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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7414437 | Nanomechanical computer An electromechanical switching device employs a first nanoscale pillar shuttling charge between opposed charged electrodes. Motion of the first pillar is coupled to a second set of pillars providing controlled charge transfer between a second isolated set of electro... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7382648 | Nanomechanical switching device A nanomechanical device includes a nanostructure, such as a MWNT, located between two electrodes. The device switches from an OFF state to an ON state by extension of at least one inner shell of the nanostructure relative to at least one outer shell of the nanostruc... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7362605 | Nanoelectromechanical memory cells and data storage devices Nanoelectromechanical (NEM) memory cells are provided by anchoring a conductive nanometer-scale beam (e.g., a nanotube) to a base and allowing a portion of the beam to move. A charge containment layer is provided in the vicinity of this free-moving portion. To read ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7351604 | Microstructures A method for forming a microstructures is described. The method comprises: depositing a seed material on a substrate; growing a nanotube from the seed material; depositing microstructure material on the substrate to embed the nanotube in the microstructure material;... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7256063 | Nanoelectromechanical transistors and switch systems Nanoelectromechanical switch systems (NEMSS) that are structured around the mechanical manipulation of nanotubes are provided. Such NEMSS can realize the functionality of, for example, automatic switches, adjustable diodes, amplifiers, inverters, variable resistors,... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7245520 | Random access memory including nanotube switching elements A random access memory cell includes first and second nanotube switching elements and an electronic memory with cross-coupled first and second inverters. Each nanotube switching element includes a nanotube channel element having at least one electrically conductive ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 6677567 | Scanning probe microscope with improved scan accuracy, scan speed, and optical vision A scanning probe microscope uses two different scanners (also called "scanning stages") that are completely detached each from the other, and are physically separated by a stationary frame. One scanner (called "x-y scanner") scans a sample in a plane (als... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6669256 | Nanotweezers and nanomanipulator To provide nanotweezers and a nanomanipulator which allow great miniaturization of the component and are capable of gripping various types of nano-substances such as insulators, semiconductors and conductors and of gripping nano-substances of various shap... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6246652 | Device using sensor for small rotation angle A recording and reproducing or observing apparatus based on a laser beam deflection detection method in which an object has a very small area for reflecting light. A laser beam emitted by a semiconductor laser diode passes through a collimator lens and a ... | 06/12/2001 |
