Class 977/734 - Fullerenes (i.e., graphene-based structures, such as nanohorns, nanococoons, nanoscrolls, etc.) or fullerene-like structures (e.g., WS2 or MoS2 chalcogenide nanotubes, planar C3N4, etc.)

Subclass of Class 977 - Nanotechnology
Definition: Subject matter wherein the nanostructure is formed of caged,
No. of patents: 37
Last issue date: 10/28/2008

Number	Title	Issue Date
7442358	Flaky carbonaceous particle and production method thereof A carbonaceous particle is provided which comprises a hexagonal flake formed of an aggregate of a plurality of nanocarbons and having a side length of 0.1 to 100 mm and a thickness of 10 nm to 1 mm. Thereby, a carbonaceous particle is provided which has an excellent...	10/28/2008
7435859	Sumanene and method for manufacturing the same The present invention provides Sumanene, its derivative and a method for manufacturing Sumanene and its derivative. As shown by a below-described scheme, benzotris(norbornadiene) (a below formula (87)) is firstly synthesized from norbornadiene (a below formula (86))...	10/14/2008
7416655	Selective adsorbent material and its use An adsorbent composition comprising a nanostructured titanium oxide material of the formula TiO2-, where 0≦×≦1 with nanotubular and/or nanofibrilar morphology, high oxygen deficiency, having an orthorhombic JT crystalline phase described by at least ...	08/26/2008
7416019	Thermal interface and switch using carbon nanotube arrays Thermal interfaces and methods include an array of carbon nanotubes aligned substantively perpendicularly from a substrate. One method includes arranging metal catalyst particles with a particular ligand on a fluid surface of a Langmuir-Blodgett trough. This forms u...	08/26/2008
7413598	Mold and method for manufacturing the same The present invention discloses a mold and a method of manufacturing the mold. The mold includes a mold matrix and a number of boron nitride nanotubes sintered together with the mold matrix. Each boron nitride nanotube capsules a number of fullerenes therein respect...	08/19/2008
7393514	Carbide nanofibrils and method of making same A plurality of carbide, such as silicon carbide, tungsten carbide, etc., nanofibrils predominantly having diameters substantially less than about 100 nm and a method for making such carbide nanofibrils. The method includes the steps of: heating a plurality of carbon...	07/01/2008
7381566	Method for preparing organic nanotubules of lithocholic acid, nanotubules derived therefrom, and uses thereof A method for preparing organic nanotubules in an aqueous medium including preparing a basic solution with a pH from 10 to 14, adding an organic compound of the formula: wherein R1 is a C17-C20	06/03/2008
7361821	Controlled alignment of nanobarcodes encoding specific information for scanning probe microscopy (SPM) reading The methods, apparatus and compositions disclosed herein concern the detection, identification and/or sequencing of biomolecules, such as nucleic acids or proteins. In certain embodiments of the invention, coded probes comprising a probe molecule attached to one or ...	04/22/2008
7357984	Polymer-coated carbon nanotube By coating the outer surface of carbon nanotubes with various polymers of different properties, such properties as insulation property, reactivity, optical visibility, solvent dispersion property and so on are given to the outer surface of the carbon nanotubes. ...	04/15/2008
7352007	Phosphorescent nanotube memory device An optical memory cell having a material layer associated with a pixel capable of emitting and receiving light. The material layer has phosphorescent material formed therein for storing data as light received from and emitted to the pixel. ...	04/01/2008
7316982	Controlling carbon nanotubes using optical traps An embodiment of the present invention is a technique to control carbon nanotubes (CNTs). A laser beam is focused to a carbon nanotube (CNT) in a fluid. The CNT is responsive to a trapping frequency. The CNT is manipulated by controlling the focused laser beam. ...	01/08/2008
7309476	Diamondoid-based components in nanoscale construction Novel diamondoid-based components that may be used in nanoscale construction are disclosed. Such components include rods, brackets, screws, gears, rotors, and impellers. Subassemblies (or subsystems) may comprise one or more diamondoid components. Exemplary subassem...	12/18/2007
7304357	Devices having horizontally-disposed nanofabric articles and methods of making the same New devices having horizontally-disposed nanofabric articles and methods of making same are described. A discrete electro-mechanical device includes a structure having an electrically-conductive trace. A defined patch of nanotube fabric is disposed in spaced relatio...	12/04/2007
7300958	Ultra-dispersed nanocarbon and method for preparing the same Ultradispersed ones of primary particles of nanometer-sized carbon are obtained by applying a wet-type milling method and/or a wet dispersion method to an aggregate structure of the primary particles to overcome van der Waals forces, by which forces the primary part...	11/27/2007
7259410	Devices having horizontally-disposed nanofabric articles and methods of making the same New devices having horizontally-disposed nanofabric articles and methods of making same are described. A discrete electromechanical device includes a structure having an electrically-conductive trace. A defined patch of nanotube fabric is disposed in spaced relation...	08/21/2007
7244983	Method and device for on-chip decoupling capacitor using nanostructures as bottom electrode Apparatus for an on-chip decoupling capacitor. The capacitor includes a bottom electrode that consist of nanostructures deposited over a planarized metal, a dielectric material deposited over the nanostructures, and a top electrode deposited over the dielectric mate...	07/17/2007
7211143	Sacrificial template method of fabricating a nanotube Methods of fabricating uniform nanotubes are described in which nanotubes were synthesized as sheaths over nanowire templates, such as using a chemical vapor deposition process. For example, single-crystalline zinc oxide (ZnO) nanowires are utilized as templates ove...	05/01/2007
7211296	Chalcogenide glass nanostructures Chalcogenide nanowires and other micro-and nano scale structures are grown on a preselected portion of on a substrate. They are amorphous and of uniform composition and can be grown by a sublimation-condensation process onto the surface of an amorphous substrate. Am...	05/01/2007
7180107	Method of fabricating a tunneling nanotube field effect transistor A method of fabricating a tunneling nanotube field effect transistor includes forming in a nanotube an n-doped region and a p-doped region which are separated by an undoped channel region of the transistor. Electrical contacts are provided for the doped regions and ...	02/20/2007
7170827	Timepiece, having bearing portion formed of resin and wheel train The invention relates to a timepiece which has a resin bearing section. Moreover, the invention relates to a wheel train apparatus which has a resin bearing section. The invention is constituted by the timepiece provided with a gear wheel and supporting members whic...	01/30/2007
7167420	Timepiece including base plate formed of resin and wheel train The invention relates to a timepiece which has a resin substrate, rotors, and wheel trains, and relates to a wheel train apparatus which has a resin substrate, bearing members, gear wheel, and the like. The invention is constituted by a timepiece comprising; a gear ...	01/23/2007
7144624	Dendritic fiber material A thermal interface includes nanofibrils. The nanofibrils may be attached to a flat base or membrane, or may be attached to the tip portions of larger diameter fibers. The nanofibrils have a diameter of less than about 1 micron, and may advantageously be formed from...	12/05/2006
7129277	Emulsions including surface-modified inorganic nanoparticles The invention is related to emulsions containing surface-modified inorganic nanoparticles. ...	10/31/2006
6690959	Skin-mounted electrodes with nano spikes Epidermally mountable device includes terminus structures to enable positive connection with conductive tissue. The device includes nano spikes shaped to penetrate the epidermis of the skin to collect electrical biopotentials such as cardiac depolarizatio...	02/10/2004
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
6667099	Meso-and nanotubes The invention relates to mesotubes and nanotubes (hollow fibers) having an inner diameter of 10 nm-50 μm and to a method for the production thereof. The hollow fibers can be produced by coating degradable materials with non-degradable materials, whereby ...	12/23/2003
6667572	Image display apparatus using nanotubes and method of displaying an image using nanotubes An image display apparatus includes a nanotube assembly having a plurality of nanotubes arranged in an array. An optical excitation device is provided adjacent to the nanotube assembly. The optical excitation device includes a diffraction grating and a pi...	12/23/2003
6664727	Field emision type cold cathode device, manufacturing method thereof and vacuum micro device A field emission type cold cathode device comprises a substrate, and a metal plating layer formed on the substrate, the metal plating layer contains at least one carbon structure selected from a group of fullerenes and carbon nanotubes, the carbon structu...	12/16/2003
6662591	Electro-desorption compressor A electro-desorption compression system according to the present invention comprises an enclosure which includes first and second spaced-apart electrical conductors, a sorbent which is positioned in the enclosure between the first and second conductors, a...	12/16/2003
6653022	Vanadium oxide electrode materials and methods The present invention relates to the use of vanadium oxide nanotubes as electrode material in a rechargeable lithium battery. The invention further provides the method of making and uses for electrodes comprising vanadium oxide nanotubes....	11/25/2003
6643165	Electromechanical memory having cell selection circuitry constructed with nanotube technology A memory system having electromechanical memory cells and decoders is disclosed. A decoder circuit selects at least one of the memory cells of an array of such cells. Each cell in the array is a crossbar junction at least one element of which is a nanotub...	11/04/2003
6636050	Four-terminal measuring device that uses nanotube terminals A four-terminal measuring device, which uses nanotube terminals and measures low resistance values and low impedance values of extremely small objects under test with good precision, including two current terminals which cause a constant current to flow f...	10/21/2003
6632497	Hollow fibrous organic nanotube and method for producing the same The invention provides a novel hollow fibrous organic nanotube comprising an O-glycoside type glycolipid having an aldose residue as the glycosyl group and a group represented by the general formula: ##STR1## wherein R is an unsaturated straight-chain hyd...	10/14/2003
6626684	Nanotube socket system and method A socket comprises a substrate having a plurality of cavities extending therethrough. The socket also comprises an electrically-conductive carbon nanotube structure disposed within at least one of the cavities....	09/30/2003
6621970	UV-curable optical fiber coating composition including fullerenes A composition for coating an optical waveguide, more specifically, an optical fiber, and optical fibers coated therewith are disclosed. The coating composition is a radiation curable composition containing: a radiation curable oligomer, a reactive diluent...	09/16/2003
6245312	Superhard carbon material, a method for its production, and articles made therefrom The present invention is concerned with a superhard carbon material having a structure comprising structural elements, in the form of tetrahedrons, with groups of carbon atoms in their apices. It is also concerned with a method for producing the superhard...	06/12/2001

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Class 977/734 - Fullerenes (i.e., graphene-based structures, such as nanohorns, nanococoons, nanoscrolls, etc.) or fullerene-like structures (e.g., WS2 or MoS2 chalcogenide nanotubes, planar C3N4, etc.)