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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7945966 | Nanometric emitter/receiver guides The invention relates to a nanoprobe comprising a silica fiber (2) with an end opening having a diameter of less than 100 nm, and a metallic sheath (11). The total diameter of the silica part and the metallic sheath (11) is less than 300 nm. The... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7442357 | Manufacture of silica aerogel via vapor phase reaction A kinetically controlled vapor reaction process for synthesizing silica areogel in a reaction container by injection of a precursor reagent vapor, a catalyst reagent vapor, super saturated steam as a component of the catalyst solution, and a hydrophobic reagent vapo... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7427754 | Telegraph signal microscopy device and method A microscope device includes a probe having a dielectric material with a first side and a second side. First and second electrodes are disposed on the first side of the dielectric material. A nanotube connects the first and second electrodes. A gate electrode is dis... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7424144 | Method for checking periodic structures on lithography masks The invention, which relates to a method for checking periodic structures on lithography masks, in which an image of the structure of the lithography mask is generated by an imaging optic of a microscope, provides a method for inspecting structures on lithography ma... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7374793 | Methods and structures for promoting stable synthesis of carbon nanotubes A method for synthesizing carbon nanotubes and structure formed thereby. The method includes forming carbon nanotubes on a plurality of synthesis sites supported by a first substrate, interrupting nanotube synthesis, mounting a free end of each carbon nanotube to a ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7368370 | Site-specific nanoparticle self-assembly Disclosed herein are methods of self-assembling nanoparticles on specific sites of a substrate. The method generally includes introducing a p-type dopant species to at least a portion of an n-type substrate or introducing an n-type dopant species to at least a porti... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7361893 | In situ scanning tunneling microscope tip treatment device for spin polarization imaging A tip treatment device for use in an ultrahigh vacuum in situ scanning tunneling microscope (STM). The device provides spin polarization functionality to new or existing variable temperature STM systems. The tip treatment device readily converts a conventional STM t... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7354546 | Process of preparing continuous filament composed of nano fiber The present invention relates to a process of preparing a continuous filament composed of a nano fiber, wherein nano fibers are prepared by spinning a polymer spinning dope in a spinning dope main tank (20) onto the surface of water or organic solvent (4 | 04/08/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7309517 | Durable optical element A durable optical film or element includes a polymerized structure having a microstructured surface and a plurality of surface modified colloidal nanoparticles of silica, zirconia, or mixtures thereof. Display devices including the durable microstructured film are a... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7282272 | Polymerizable compositions comprising nanoparticles Polymerizable compositions comprising nanopartilces particularly useful for brightness enhancing films. ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7212284 | Method for forming nanoparticle films and application thereof Disclosed herein is a method for making a nanoparticle film comprising dispersing nanoparticles in a first liquid; adding a second liquid to the first liquid to form a nanoparticle film on top of a solution comprising the first liquid, the second liquid and the nano... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7204971 | Shaped microcomponents via reactive conversion of biologically-derived microtemplates The present invention is focused on a revolutionary, low-cost (highly-scaleable) approach for the mass production of three-dimensional microcomponents: the biological reproduction of naturally-derived, biocatalytically-derived, and/or genetically-tailored three-dime... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7169251 | Method of forming nanofluidic channels A method of forming nanofluidic enclosed channels includes providing a first substrate having a layer of a first material disposed thereon. A plurality of nanoscale slots is formed along a second substrate using nanolithography, etching, or other disclosed technique... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7147831 | Carbon nanotube-based device and method for making the same A carbon nanotube-based device includes a substrate (10); a catalyst layer (13) disposed on the substrate, the catalyst layer comprising a number of nano-sized catalyst particles (131), a size of the catalyst particles decreasing along a given d... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7122133 | Finely particulate functional metal and finely particulate functional semiconductor each with dispersion stability and process for producing the same A stabilized dispersion of metal fine particles comprising, fine particles of metal which is obtained by reducing at least one metallic acid or salt thereof selected from the group consisting of haloauric acid, haloplatinic acid, silver nitrate and halorhodic acid b... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7098144 | Iridium oxide nanotubes and method for forming same A method is provided for forming iridium oxide (IrOx) nanotubes. The method comprises: providing a substrate; introducing a (methylcyclopentadienyl)(1,5-cyclooctadiene)iridium(I) precursor; introducing oxygen as a precursor reaction gas; establishing a final pressur... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7063753 | Electronic device utilizing magnetic nanotubes Present invention provides enabling techniques of integrating novel nanotube elements into semiconductor devices, particularly in transistors, as gate channels or/and as interconnects. This is done in a series of process steps, which consist of fabricating magnetic-... | 06/20/2006 |
| 6676887 | Oxidation resistant carbon composites with improved friction performance and methods for making and using them An oxidation resistant carbon composite material comprises nanocrystalline silicon carbide regions distributed throughout a carbon matrix. The composite is prepared by intermixing in a solvent a silicon carbide precursor and a carbon precursor and forming... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6664185 | Self-aligned barrier formed with an alloy having at least two dopant elements for minimized resistance of interconnect For fabricating an interconnect structure within a dielectric material comprised of at least one dielectric reactant element, an interconnect opening formed within the dielectric material is filled with a conductive fill material comprised of first and se... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6652679 | Highly-ductile nano-particle dispersed metallic glass and production method therefor The present invention intends to provide a production method for a highly reliable bulk metallic glass of a high cold draft of 70% or more, and better post-cold working mechanical properties than those of the metallic glass being cast. The bulk metallic g... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6650920 | Apparatus for the automatic performance of diagnostic and/or therapeutic actions in body cavites An apparatus for the automatic performance of diagnostic and/or therapeutic actions in body cavities is provided with a base control unit, which is to be arranged extracorporally, and with a catheter-type actuator, which is coupled therewith and which is ... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6645626 | Superparamagnetic nanostructured materials Amphiphilic block copolymers are used as structure-directing agents for the production of superparamagnetic nanostructured material. A block copolymer solution containing an amphiphilic block copolymer is formed. A sol-gel precursor is formed by hydrolyzi... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6641773 | Electro spinning of submicron diameter polymer filaments An electro spinning process yields uniform, nanometer diameter polymer filaments. A thread-forming polymer is extruded through an anodically biased die orifice and drawn through an anodically biased electrostatic field. A continuous polymer filament is co... | 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 |
| 6620351 | Method of forming nanoparticles and microparticles of controllable size using supercritical fluids with enhanced mass transfer The current invention, Supercritical Antisolvent Precipitation with Enhanced Mass Transfer (SAS-EM) provides a significantly improved method for the production of nano and micro-particles with a narrow size distribution. The processes of the invention uti... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6616734 | Dynamic filtration method and apparatus for separating nano powders A method and apparatus for separating nanometer-sized particles of a powder. The method includes (a) feeding the powder particles into a pressurized gas stream which carries the particles into a first stage filter device of a multiple-stage separator syst... | 09/09/2003 |
| 4621023 | Method of homogenizing dispersions of hydrated lipidic lamellar phases and suspensions obtained by the said method The invention concerns a method of homogenizing dispersions of hydrated lipidic lamellar phases and suspensions obtained thereby which can be applied particularly to the making of products intended for cosmetic, pharmaceutical and medical uses. The method... | 11/04/1986 |
