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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120128982 | NOVEL NANOPARTICLES Methods for the preparation of polymer-templated core-shell nanoparticles include the steps of (a) preparing a cationic polymeric core material comprising polymeric micelles, and (b) coating the core material with a silica-comprising shell by depositing the shell onto t... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120126199 | PREPARING NANOPARTICLES AND CARBON NANOTUBES Apparatus and methods for forming the apparatus include nanoparticles, catalyst nanoparticles, carbon nanotubes generated from catalyst nanoparticles, and methods of fabrication of such nanoparticles and carbon nanotubes.... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120129322 | COMPOSITE MATERIAL COMPRISING NANOPARTICLES AND PRODUCTION OF PHOTOACTIVE LAYERS CONTAINING QUATERNARY, PENTANARY AND HIGHER-ORDER COMPOSITE SEMICONDUCTOR NANOPARTICLES A composite material includes at least two components, wherein at least one component is present in the form of nanoparticles, which consist of at least three metals and at least one non-metal and the diameter of which is less than one micrometre, preferably less than 2... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120129273 | PHOTOLITHOGRAPHICALLY DEFINED CONTACTS TO CARBON NANOSTRUCTURES Methods for the fabrication of nanostructures, including nanostructures comprised of carbon nanotubes, and the nanostructures, devices, and assemblies prepared by these methods, are described.... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120127630 | Solid State Supercapacitor and Method for Manufacturing the Same A solid state supercapacitor and a method for manufacturing the same is provided, the solid state supercapacitor including two nanowire electrodes with their surface full of nanowire bundle and a dielectric material filled in a space between the two nanowire bundle elec... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120125577 | HEAT SINKING ELEMENT AND METHOD OF TREATING A HEAT SINKING ELEMENT A heat sinking element and a method of treating a heat sinking element are provided. The heat sinking element includes a metal substrate. The metal substrate is mainly composed of aluminium. A surface of the metal substrate has a plurality of micro-nano holes and a diam... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120108037 | METHODS OF FORMING A PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL A phase change material including a high adhesion phase change material formed on a dielectric material and a low adhesion phase change material formed on the high adhesion phase change material. The high adhesion phase change material includes a greater amount of at le... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120083643 | Alumina Nanotube/Nanorod Supported Hydrodesulfurization Nanocatalyst, Method of Preparation and Application The invention relates to a hydrodesulfurization nanocatalyst, use of the hydrodesulfurization nanocatalyst in a hydrodesulfurization process and a process for producing the hydrodesulfurization nanocatalyst. The hydrodesulfurization nanocatalyst can include a nanostruct... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120080306 | PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MAKING One aspect of the present invention provides a method to make a film. The method includes providing a target comprising a semiconductor material within an environment comprising oxygen; applying a plurality of direct current pulses to the target to create a pulsed direc... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120082783 | METHOD OF APPLYING A NANOCRYSTALLINE COATING TO A GAS TURBINE ENGINE COMPONENT A method of applying a nanocrystalline coating to a gas turbine engine component is described. The method comprises the steps of applying an intermediate bond coat to at least a portion of the component, and then applying the nanocrystalline coating to at least the port... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120070505 | FUNCTIONAL AMPHIPILIC MOLECULE OR MACROMOLECULE FORMULATIONS WITH MULTIPLE COMPARTMENTS The invention relates to novel functional amphiphilic molecule or macromolecule formulations with multiple compartments for transporting or targeting at least one therapeutic agent, in particular an antitumor agent, as well as to a method for preparing such formulations... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120070667 | CARBON FIBER SUBSTRATES HAVING CARBON NANOTUBES GROWN THEREON AND PROCESSES FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF Processes for growing carbon nanotubes on carbon fiber substrates are described herein. The processes can include depositing a catalyst precursor on a carbon fiber substrate, optionally depositing a non-catalytic material on the carbon fiber substrate, and after deposit... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120069311 | Passivation of Multi-Layer Mirror for Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography A reflector structure suitable for extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUVL) is provided. The structure comprises a substrate having a multi-layer reflector. A capping layer is formed over the multi-layer reflector to prevent oxidation. In an embodiment, the capping layer ... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120049384 | Buffer Layer to Enhance Photo and/or Laser Sintering Conductive lines are deposited on a substrate to produce traces for conducting electricity between electronic components. A patterned metal layer is formed on the substrate, and then a layer of material having a low thermal conductivity is coated over the patterned meta... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120052658 | QUANTUM DOT FORMING METHOD, STORAGE MEDIUM STORING A PROGRAM AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR EXECUTION OF THE METHOD A quantum dot forming method for forming quantum dots on a surface of a substrate includes exciting a substrate surface with a laser beam having a standing wave which is irradiated from one side of the substrate along the surface of the substrate to excite the surface o... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120048426 | SURFACE-COATED METAL NANOPARTICLES, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND METAL NANOPARTICLE PASTE COMPRISING THE SAME Surface-coated metal nanoparticles comprising:
| 03/01/2012 |
| 20120050732 | SENSOR SYSTEM WITH PLASMONIC NANO-ANTENNA ARRAY In order to provide the high sensitivity SERS active substrates needed for rapid and sensitive chemical/biological agent detection, the present invention provides a Plasmonic Nano-antenna Array (PNA) substrate with large local electromagnetic field enhancements; a contr... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120043415 | BOND LEAD A bonding lead comprising a core; and a sheath bonded to the core. The core comprises a substrate of fibres coated with nano-objects with at least one dimension between 1 nm and 200 nm. The nano-objects form a continuous electrically conductive network from one end of t... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120040005 | NANOSTRUCTURED CALCIUM-SILVER PHOSPHATE COMPOSITE POWDERS, PROCESS FOR OBTAINING THE POWDERS, AND BACTERICIDAL AND FUNGICIDAL APPLICATIONS THEREOF Described in example embodiments are nanocomposite powders including calcium phosphate and silver nanoparticles on the surface of the calcium phosphate. Other example embodiments, describe methods of forming nanocomposite powders comprising a) preparing a nanometric cal... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120037884 | THIN P-TYPE GALLIUM NITRIDE AND ALUMINUM GALLIUM NITRIDE ELECTRON-BLOCKING LAYER FREE GALLIUM NITRIDE-BASED LIGHT EMITTING DIODES A light emitting diode (LED) having a p-type layer having a thickness of 100 nm or less, an n-type layer, and an active layer, positioned between the p-type layer and the n-type layer, for emitting light, wherein the LED does not include a separate electron blocking lay... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120037974 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME In one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a resistor element and a stacked-gate type memory cell transistor. The resistor element includes a first conductive layer which is formed on a second conductive layer via a first insulating layer, and is electrically co... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120038249 | NOVEL RESPONSIVE POLYMER SYSTEM AND NANOHYBRID THIN FILMS This disclosure discloses novel responsive polymers that comprise a rod segment and (or) a coil segment. This disclosure also discloses nanomaterial-polymer composite comprising the responsive polymers that are covalently linked with nanomaterials. Also disclosed are po... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120032230 | METHOD OF FORMING STRAINED SEMICONDUCTOR CHANNEL AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE The present invention provides a method of forming a strained semiconductor channel, comprising: forming a relaxed SiGe layer on a semiconductor substrate; forming a dielectric layer on the relaxed SiGe layer and forming a sacrificial gate on the dielectric layer, where... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120031767 | ZINC OXIDE AND COBALT OXIDE NANOSTRUCTURES AND METHODS OF MAKING THEREOF The disclosure relates to metal oxide materials with varied nanostructural morphologies. More specifically, the disclosure relates to zinc oxide and cobalt oxide nanostructures with varied morphologies. The disclosure further relates to methods of making such metal oxid... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120027944 | PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING CARBON FIBER, THE FILAMENT THEREOF, AND PRE-OXIDIZED FIBER Processes for producing carbon fibre, the filament thereof and pre-oxidized fibre are provided. In one embodiment, the gel spinning of polyacrylonitrile filament is achieved by using small-molecule gelling agent, and the carbon fibre obtained thereby is increased by 15%... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120021248 | SYNTHESIS OF NANOPEAPODS BY GALVANIC DISPLACEMENT OF SEGMENTED NANOWIRES A method for fabricating nanostructures, which includes the steps of forming a multi-segmented nanowire; and performing a galvanic displacement reaction on the multi-segmented nanowire. The method utilizes template directed electrodeposition to fabricate nanowires with ... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120021224 | GRAPHENE/GRAPHENE OXIDE PLATELET COMPOSITE MEMBRANES AND METHODS AND DEVICES THEREOF Methods for making composite membranes (graphene/graphene oxide platelet composite membranes) and methods of aligned transfer of such composite membranes to substrates are shown. Compositions and devices that include such composite membranes are further shown.... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120021191 | STRUCTURES COMPRISING HIGH ASPECT RATIO MOLECULAR STRUCTURES AND METHODS OF FABRICATION A structure comprising high aspect ratio molecular structures (HARM-structures), wherein the structure comprises an essentially planar network (2) of HARM-structures, and a support (3) in contact with the network (2). The support (3) has an o... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120018301 | NANOELECTRONIC ELECTROCHEMICAL TEST DEVICE Nanoelectronic devices for the detection and quantification of biomolecules are provided. In certain embodiments, the devices are configured to detect and measure blood glucose levels. Also provided are methods of fabricating nanoelectronic devices for the detection of ... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120015211 | METHODS FOR THE FABRICATION OF NANOSTRUCTURES The present invention relates to methods of fabricating nanostructures using a replacement reaction. In a preferred embodiment, metal particles in an inert atmosphere undergo a replacement reaction to form a layer on the metal particle which is removed to form a high su... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120015245 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF ELECTRODE OF POWER STORAGE DEVICE, ELECTRODE OF POWER STORAGE DEVICE, AND POWER STORAGE DEVICE A shiny is manufactured using a low-molecular-weight organic acid as a dispersant and a nonaqueous organic solvent as a solvent, whereby a coated electrode for a power storage device in which an active material which has been made into microparticles each having a parti... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120016297 | Interventional Devices Including Dilute Nanotube-Polymer Compositions, and Methods of Making and Using Same Under one aspect, an interventional device includes a balloon having a flexible wall. The flexible wall includes a composition including between 0.005 wt. % and 0.20 wt. % of carbon nanotubes dispersed in a polymer. Under another aspect, a method of making an interventi... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120010069 | METHOD OF PRODUCING CORE-SHELL CATALYST PARTICLE AND CORE-SHELL CATALYST PARTICLE PRODUCED BY THIS PRODUCTION METHOD A method of producing a core-shell catalyst particle, the method including: preparing a core particle that contains an alloy including a first core metal having a standard electrode potential of at least 0.6 V and a second core metal having a standard electrode potentia... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120010599 | INORGANICALLY SURFACE-MODIFIED POLYMERS AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THEM In alternative embodiments, the invention provides articles of manufacture comprising biocompatible nanostructures comprising PolyEther EtherKetone (PEEK) surface-modified (surface-nanopatterned) to exhibit nanostructured surfaces that promote osseointegration and bone-... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120009780 | WIRE BONDING ON REACTIVE METAL SURFACES OF A METALLIZATION OF A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE BY PROVIDING A PROTECTION LAYER In semiconductor devices having a copper-based metallization system, bond pads for wire bonding may be formed directly on copper surfaces, which may be covered by an appropriately designed protection layer to avoid unpredictable copper corrosion during the wire bond pro... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20110311874 | Silicon-Carbon Nanostructured Electrodes Hybrid silicon-carbon nanostructured electrodes are fabricated by forming a suspension including carbon nanostructures and a fluid, disposing the suspension on a substrate, removing at least some of the fluid from the suspension to form a carbon nanostructure layer on t... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110309237 | LIGHT ABSORPTION AND FILTERING PROPERTIES OF VERTICALLY ORIENTED SEMICONDUCTOR NANO WIRES A nanowire array is described herein. The nanowire array comprises a substrate and a plurality of nanowires extending essentially vertically from the substrate; wherein: each of the nanowires has uniform chemical along its entire length; a refractive index of the nanowi... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110312148 | CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION OF RUTHENIUM FILMS CONTAINING OXYGEN OR CARBON Methods for depositing ruthenium-containing films are provided herein. In some embodiments, a method of depositing a ruthenium-containing film on a substrate may include depositing a ruthenium-containing film on a substrate using a ruthenium-containing precursor, the de... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110312163 | Large Area Nanoenabled Macroelectronic Substrates and Uses Therefor A method and apparatus for an electronic substrate having a plurality of semiconductor devices is described. A thin film of nanowires is formed on a substrate. The thin film of nanowires is formed to have a sufficient density of nanowires to achieve an operational curre... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110303912 | Methods Of Manufacturing P-Type Zn Oxide Nanowires And Electronic Devices Including P-Type Zn Oxide Nanowires Example embodiments relate to methods of manufacturing p-type Zn oxide nanowires and electronic devices including the p-type Zn oxide nanowires. The method may include forming Zn oxide nanowires in an aqueous solution by using a hydrothermal synthesis method and anneali... | 12/15/2011 |
