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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120034410 | MULTIPLE WALLED NESTED COAXIAL NANOSTRUCTURES Multiple walled nested coaxial nanostructures, methods for making multiple walled nested coaxial nanostructures, and devices incorporating the coaxial nanostructures are disclosed. The coaxial nanostructures include an inner nanostructure, a first outer nanotube dispose... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120032141 | Compositions Comprising QD Sol-Gel Composites and Methods for Producing and Using the Same The present invention provides OLEDs comprising cross-linked quantum dots and methods for producing and using the same.... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120028798 | POROUS SUBSTRATES FILLED WITH NANOMATERIALS A composition comprising: at least one porous carbon monolith, such as a carbon aerogel, comprising internal pores, and at least one nanomaterial, such as carbon nanotubes, disposed uniformly throughout the internal pores. The nanomaterial can be disposed in the middle ... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120009344 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING COMPOSITE MATERIAL A process and an apparatus for producing a composite material utilize a rotatable hollow body that is inclined with an upstream side being higher than a downstream side. A reaction zone is defined within an elongated chamber in the hollow body. Protrusions inwardly exte... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120009334 | Method of Fabricating One-Dimensional Nanostructure of Organo-Optoelectronic Material An organo-optoelectronic nanowire is fabricated. It is made through a one-step unit operation under a low temperature. An organo-optoelectronic template is obtained for the fabrication, whose idea is a bio-inspired one. The nanowire obtained has a high efficiency and a ... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120003840 | IN-SITU OZONE CURE FOR RADICAL-COMPONENT CVD Methods of forming a dielectric layer are described. The methods include the steps of mixing a silicon-containing precursor with a plasma effluent, and depositing a silicon-and-nitrogen-containing layer on a substrate. The silicon-and-nitrogen-containing layer is conver... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110318525 | NANOWIRE FABRICATION Techniques for making nanowires with a desired diameter are provided. The nanowires can be grown from catalytic nanoparticles, wherein the nanowires can have substantially same diameter as the catalytic nanoparticles. Since the size or the diameter of the catalytic nano... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110318487 | SUBSTRATE FOR PRODUCING ALIGNED CARBON NANOTUBE AGGREGATES AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE ALIGNED CARBON NANOTUBE AGGREGATES A substrate of the present invention for producing aligned carbon nanotube aggregates on a surface thereof is a substrate for producing aligned carbon nanotube aggregates on a surface thereof, the substrate for producing aligned carbon nanotube aggregates including: a m... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110311737 | VAPOR DEPOSITION APPARATUS FOR MINUTE-STRUCTURE AND METHOD THEREFOR A vapor deposition apparatus for a minute-structure includes a surface acoustic wave device 10 that has at least a pair of electrodes 12 and 13 arranged at an interval on a surface of a piezoelectric body 11, a vacuum vapor deposition device ... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110287227 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A METAL-OXIDE-COATED WORKPIECE SURFACE WITH PREDETERMINABLE HYDROPHOBIC BEHAVIOUR It is proposed to produce a workpiece (10) with a metal-oxide-coated surface (9) with a selectable degree of hydrophobic behaviour, by the surface of a substrate material (1) being provided at least in partial regions with a microstructure (2, 3<... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110280792 | CARBON NANOMATERIALS PRODUCED FROM HEAVY OIL FRACTIONS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME The present invention relates to a method for producing carbon nanoparticles from heavy petroleum fractions as the carbon source (precursor), particularly aromatic oil residue (RARO) by chemical vapor deposition (CVD), and optionally by using an organometallic catalyst ... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110281091 | METHOD OF DEPOSITING AND ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE TITANIUM OXIDE COATING A method of depositing an electrically conductive titanium oxide coating on a glass substrate, preferably by atmospheric chemical vapor deposition in a float glass manufacturing process, utilizes a precursor gas mixture including a halogenated, inorganic titanium compou... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110282421 | DIAMOND NEURAL DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED METHODS The present disclosure provides devices for neuronal growth and associate methods. In one aspect, for example, a neuronal growth device is provided including a layer of nanodiamond particles having an exposed neuronal growth surface, a doped diamond layer contacting the... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110256347 | METHOD FOR MAKING DIAMOND COMPOSITE MATERIALS The invention relates to a method for depositing a diamond coating onto a substrate, said method resulting in the production of a coating characterised by a novel morphology of the diamond in the form of pyramids containing submicronic grains. The method is carried out ... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110244333 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR SECONDARY BATTERY WITH NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING NEGATIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR SECONDARY BATTERY WITH NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE, AND LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY The present invention is a method for manufacturing a negative electrode material for a secondary battery with a non-aqueous electrolyte comprising at least: coating a surface of powder with carbon at a coating amount of 1 to 40 mass % with respect to an amount of the p... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110230059 | Formation of Carbon-Containing Material A method includes forming ionic clusters of carbon-containing molecules, which molecules have carbon-carbon sp2 bonds, and accelerating the clusters. A surface of a substrate is irradiated with the clusters. A material is formed on the surface using the carbo... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110223333 | METHOD OF TREATING CATALYST FOR NANOCARBON PRODUCTION AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING NANOCARBON According to one embodiment, a method of treating catalyst for nanocarbon production comprises, bringing a surface of a catalytic material into contact with a chemical, the catalytic material containing a metallic material and being used to produce nanocarbon, corroding... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110212268 | METHOD FOR HIGH VOLUME MANUFACTURE OF ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS USING PHYSICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION Embodiments of the present invention relate to apparatuses and methods for fabricating electrochemical cells. One embodiment of the present invention comprises a single chamber configurable to deposit different materials on a substrate spooled between two reels. In one ... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20110192779 | THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY PLATES AND RELATED METHODS In an embodiment, a method for manufacturing a thin layer chromatography (“TLC”) plate is disclosed. The method includes forming a layer of elongated nanostructures (e.g., carbon nanotubes), and at least partially coating the elongated nanostructures with a coating.... | 08/11/2011 |
| 20110195188 | CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION OF HIGH CONDUCTIVITY, ADHERENT THIN FILMS OF RUTHENIUM A multi-step method for depositing ruthenium thin films having high conductivity and superior adherence to the substrate is described. The method includes the deposition of a ruthenium nucleation layer followed by the deposition of a highly conductive ruthenium upper la... | 08/11/2011 |
| 20110189500 | Carbon Nanotube Arrays as Thermal Interface Materials Carbon nanotube (CNT) arrays can be used as a thermal interface materials (TIMs). Using a phase sensitive transient thermo-reflectance (PSTTR) technique, the thermal conductance of the two interfaces on either side of the CNT arrays can be measured. The physically bonde... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110183206 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR CARBON NANOTUBE TEMPLATED BATTERY ELECTRODES An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for a carbon nanotube templated battery electrode. The apparatus includes a substrate, and a plurality of catalyst areas extending upward from the substrate, the plurality of catalyst areas forming a patterned frame. The ap... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110182115 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING INDIUM (In)-ANTIMONY (Sb)-TELLURIUM (Te) NANOWIRES AND PHASE-CHANGE MEMORY DEVICE COMPRISING THE NANOWIRES Disclosed herein is a method for manufacturing (In)—(Sb)—(Te) (IST) nanowires and a phase-change memory device comprising the nanowires. The method comprises providing a substrate and vapors of In, Sb and Te precursors in a chamber and allowing the vapors to react w... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110171426 | HARD WATER-REPELLENT STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME A hard water-repellent structure and a method for fabricating the same are provided. The method adopts an atmospheric pressure plasma deposition (APPD) technique to form a hard coating having a rough surface on a substrate, and form a water-repellent coating on the roug... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20110171469 | CNT-INFUSED ARAMID FIBER MATERIALS AND PROCESS THEREFOR A composition includes a carbon nanotube (CNT)-infused aramid fiber material that includes an aramid fiber material of spoolable dimensions, a barrier coating conformally disposed about the aramid fiber material, and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) infused to the aramid fiber m... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20110137093 | ENHANCING CATALYTIC ACTIVITY OF NANOPOROUS MATERIALS The present invention relates to the use of atomic layer deposition (ALD) techniques to enhance the acid catalytic activity of nanoporous materials.... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110123409 | CHEMICAL REACTOR WITH NANOMETRIC SUPERSTRUCTURE The invention relates to a chemical reactor with a nanometric superstructure, comprising at least one member wherein at least one reaction chamber is arranged, and said reaction chamber being filled at least partially with a high specific surface area material having a ... | 05/26/2011 |
| 20110111227 | METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF GERMANIUM NANOWIRES ENCAPSULATED WITHIN MULTI-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES A method is provided for producing germanium nanowires encapsulated within multi-walled carbon nanotubes. The method includes the steps of performing chemical vapor deposition using a combined germanium and carbon source having a general formula of GeR(4-x)L<... | 05/12/2011 |
| 20110107473 | DIAMOND-LIKE CARBON COATED NANOPROBES Diamond-like carbon (DLC) coated nanoprobes and methods for fabricating such nanoprobes are provided. The nanoprobes provide hard, wear-resistant, low friction probes for use in such applications as atomic force microscopy, nanomachining, nanotribology, metrology and na... | 05/05/2011 |
| 20110100955 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR FORMING ENERGY STORAGE AND PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES IN A LINEAR SYSTEM A method and apparatus are provided for formation of a composite material on a substrate. The composite material includes carbon nanotubes and/or nanofibers, and composite intrinsic and doped silicon structures. In one embodiment, the substrates are in the form of an el... | 05/05/2011 |
| 20110045349 | 3D APPROACH ON BATTERY AND SUPERCAPACITOR FABRICATION BY INITIATION CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION TECHNIQUES Methods and apparatus for forming energy storage devices are provided. In one embodiment a method of producing an energy storage device is provided. The method comprises positioning an anodic current collector into a processing region, depositing one or more three-dimen... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110045207 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING CARBON NANOWALLS To improve the crystallinity of carbon nanowalls. The method of the invention for producing carbon nanowalls, includes forming carbon nanowalls on a surface of a base in a plasma atmosphere containing hydrogen and a raw material containing ... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110037976 | FLEXIBLE SURFACE ENHANCED RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY (SERS) SUBSTRATES, METHODS OF MAKING, AND METHODS OF USE Flexible SERS substrates, methods of making flexible SERS substrates, and methods of using flexible SERS substrates are disclosed.... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110038785 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CARBON NANOTUBE To efficiently and easily manufacture carbon nanotubes oriented in one direction. A method for manufacturing carbon nanotubes is characterized by including the steps of: bringing crystalline metal oxide particles into contact with a solution containing metal ions servin... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110033661 | CONTROLLABLE NANOSTRUCTURING ON MICRO-STRUCTURED SURFACES Provided herein is a medical implant having a nanostructure on top of a microstructure and the methods of making and using the same.... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110007477 | ENHANCEMENT OF THERMAL INTERFACE CONDUCTIVITIES WITH CARBON NANOTUBE ARRAYS A method of forming a well-anchored carbon nanotube (CNT) array, as well as thermal interfaces that make use of CNT arrays to provide very high thermal contact conductance. A thermal interface is formed between two bodies by depositing a continuous array of carbon nanot... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20100320171 | LASER-ASSISTED NANOMATERIAL DEPOSITION, NANOMANUFACTURING, IN SITU MONITORING AND ASSOCIATED APPARATUS Laser-assisted apparatus and methods for performing nanoscale material processing, including nanodeposition of materials, can be controlled very precisely to yield both simple and complex structures with sizes less than 100 nm. Optical or thermal energy in the near fiel... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100316873 | ONE-DIMENSIONAL METAL NANOSTRUCTURES Tin powder is heated in a flowing stream of an inert gas, such as argon, containing a small concentration of carbon-containing gas, at a temperature to produce metal vapor. The tin deposits as liquid on a substrate, and reacts with the carbon-containing gas to form carb... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100314353 | Nano-construction of complex 3-D Structures and modification of existing structures In one preferred aspects, methods are provided to produce a three-dimensional feature, comprising: (a) providing a nano-manipulator device; (b) positioning an article with the nano-manipulator device; and (c) manipulating the article to produce the three-dimensional fea... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100301306 | STRAIN-CONTROLLED ATOMIC LAYER EPITAXY, QUANTUM WELLS AND SUPERLATTICES PREPARED THEREBY AND USES THEREOF Processes for forming quantum well structures which are characterized by controllable nitride content are provided, as well as superlattice structures, optical devices and optical communication systems based thereon.... | 12/02/2010 |
