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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120130053 | SOLID PHASE GOLD NANOPARTICLE SYNTHESIS A method of synthesizing ligand-conjugated gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) is disclosed. The method comprises: a) providing an amine-modified silica particle; b) providing a solution comprising Au+3 ions; c) suspending the amine-modified silica particle in the sol... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120107743 | LITHOGRAPHY USING PHOTORESIST WITH PHOTOINITIATOR AND PHOTOINHIBITOR Technologies are generally described for a photoresist and methods and systems effective to form a pattern in a photoresist on a substrate. In some examples, the photoresist includes a resin, a photoinitiator and a photoinhibitor. The photoinitiator may be effective to ... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120040293 | REFLECTIVE MASK, MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR REFLECTIVE MASK, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE A reflective mask comprising: a reflective layer that is arranged on a surface on a side on which EUV light is irradiated and reflects the EUV light; a buffer layer containing Cr that is arranged on a side of the reflective layer on which the EUV light is irradiated and... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120015800 | PRODUCING COMPOSITE NANOPARTICLES A method for producing a composite nanoparticle, including the steps of: changing the conformation of a dissolved polyelectrolyte polymer from a first extended conformation to a more compact conformation by changing a solution condition so that at least a portion of the... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20110311791 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRECISION TRANSPORT, POSITIONING, AND ASSEMBLING OF LONGITUDINAL NANO-STRUCTURES A method for assembling multi-component nano-structures that includes dispersing a plurality of nano-structures in a fluid medium, and applying an electric field having an alternating current (AC) component and a direct current (DC) component to the fluid medium contain... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110309354 | Large-scale Fabrication of Vertically Aligned ZnO Nanowire Arrays In a method for growing a nanowire array, a photoresist layer is placed onto a nanowire growth layer configured for growing nanowires therefrom. The photoresist layer is exposed to a coherent light interference pattern that includes periodically alternately spaced dark ... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110311884 | PENTACYCLIC ANION SALT AND USE THEREOF AS AN ELECTROLYTE The invention relates to a pentacyclic anion salt and to the use thereof in electrolyte compositions. The compound comprises an inorganic, organic or organometallic cation M of valency m (1≦m≦3) and m anions corresponding to the formula (I) in which Rf is... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110305993 | HYDROPHILIC NANOPOROUS MATERIALS The present application discloses a method for preparing and rendering hydrophilic a nanoporous material of a polymer matrix which has a porosity of 0.1-90% (v/v), such that the ratio between the fmal water absorption (% (w/w)) and the porosity (% (v/v)) is at least 0.0... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110282021 | Apparatus and Method for Modifying Physical Properties of Nanostructure Using Focused Electron Beam, and Nano-Barcode and Serial-Junction Nanowire Fabricated Thereby According to one embodiment of the present invention, a portion of a light-emitting polymer material or a conductive polymer material can be irradiated with a focused electron beam, so that the physical properties of that portion can be modified. For this purpose, one e... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110249275 | OPTICAL GRID FOR HIGH PRECISION AND HIGH RESOLUTION METHOD OF WAFER-SCALE NANOFABRICATION A wafer-scale nano-metrology system (10) for sensing position of a nanofabrication element (16) when illuminated by a patterned optical projection defining a grid or position measuring gauge includes a frequency stabilized laser emitter (12) configu... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110214983 | Method for controlling structure of nano-scale substance, and method for preparing low dimensional quantum structure having nano-scale using the method for controlling structure A method for controlling a structure of a nano-scale substance may include irradiating a mixture of low-dimensional quantum structures having a nano-scale with an electromagnetic wave in an oxygen atmosphere, to thereby selectively oxidize a low-dimensional quantum stru... | 09/08/2011 |
| 20110209980 | Method for controlling structure of nano-scale substance, and method for preparing low dimensional quantum structure having nano-scale using the method for controlling structure A method for controlling a structure of a nano-scale substance may include irradiating a mixture of low-dimensional quantum structures having a nano-scale with an electromagnetic wave in an oxygen atmosphere, to thereby selectively oxidize a low-dimensional quantum stru... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20110201240 | METAL COATED NANO FIBRES The present invention relates to metal coated nano-fibres obtained by a process that includes electrospinning and to the use of said metal coated nano-fibres. The process is characterised in that a polymer nano-fibre with functional groups providing the binding ability ... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110201183 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CRYSTALLINE SEMICONDUCTOR FILM AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE There is provided a method for manufacturing a crystalline semiconductor film. An insulating film is formed over a substrate; an amorphous semiconductor film is formed over the insulating film; a cap film is formed over the amorphous semiconductor film; the amorphous se... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110196044 | PRODUCTION OF ORGANIC COMPOUND NANOPARTICLES WITH HIGH REPETITION RATE ULTRAFAST PULSED LASER ABLATION IN LIQUIDS Disclosed is a method of producing a chemically pure and stably dispersed organic nanoparticle colloidal suspension using an ultrafast pulsed laser ablation process. The method comprises irradiating a target of an organic compound material in contact with a poor solvent... | 08/11/2011 |
| 20110192450 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING NANOPARTICLE SOLUTIONS BASED ON PULSED LASER ABLATION FOR FABRICATION OF THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS A method of producing nanoparticles of solar light absorbing compound materials based on pulsed laser ablation is disclosed. The method uses irradiation of a target material of solar light absorbing compound material with a pulsed laser beam having a pulse duration of f... | 08/11/2011 |
| 20110171565 | Carbon nanofibers containing catalyst nanoparticles The invention relates a method for synthesizing carbon nanofibers containing catalytic material particles characterized in that it comprises the following steps:
| 07/14/2011 |
| 20110162957 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCING GROWTH OF CARBON-BASED NANOSTRUCTURES Systems and methods generally directed to enhancing the growth of carbon-based nanostructures are described. In some embodiments, electromagnetic radiation can be used to enhance carbon-based nanostructure growth.... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110159070 | BIOMATERIALS AND IMPLANTS FOR ENHANCED CARTILAGE FORMATION, AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THEM The invention provides products of manufacture, e.g., biomaterials and implants, for cartilage maintenance and/or formation in-vivo, in-vitro, and ex-vivo, using nanotechnology, e.g., using nanotube, nanowire, nanopillar and/or nanodepots configured on surface structure... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110155956 | Fibers Including Nanoparticles And A Method Of Producing The Nanoparticles A method produces nanoparticles by electrospinning a silicon composition having at least one silicon atom. The electrospinning of the silicon composition forms fibers. The fibers are pyrolyzed to produce the nanoparticles. The nanoparticles have excellent photo-luminesc... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110143926 | METHOD OF FORMING A CATALYST WITH INHIBITED MOBILITY OF NANO-ACTIVE MATERIAL A method of forming a catalyst, comprising: providing a plurality of support particles and a plurality of mobility-inhibiting particles, wherein each support particle in the plurality of support particles is bonded with its own catalytic particle; and bonding the plural... | 06/16/2011 |
| 20110117648 | SINGLE CELL SURGERY TOOL AND A CELL TRANSFECTION DEVICE UTILIZING THE PHOTOTHERMAL PROPERTIES OF THIN FILMS AND/OR METAL NANOPARTICLES This invention provides novel tools for surgery on single cells. In certain embodiments the tools comprise a microcapillary having at and/or near the tip a metal coating or a plurality of nanoparticles that can be heated by application of electromagnetic energy. In cert... | 05/19/2011 |
| 20110104002 | METHOD AND USE OF PROVIDING PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY Disclosed is a method of providing photocatalytic activity. Nanoparticulate matter comprising a strontium titanate ferrite of the general formula SrTi1-xFexO3- is provided, in which x is any value from 0 to 1. The nanoparticulate matter is exposed to electromagnetic rad... | 05/05/2011 |
| 20110089241 | Orthogonal Charge-Based Spectral Coding with Quantum Dot Conjugates Populations of quantum dots are combined with quantities of a modulator of photoluminescence to produce a plurality of optical barcodes having at least two distinguishable colors arising from varying quantities of a modulator of photoluminescence bound to the population... | 04/21/2011 |
| 20110062608 | MULTI-PHASIC NANOPARTICLES A method of forming mufti-phasic nano-objects involves the jetting of two or more different liquids in side-by-side capillaries thereby generating a composite liquid stream. The composite then exposed to a force field which causes the composite liquid stream to at least... | 03/17/2011 |
| 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 |
| 20100307665 | REACTORS FOR FORMING FOAM MATERIALS FROM HIGH INTERNAL PHASE EMULSIONS, METHODS OF FORMING FOAM MATERIALS AND CONDUCTIVE NANOSTRUCTURES THEREIN An RF inductor such as a Tesla antenna splices nanotube ends together to form a nanostructure in a polymer foam matrix. High Internal Phase Emulsion (HIPE) is gently sheared and stretched in a reactor comprising opposed coaxial counter-rotating impellers, which parallel... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100247752 | Photocurable resin composition for forming overcoats rgb pixels black matrixes or spacers in color filter production, and color filters A curable resin composition containing as the binder a fumarate copolymer which is excellent in thermal discoloration resistance and capable of forming details of a color filter, namely, a photocurable resin composition useful in forming overcoats, RGB pixels, black mat... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100139943 | COAXIAL CABLE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME A coaxial cable includes an internal insulating layer formed on an outer periphery of an electric conductor, and a conductive layer formed on an outer periphery of the internal insulating layer, wherein the conductive layer is made of a metal nanoparticle paste sintered... | 06/10/2010 |
| 20100120192 | SYNTHESIS OF I-III-VI2 NANOPARTICLES AND FABRICATION OF POLYCRYSTALLINE ABSORBER LAYERS A method for preparing III-VI2 nanoparticles and a thin film of polycrystalline light absorber layers. The method for preparing I-III-VI2 nanoparticles comprises the steps of: (a1) preparing a mixed solution by mixing each element from groups I, II... | 05/13/2010 |
| 20100076180 | Method of fixing rail molecule and nano transport device An object is to move a rail molecule by means of a biomolecular motor deposited on a base and inactivate the biomolecular motor through irradiation with light having a predetermined wavelength, to thereby readily and reliably fix the rail molecule at a predetermined pos... | 03/25/2010 |
| 20100073995 | NANO -ELECTRONIC ARRAY A nano device includes an array of cells disposed in rows and columns and constructed over a substrate, and an optical circuit disposed over the substrate, wherein the optical circuit is formed by nano elements in a self-assembled process.... | 03/25/2010 |
| 20100060876 | Light generating apparatus and method of controlling the same A light beam generating apparatus and method of controlling the same is provided. The light beam generating apparatus may include a light source, a beam expander collimating a light beam emitted from the light source, an optical shutter selectively transmitting a light ... | 03/11/2010 |
| 20090291302 | Method for producing nanometer-size wires and nanometer-size wire The present invention provides a nanowire production method that is simpler than conventional nanowire production methods, and that makes it easier to control the size and shape of the nanowires by using a technique completely different from the conventional ones. A pow... | 11/26/2009 |
| 20090286383 | TREATMENT OF WHISKERS A photo-curing or photosintering process is utilized to modify, reduce or eliminate whiskers or nanowires growing on a material surface.... | 11/19/2009 |
| 20090195869 | Optical microscope system for detecting nanowires using polarizer and fast fourier transform Provided is an optical microscope system for detecting nanowires that is designed with a rotational polarizer and Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) to allow for use of an existing optical microscope in fabricating an electronic device having the nanowires. The optical micros... | 08/06/2009 |
| 20090117392 | METHOD FOR PREPARING NANOCRYSTALLINE SILICON IN SIO2 AND FREESTANDING SILICON NANOPARTICLES Methods for preparing nanocrystalline-Si/SiO2 composites by treating hydrogen silsesquioxane (HSQ) under reductive thermal curing conditions are described. Also described are methods of preparing silicon nanoparticles by acid etching the nanocrystalline-Si/SiO2 composit... | 05/07/2009 |
| 20090101807 | MANIPULATION OF OBJECTS IN POTENTIAL ENERGY LANDSCAPES Holographic optical traps using the forces exerted by computer-generated holograms to trap, move and otherwise transform mesoscopically textured materials. The efficacy of the present invention is based upon the quality and nature of the diffractive optical element used... | 04/23/2009 |
| 20080296808 | Apparatus and Method for Producing Electrospun Fibers An apparatus for making electrspun fibers comprises a collector that may be submerged in a coagulation bath. The collector may be automatically movable between a first position and a second position, wherein at least a portion of the collected fibers are submerged in a ... | 12/04/2008 |
| 20080110342 | PARTICLE FILTER SYSTEM INCORPORATING NANOFIBERS A filtration device including a filtration medium having a plurality of nanofibers of diameters less than 1 micron formed into a fiber mat in the presence of an abruptly varying electric field. The filtration device includes a support attached to the filtration medium a... | 05/15/2008 |
