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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8114372 | Hierarchical mesoporous carbon, method of manufacturing the same, and fuel cell using the same A hierarchical mesoporous carbon is provided in which a total volume of mesopores of the hierarchical mesoporous carbon is 80% or greater of a total volume of pores of the hierarchical mesoporous carbon; a volume of mesopores with a average diameter greater than 20 ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8110168 | Negative active material for lithium secondary battery and negative electrode and lithium secondary battery comprising same A negative electrode for a lithium secondary battery of the present invention includes a negative active material including a plate-shaped carbon powder particle agglomerated in a primary structure in which the plate-shaped particle is oriented in a plane direction ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 7846412 | Bioconjugated nanostructures, methods of fabrication thereof, and methods of use thereof Nanostructures, methods of preparing nanostructures, methods of detecting targets in subjects, and methods of treating diseases in subjects, are disclosed. An embodiment, among others, of the nanostructure includes a quantum dot and a hydrophobic protection structur... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7842271 | Mass production of carbon nanostructures Carbon nanostructures are mass produced from graphite. In particularly preferred aspects, graphene is thermo-chemically derived from graphite and used in numerous compositions. In further preferred aspects, the graphene is re-shaped to form other nanostructures, inc... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7678357 | Electrical connection structure, production method thereof, and electric wiring method An electrical connection structure that is able to electrically connect wiring to a biopolymer, a production method of the electrical connection structure, and an electric wiring method which is able to perform wiring on a nanometer-scale. A first aspect of the prod... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7674447 | Electrical connection structure An electrical connection structure that is able to electrically connect wiring to a biopolymer, a production method of the electrical connection structure, and an electric wiring method which is able to perform wiring on a nanometer-scale. A first aspect of the prod... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7597867 | Method of carbon nanotube modification Carbon nanotube apparatus, and methods of carbon nanotube modification, include carbon nanotubes having locally modified properties with the positioning of the modifications being controlled. More specifically, the positioning of nanotubes on a substrate with a depo... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7407640 | Functionalized carbon nanotube-polymer composites and interactions with radiation The present invention involves the interaction of radiation with functionalized carbon nanotubes that have been incorporated into various host materials, particularly polymeric ones. The present invention is directed to chemistries, methods, and apparatuses which ex... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7402736 | Method of fabricating a probe having a field effect transistor channel structure A probe of a scanning probe microscope having a sharp tip and an increased electric characteristic by fabricating a planar type of field effect transistor and manufacturing a conductive carbon nanotube on the planar type field effect transistor. To achieve this, the... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7351360 | Self orienting micro plates of thermally conducting material as component in thermal paste or adhesive The present invention relates generally to thermally-conductive pastes for use with integrated circuits, and particularly, but not by way of limitation, to self-orienting microplates of graphite. ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7341703 | Mixed hydrogen generation material In one aspect, the invention provides a novel quaternary hydrogen storage composition having a hydrogenated state and a dehydrogenated state. Further, the present invention provides methods of storing hydrogen in a hydrogen storage composition, and methods of releas... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7341781 | Material useful for preparing embossed flexible graphite article A material useful in a process for embossing a flexible graphite sheet is presented. The inventive material is a flexible graphite sheet which has a preselected void condition which provides the capability of controlling the morphology, and thus the functional chara... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7335408 | Carbon nanotube composite material comprising a continuous metal coating in the inner surface, magnetic material and production thereof A carbon nanotube composite material contains a carbon nanotube and a continuous layer of a metal covering the inner surface of the carbon nanotube. It is produced by forming a metallic matrix layer and treating the metallic matrix layer to form plural nanoholes in ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7314579 | Hydrogen generation material The dispersion of metal-element containing additives with hydrogen storage particles of the family of hydrogen-rich materials, M′xM″yNzHd as specified herein, markedly lowers the temperature at which hydrogen is remove... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7303985 | Zeolite-carbon doped oxide composite low k dielectric A method for forming a zeolite-carbon doped oxide (CDO) composite dielectric material is herein described. Zeolite particles may be dispersed in a solvent. The zeolite solvent solution may then be deposited on an underlying layer, such as a wafer of other dielectric... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7276266 | Functionalization of carbon nanotubes Method and system for functionalizing a collection of carbon nanotubes (CNTs). A selected precursor gas (e.g., H2 or F2 or CnHm) is irradiated to provide a cold plasma of selected target particles, such as atomic H or F, i... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7189476 | Rechargeable lithium cell having an anode comprised of carbon nanotubes An anode for a rechargeable lithium cell comprises carbon nanotubes that contain within them an element that can form alloys or compounds reversibly with lithium over a range of compositions. The element within the nanotubes may be aluminum or tin. These carbon nano... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7183018 | Electrode material for anode of rechargeable lithium battery, electrode structural body using said electrode material, rechargeable lithium battery using said electrode structural body, process for producing said electrode structural body, and process for producing said rechargeable lithium battery An electrode material for an anode of a rechargeable lithium battery, containing a particulate comprising an amorphous Sn.A.X alloy with a substantially non-stoichiometric ratio composition. For said formula Sn.A.X, A indicates at least one kind of an element select... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7163956 | Substituted fullerene compositions and their use as antioxidants This patent discloses a substituted fullerenes, compositions comprising the same, and their use as antioxidants. The substituted fullerenes comprise a fullerene core (Cn) and at least one of: (i) from 1 to 6 (>CX1X2) groups bonded to the fuller... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7153398 | Method for producing fullerene-containing carbon and device for carrying out said method The inventive method for producing fullerene-containing carbon and the device for carrying out said method relate to the chemical industry and are used for producing fullerenes. Said method for producing fullerene-containing carbon consists in vaporising graphite in... | 12/26/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7129003 | Fullerene-based secondary cell electrodes This invention provides methods and materials for the manufacture of lithium ion rechargeable battery electrodes comprising fullerene compounds which have not been exposed to oxygen. Fullerene compounds are intercalated into carbonaceous materials to form electrodes... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7126081 | Radial pulsed arc discharge gun for synthesizing nanopowders A system and method for synthesizing nanopowder which provides for precursor material ablation from two opposing electrodes that are spaced apart within a gaseous atmosphere, where a plasma is created by a high power pulsed electrical discharge between the electrode... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7115245 | Hydrogen storage compositions and methods of manufacture thereof Disclosed herein is a method for making and screening a combinatorial library comprising disposing in a substrate comprising graphite or boron carbide at least one reactant, wherein the reactants are lithium, magnesium, sodium, potassium, calcium, aluminum or a comb... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7105139 | Stabilization of the viscosity of formamidine sulfinic acid bleached calcium carbonate slurries Bleaching a particulate calcium carbonate aqueous slurry with a reductive bleaching agent such as formamidine sulfinic acid increases the viscosity of the slurry. Combining the slurry with a metal material such as strontium hydroxide reduces any increase in viscosit... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7060241 | Coatings comprising carbon nanotubes and methods for forming same An electrically conductive film is disclosed. According to one embodiment of the present invention, the film includes a plurality of single-walled nanotubes having a particular diameter. The disclosed film demonstrates excellent conductivity and transparency. Method... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7048901 | Electrical connection structure, production method thereof, and electric wiring method An electrical connection structure that is able to electrically connect wiring to a biopolymer, a production method of the electrical connection structure, and an electric wiring method which is able to perform wiring on a nanometer-scale. A first aspect of the prod... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7025945 | Transition metal acetylide compound, nano-powder and method for producing a transition metal acetylide compound An anhydrous chloride with a formula of MCl2 (M=Fe, Co or Ni) is dissolved into an anhydrous acetonitrile solvent to form a chloride-acetonitrile solution. Then, calcium carbide minute powders are added and dispersed in the chloride-acetonitrile solution ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7018599 | Fullerene derivatives A novel means for DNA compaction is provided. The object is accomplished by providing a fullerene derivative having 1 to 4 nitrogen-containing hydrophilic side chain(s) or its salt for DNA compaction. DNA compaction can be achieved effectively, and app... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7011884 | Carbon nanotube with a graphitic outer layer A method for manufacturing carbon nanotubes with an integrally attached outer graphitic layer is disclosed. The graphitic layer improves the ability to handle and manipulate the nanometer size nanotube device in various applications, such as a probe tip in scanning ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7011771 | Method of making carbon nanotubes on a substrate The present invention includes carbon nanotubes whose hollow cores are 100% filled with conductive filler. The carbon nanotubes are in uniform arrays on a conductive substrate and are well-aligned and can be densely packed. The uniformity of the carbon nanotube arra... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6960234 | Multi-faceted gasifier and related methods A gasifier is disclosed combining a fixed bed gasification section where coarse fuel is gasified and an entrained flow gasification section where fine fuel is gasified. The fixed bed section includes upper and lower sections. Coarse fuel is devolatilized in the uppe... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6946197 | Semiconductor and device nanotechnology and methods for their manufacture Device nanotechnology based on silicon wafers and other substrates is described. Methods for preparing such devices are discussed. The teachings allow integration of current semiconductor device, sensor device and other device fabrication methods with nanotechnology... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6890507 | Ozone treatment of fly ash Carbon-containing fly ash has been treated with optimum amounts of ozone. There is homogenous treatment of the fly ash with ozone and over saturation with ozone is avoided. In a further embodiment of the invention carbon, from various sources is oxygenated to be inc... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6885022 | Low work function material A cathode includes a carbon nanotube layer, which is optimized with a low work function material, such as an alkali. The inclusion of the alkali material improves the field emission properties of the carbon nanotube layer. ... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6869546 | Carbon materials, electrodes and nonaqueous electrolyte secondary cells For us in nonaqueous electrolyte secondary cells, the invention provides an electrode which comprises a first carbon material serving as a core material, and a second carbon material coating the first carbon material over the surface thereof and containing boron. Wh... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6861038 | Ceramics and method of producing ceramics A method of continuously producing a non-oxide ceramic formed of a metal constituent and a non-metal constituent. A salt of the metal constituent and a compound of the non-metal constituent and a compound of the non-metal constituent are introduced into a liquid alk... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6855301 | Synthesis method for producing carbon clusters and structured carbon clusters produced thereby The present invention includes carbon synthesis devices and systems. The invention also includes machines and instruments using those aspects of the invention. The present invention also includes methods of carbon synthesis. The present invention includes an array o... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6841250 | Thermal management system The present invention relates to a system for managing the heat from a heat source like an electronic component. More particularly, the present invention relates to a system effective for dissipating the heat generated by an electronic component using a thermal mana... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6835952 | Nanotube junctions The present invention comprises a new nanoscale metal-semiconductor, semiconductor-semiconductor, or metal-metal junction, designed by introducing topological or chemical defects in the atomic structure of the nanotube. Nanotubes comprising adjacent sections having ... | 12/28/2004 |
