devices including such semiconductors and fabricating such devices
A bulk-doped semiconductor that is at least one of the following: a single crystal, an elongated and bulk-doped semiconductor that, at any point along its longitudinal axis, has a largest cross-sectional dimension less than 500 nanometers, and a free-standing and bu...
05/01/2007
7157732Switchable memory diode-a new memory device
Systems and methodologies are provided for forming a diode component integral with a memory cell to facilitate programming arrays of memory cells created therefrom. Such a diode component can be part of a PN junction of memory cell having a passive and active layer ...
01/02/2007
7157750Molecular memory device
A novel memory cell is provided with an active region including a molecular system and ionic complexes distributed in the molecular system. A pair of write electrodes are arranged for writing information to the memory cell. The active region is responsive to an elec...
01/02/2007
7148523Molecular rectifier device
A rectifier device, based on a novel operation principle completely different from that of conventional molecular electronic devices, is made by coupling two or more molecules or molecule arrays (11) at certain joints. By making use of the phenomenon that tra...
12/12/2006
6963077Sublithographic nanoscale memory architecture
A memory array comprising nanoscale wires is disclosed. The nanoscale wires are addressed by means of controllable regions axially and/or radially distributed along the nanoscale wires. In a one-dimensional embodiment, memory locations are defined by crossing points...
11/08/2005
6888665Electronic devices and methods using moleculary-bridged metal nanoparticles
A molecule is wired into an electronic circuit by attaching a metal nanoparticle to the molecule and then electrically connecting a metal nanoparticle to the electric circuit. The metal nanoparticle interconnects can bridge the gap between small molecules and conven...
05/03/2005
6873540Molecular memory cell
A memory cell is provided with a pair of electrodes, and an active layer sandwiched between the electrodes and including a molecular system and ionic complexes distributed in the molecular system. The active layer having a high-impedance state and a low-impedance st...
03/29/2005
6703660Hybrid electrical device with biological components
The present invention concerns an electrical junction between one transistor and at least one voltage sensitive cell such as a neuron. The invention further concerns transistors to be used in said junction and methods for their preparation. By another asp...
03/09/2004
6664103Chemically assembled nano-scale circuit elements
The present invention provides nano-scale devices, including electronic circuits, using DNA molecules as a support structure. DNA binding proteins are used to mask regions of the DNA as a material, such as a metal is coated onto the DNA. Included in the i...
12/16/2003
6652808Methods for the electronic assembly and fabrication of devices
Methods provide for electric field assisted self-assembly of functionalized programmable nucleic acids, nucleic acid modified structures, and other selective affinity or binding moieties as building blocks for: creating molecular electronic and photonic m...
11/25/2003
6608386Sub-nanoscale electronic devices and processes
A new class of electronic systems, wherein microelectronic semiconductor integrated circuit devices are integrated on a common substrate with molecular electronic devices....
08/19/2003
6593166Method for construction of nanotube matrix material
A method of constructing nanotube matrix material in a controlled manner wherein, a nanotube fragment having at least two potential energy-binding surfaces including two distinct levels of binding potential energy of H-bonding and a second lower binding p...
07/15/2003
6586763Organic light-emitting diodes and methods for assembly and emission control
New organic light-emitting diodes and related electroluminescent devices and methods for fabrication, using siloxane self-assembly techniques....
07/01/2003
6559468Molecular wire transistor (MWT)
Bipolar and field effect molecular wire transistors are provided. The molecular wire transistor comprises a pair of crossed wires, with at least one of the wires comprising a doped semiconductor material. The pair of crossed wires forms a junction where o...
05/06/2003
6459095Chemically synthesized and assembled electronics devices
A route to the fabrication of electronic devices is provided, in which the devices consist of two crossed wires sandwiching an electrically addressable molecular species. The approach is extremely simple and inexpensive to implement, and scales from wire ...
10/01/2002
6458327Electronic device, especially chemical sensor, comprising a nanoparticle structure
Disclosed is an electronic device comprising a nanoparticle structure and configured such that, when driven by a power source, a current path is defined through said nanoparticle structure, wherein the nanoparticle structure comprises a substrate and meta...
10/01/2002
6403321Nano-devices using block-copolymers
A structure including a substrate. A first electrode and a second electrode are arranged spaced apart from each other on the substrate. A polymer string is positioned on the substrate between the two electrodes, the polymer line has a width of less than a...
06/11/2002
6399221Organic light-emitting diodes and methods for assembly and emission control
New organic light-emitting diodes and related electroluminescent devices and methods for fabrication, using siloxane self-assembly techniques....
06/04/2002
6381169High density non-volatile memory device
This invention provides novel high density memory devices that are electrically addressable permitting effective reading and writing, that provide a high memory density (e.g., 1015 bits/cm3), that provide a high degree of fault toler...
04/30/2002
6348700Monomolecular rectifying wire and logic based thereupon
A monomolecular rectifying wire is provided that includes a molecular conducting wire that has been modified to embed a rectifying diode integrally therein. The modified conducting wire includes an electron donating section, an electron accepting section,...
02/19/2002
6339227Monomolecular electronic device
A monomolecular electronic device is provided that includes a molecular diode having at least one barrier insulating group chemically bonded between a pair of molecular ring structures to form a pair of diode sections, at least one dopant group chemically...
01/15/2002
6324091Tightly coupled porphyrin macrocycles for molecular memory storage
This invention provides novel high density memory devices that are electrically addressable permitting effective reading and writing, that provide a high memory density (e.g., 1015 bits/cm3), that provide a high degree of fault toler...
11/27/2001
6320200Sub-nanoscale electronic devices and processes
An integrated circuit structure including a plurality of transistors; a plurality of thin-film conductor interconnects, interconnected to form electronic circuits in a predetermined electrical configuration; and a plurality of pairs of contact pads, conne...
11/20/2001
6274234Very long and highly stable atomic wires, method for making these wires, application in nano-electronics
Atomic wires of great length and great stability are formed on the surface of a SiC substrate as straight chains of dimers of an element chosen from amongst SiC and C. In order to produce same, layers of the element are formed on the surface and the assem...
08/14/2001
6231983Method of orienting molecular electronic components
Molecular devices using functional Photosystem I reaction centers are prepared on flat derivatized substrate surfaces. The nature and extent of orientation are controlled by chemical modification of the surface derivative. The surface of the substrate is ...
05/15/2001
6218175Nano-devices using block-copolymers
A structure including a substrate. A first electrode and a second electrode are arranged spaced apart from each other on the substrate. A polymer string is positioned on the substrate between the two electrodes, the polymer line has a width of less than a...
04/17/2001
6208553High density non-volatile memory device incorporating thiol-derivatized porphyrins
This invention provides novel high density memory devices that are electrically addressable permitting effective reading and writing, that provide a high memory density (e.g., 1015 bits/cm3), that provide a high degree of fault toler...
03/27/2001
6107561Charge generators in heterolamellar multilayer thin films
Multi-layered compositions having a plurality of pillared metal complexes disposed on a supporting substrate, the pillars comprising divalent electron acceptor moieties with a phosphonate or arsenate at each end. The pillars can be electron donating, elec...
08/22/2000
5946185Active electrolytic semiconductor device
An active liquid-state three terminal semiconductor device employing thermodynamically reversible processes and capable of being combined with other thermodynamically reversible and reactive circuit elements leading to electrical signal amplification in c...
08/31/1999
5883397Plastic functional element
A plastic functional element comprising a lower electrode and a transparent upper electrode provided perpendicular to the contact surface between a first oxidation reduction material membrane and a second oxidation reduction material membrane, the oxidati...
03/16/1999
5834100Organic light-emitting dioddes and methods for assembly and emission control
New organic light-emitting diodes and related electroluminescent devices and methods for fabrication, using siloxane self-assembly techniques....
11/10/1998
5721131Surface modification of polymers with self-assembled monolayers that promote adhesion, outgrowth and differentiation of biological cells
A process for forming spatially oriented neo-vascular capillaries comprising: (a) providing a combination ultra-thin film (UTF) pattern of at least one cell adhesion promoter and at least one cell adhesion inhibitor wherein the cell adhesion promoters hav...
02/24/1998
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