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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120104325 | Materials and Methodss for the Preparation of Nanocomposites Disclosed herein is an isolable colloidal particle comprising a nanoparticle and an inorganic capping agent bound to the surface of the nanoparticle, a solution of the same, a method for making the same from a biphasic solvent mixture, and the formation of structures an... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120029823 | SENSING DEVICE FOR DETERMINING WEATHER EVENT ATTRIBUTES A sensing device for use in determining at least one attribute of a weather event comprising a plurality of elements. The sensing device can comprise a pressure sensitive surface. The pressure sensitive surface can comprise a pressure sensor. In response to receiving pr... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20110320142 | TEMPERATURE INDEPENDENT PRESSURE SENSOR AND ASSOCIATED METHODS THEREOF A temperature independent pressure sensor for selectively determining pressure is provided. The sensor comprises a resonance sensor circuit, a pressure sensitive component disposed on the sensor circuit, and an electromagnetic field modulator. A temperature independent ... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110285409 | Nanofluidic channel with embedded transverse nanoelectrodes and method of fabricating for same A method for forming a nanofluidic channel measuring system is disclosed. The method includes forming a first trench in a substrate, forming a second trench in the substrate, the first trench and the second trench are separated by a first width, providing a first conduc... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110278534 | OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES UTILIZING MATERIALS HAVING ENHANCED ELECTRONIC TRANSITIONS An optoelectronic device that includes a material having enhanced electronic transitions. The electronic transitions are enhanced by mixing electronic states at an interface. The interface may be formed by a nano-well, a nano-dot, or a nano-wire.... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110228275 | FIBER OPTIC HYDROGEN PURITY SENSOR AND SYSTEM A hydrogen purity sensing system includes a light source which provides an optical signal through a fiber optic cable. A hydrogen purity sensor is provided in the system which comprises a multilayered nanostructural film of high refractive index and low refractive index... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110215002 | Sensing device and related methods The present invention is generally directed to devices and methods for sensing a variety of biologically-related substances. In a device aspect, the present invention is directed to a multilayer device for sensing metal ions, biological molecules, or whole cells. The de... | 09/08/2011 |
| 20110207237 | OPTICAL FIBER PROBE A biosensor having an optical fiber having at least one curved portion configured to enhance penetration of evanescent waves; and one or more nanoparticles associated with the optical fiber, and configured to enhance localized surface plasmon resonance.... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110203021 | SPM NANOPROBES AND THE PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF The present invention relates to SPM nanoprobes and the preparation method thereof, more particularly, to SPM nanoprobes comprising a spheroid deposit capped-nanoneedle bonded to one end of a mother tip, wherein the spheroid deposit is formed by particle beam induced de... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110188034 | SURFACE ENHANCED RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY EMPLOYING VIBRATING NANORODS A surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) apparatus, system and method employ a plurality of nanorods configured to vibrate. The apparatus includes the nanorods having tips at free ends opposite an end attached to a substrate. The tips are configured to adsorb an ana... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110188035 | VIBRATING TIP SURFACE ENHANCED RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY A vibrating tip surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) apparatus, system and method employ a nano-needle configured to vibrate. The apparatus includes the nano-needle with a substantially sharp tip at a free end opposite an end attached to a substrate. The tip is co... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110174064 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EMITTING LIGHT A method of predicting formation of an amyloid plaque in a peptide sample is disclosed. The method comprises determining presence of quantum confinement in the sample, and predicting that formation of an amyloid plaque is likely to occur if the sample exhibits quantum c... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110167894 | CARBON NANOTUBE DEWPOINT AND ICE CONDITION SENSOR Disclosed is a devvpoinl and icing condition detection apparatus that includes a sensor, a signal conditioner and a data acquisition device. The sensor is a carbon nanotube sensor having a resistance that varies in proportion to a change in humidity of a gas flow across... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20110166045 | WAFER SCALE PLASMONICS-ACTIVE METALLIC NANOSTRUCTURES AND METHODS OF FABRICATING SAME Plasmonics-active nanostructure substrates—developed on a wafer scale in a reliable and reproducible manner such that these plasmonics-active nanostructures have nano-scale gaps (that include but are not limited to sub-10 nm gaps or sub-5 nm gaps) that provide the hig... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110129420 | MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR BIOLOGICAL IMAGING Water soluble InAs(ZnCdS) semiconductor nanocrystals with bright and stable emission in the near infrared (NIR) wavelength range have been prepared. The NIR semiconductor nanocrystals can be functionalized to enable imaging of specific cellular proteins. In addition, th... | 06/02/2011 |
| 20110097631 | ORGANIC/INORGANIC COMPOSITE COMPRISING THREE-DIMENSIONAL CARBON NANOTUBE NETWORKS, METHOD FOR PREPARING THE ORGANIC/INORGANIC COMPOSITE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE ORGANIC/INORGANIC COMPOSITE An organic/inorganic composite is provided. The organic/inorganic composite comprises a silicon (Si) substrate formed with nanorods or nanoholes and three-dimensional networks of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) grown horizontally in parallel and suspended between the adjacent n... | 04/28/2011 |
| 20110090497 | Multimetallic Nanoshells for Monitoring Chemical Reactions The invention relates to a multimetallic nanoshell sensor which comprises a core that is less conductive that a first metallic layer and having a catalytically active second metallic layer partially or completely surrounding the first metallic layer. The sensor can be u... | 04/21/2011 |
| 20110089944 | NUCLEIC ACID NANOTUBE LIQUID CRYSTALS AND USE FOR NMR STRUCTURE DETERMINATION OF MEMBRANE PROTEINS Compositions and methods for preparing nucleic acid nanotubes using DNA origami techniques are described, which provide for nanotubes of predictable and uniform length. The nucleic acid nanotubes thus formed are suitable as liquid crystal preparations enabling liquid-cr... | 04/21/2011 |
| 20110085759 | COMPOSITE THIN FILM, AND ATMOSPHERE SENSOR AND OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE SENSOR EACH INCLUDING THE SAME Disclosed is a composite thin film that can be expanded in surface area of an organic compound film having a surface, on which specific molecules are adsorbed, can increase the number of reactive sites per single layer of the organic compound film, and can be produced w... | 04/14/2011 |
| 20110085170 | RESONANCE FREQUENCY-MODULATED SURFACE PLASMA RESONANCE DETECTOR A platform able to vary a plasma resonance frequency applies to a prism of a conventional surface plasma resonance system and comprises at least one platform and a plurality of metal lines. The platform is a plate-like structure having two faces—a detection face and a... | 04/14/2011 |
| 20110057168 | 3-TERMINAL ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND 2-TERMINAL ELECTRONIC DEVICE A 3-terminal electronic device includes: a control electrode; a first electrode and a second electrode; and an active layer that is provided between the first electrode and the second electrode and is provided to be opposed to the control electrode via an insulating lay... | 03/10/2011 |
| 20110052495 | USE OF FULLERENES IN PHOTOACOUSTIC IMAGING Fullerenes, when irradiated with electromagnetic radiation, generate acoustic waves. A photoacoustic tomography method using a material comprising fullerenes is disclosed that includes irradiating the material with a radiation beam such as a laser. The resultant photoac... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110045523 | Optical Nanosensors Comprising Photoluminescent Nanostructures Systems and methods related to optical nanosensors comprising photoluminescent nanostructures are generally described. Generally, the nanosensors comprise a photoluminescent nanostructure and a polymer that interacts with the photoluminescent nanostructure. In some case... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110005844 | TOUCH PANEL AND MULTI-TOUCH DETECTING METHOD THEREOF A multi-touch detecting method is adapted for detecting locations of touched points on a touch panel including first and second conductive films, and includes following steps. First measuring points of the first conductive film distributed along X-axis of a Cartesian pl... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110003698 | 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 nanostructure ... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20110003279 | Monitoring devices and processes based on transformation, destruction and conversion of nanostructures A large number of properties of nanostructures depend on their size, shape and many other parameters. As the size of a nanostructure decreases, there is a rapid change in many properties. When the nanostructure is completely destroyed, those properties essentially disap... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20100289509 | METHOD FOR POSITIONING CARBON NANOTUBES BETWEEN ELECTRODES, BIOMOLECULE DETECTOR BASED ON CARBON NANOTUBE-PROBE COMPLEXES AND DETECTION METHOD USING THE SAME A device and method are disclosed for detecting biomolecules. More specifically, by measuring the change in the electrical properties of a complex between a probe and carbon nanotubes, a non-label detection is achieved, capable of a rapid, sensitive and electrical detec... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100282245 | Detection of nitric oxide A system for the detection of nitric oxide in a gas sample includes a converter for oxidation of nitric oxide to nitrogen dioxide, a nitrogen dioxide sensor including nanostructures and a filtering device to remove at least carbon dioxide from the gas sample positioned ... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100263435 | Nanoparticle array sensors An effective sensor for indicating exposure to a toxic gas includes a non-conductive, inert substrate such as glass or polyethylene, a two-dimensional film of nanoparticles of a conductive metal such as silver or copper on the substrate and an electrode connected to eac... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100268479 | SENSOR SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR ANALYTE DETECTION A system for selectively determining at least two analytes, comprising at least one resonant sensor circuit comprising a sensing material that predictably affects the resonant complex impedance response of a sensor electrode, wherein the sensing material having at least... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100268470 | System, Method, and Nanorobot to Explore Subterranean Geophysical Formations An system and method for exploring geophysical formations at great depths below the surface of the earth. In order to explore the formation, nanorobots with a size less than 500 nanometers are inserted into the formation. The nanorobots propel through the formation, ana... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100217425 | Manufacturing execution system (MES) and methods of monitoring glycol manufacturing processes utilizing functional nanomaterials A Manufacturing Execution System (MES) and related methods of monitoring a glycol manufacturing processes are disclosed herein. The methods are useful to provide a plurality of analysis to the glycol manufacturing process. Consequently, the manufacturing execution syste... | 08/26/2010 |
| 20100171958 | Localized plasmon resonance sensing device and system thereof The present invention discloses a LPR sensing device and a LPR sensing system comprising a LPR sensing device, a light source, a detecting unit and a processing unit. The LPR sensing device comprises a sensing substrate and a noble metal nanoparticle layer, and the nobl... | 07/08/2010 |
| 20100140473 | NANOROBOT MODULE, AUTOMATION AND EXCHANGE A nanorobot module with a measurement device for the measurement of spatial surface properties with a measurement range in the centimetre range and a resolution in the nanometre range, that can be arranged in a vacuum chamber, for example the vacuum chamber of a microsc... | 06/10/2010 |
| 20100133418 | QUANTUM DOT OPTICAL DEVICES WITH ENHANCED GAIN AND SENSITIVITY AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME Optical and optoelectronic devices and methods of making same. Under one aspect, an optical device includes an integrated circuit an array of conductive regions; and an optically sensitive material over at least a portion of the integrated circuit and in electrical comm... | 06/03/2010 |
| 20100132469 | Nano-PWAS: Structurally Integrated Thin-Film Active Sensors for Structural Health Monitoring In an exemplary configuration, a system for structural health monitoring is provided. The system includes a battery-less nano-PWAS device, the device comprising an array of nano-PWAS transducers and a tag antenna.... | 06/03/2010 |
| 20100117108 | USES OF SELF-ORGANIZED NEEDLE-TYPE NANOSTRUCTURES The invention relates to processes for the production and elements (components) with a nanostructure (2; 4, 4a) for improving the optical behavior of components and devices and/or for improving the behavior of sensors by enlarging the active surface area. ... | 05/13/2010 |
| 20100116656 | FLUID SEPARATION STRUCTURE AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A FLUID SEPARATION STRUCTURE An electrophoretic fluid separation structure (100) comprising a substrate (101) and a plurality of vertical nanowires (102) grown on the substrate (101).... | 05/13/2010 |
| 20100102986 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO REMOTELY INTERACT WITH NANO DEVICES IN AN OIL WELL AND/OR WATER RESERVOIR USING ELECTROMAGNETIC TRANSMISSION The invention provides for electromagnetic transmission and reception used in detecting relative changes associated with nano devices existing within an oil reservoir. The system enables monitoring of the relative movement of the nano devices in the oil and/or water ove... | 04/29/2010 |
| 20100083489 | CARBON NANOTUBE COLUMNS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING CARBON NANOTUBE COLUMNS AS PROBES Carbon nanotube columns each comprising carbon nanotubes can be utilized as electrically conductive contact probes. The columns can be grown, and parameters of a process for growing the columns can be varied while the columns grow to vary mechanical characteristics of t... | 04/08/2010 |
