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Stiction-Aided Fabrication Of Flat Semiconductor Nanomembranes For Microelectronics Applications
Paul Evans, Gokul Gopalakrishnan | P180240US02
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Scaffold For In Vitro Modeling And Transplantation Therapy Of Photoreceptors
Zhenqiang Ma, Juhwan Lee, Yei Hwan Jung, Michael Phillips, David Gamm, Shaoqin Gong, Inkyu Lee | P180243US02
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Device For Camouflaging An Object From Infrared And Low Light Cameras
Hongrui Jiang, Seyyed Mohammad Moghimi, Guangyun Lin | P160392US01
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Surface Topography Control
Justin Morrow, Frank Pfefferkorn | P170116US01
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Carbon Nanotube Vacuum Field Emission Transistor Design for Large-Scale Manufacturing
Most present-day electronics are made with solid-state transistors constructed of semiconducting materials, such as silicon. This solid-state technology largely replaced the prior use of vacuum tubes ...
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Charles Nelson, Harold Evensen | T170007US02
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Antenna-Based Power Generation with Nanoscale Rectifying Elements
“Rectennas” are antennas that can receive radio signals and rectify them to generate electrical power for wireless power transfer. Potential applications for rectennas range from large-sca...
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Robert Blick, Chulki Kim, Jonghoo Park | P100171US01
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Method for the Growth of Uniform 3-D Nanorod Networks
Nanotubes and nanowires are used extensively to tailor material properties. However, wide implementation of their extraordinary characteristics has been difficult due to their 1-D geometry and limited...
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Xudong Wang, Jian Shi | P110104US01
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Efficient and Automated Analysis of Thin Structures to Enhance Engineering 3-D Modeling Software
Mechanical engineers commonly employ a software modeling tool called finite element analysis (FEA) to virtually simulate a design prior to physical prototyping. In FEA, a three dimensional (3-D)...
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Krishnan Suresh, Kavous Jorabchi, Josh Danczyk | P08425US
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Robust and Improved Surfaces for Biological Microarrays That Reduce Nonspecific Binding
Biological microarrays are valuable tools that enable the parallel analysis of thousands of different analytes. However, one of the chief problems with existing protein microarrays is the nonspecific ...
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Padma Gopalan | P07188US
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Photoreceptor Scaffold for In Vitro Modeling and Transplantation Therapy
Photoreceptors are specialized cells that capture and convert light into signals that can be processed by the retina and visual centers of the brain. Supportive cells called the retinal pigment epithe...
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Zhenqiang Ma, Yei Hwan Jung, Michael Phillips, David Gamm, Shaoqin Gong | P160094US01
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Micro-Electro-Discharge Machining Method and Device
Micro-electro-discharge machining (micro-EDM) is a microfabrication technique involving the serial discharge of electrical pulses between a microelectrode and a work piece, with a simple RC circuit co...
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Yogesh Gianchandani, Kenichi Takahata | P01335US
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Micromachined Scanning Thermal Probe
Scanning thermal probes hold promise for many applications, including high-resolution temperature mapping (e.g., for ULSI circuit diagnostics), topographical mapping, photothermal absorption spectrosc...
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Yogesh Gianchandani, Mo-Huang Li, Julius Wu | P01026US
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Microscope Probe Having an Ultra-Tall Tip
Atomically sharp micro-fabricated tips are used in atomic force microscopy (AFM) for scanning near-field microwave microscopy (SNMM) to create an image of the tiny topography on or under a surface. Th...
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Daniel van der Weide, Yaqiang Wang | P06244US
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Laser Drilling Quartz to Make Patch Clamp Plate Arrays
Patch clamping is a well-known technique for investigating the movement of ions and molecules through cellular membranes via ion channels. To create an extremely high-resistance ‘gigaseal’ around ...
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Robert Blick, Minrui Yu | P100021US01
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Simplified Anisotropic Graphene Conductor Emits Terahertz Radiation
Terahertz (THz) electromagnetic radiation penetrates cloth, paper and partially into the skin without the damaging effects of X-rays. Portable electronic devices capable of generating this radiation w...
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Max Lagally, Francesca Cavallo, Richard Rojas-Delgado | P130002US01
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Smoother Surfaces with Pulsed Laser Polishing
Pulsed laser polishing (PLP) helps smooth metal and other material. The technique employs lasers to irradiate a surface, melting small areas with each pulse. In these molten areas, rough surface protr...
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Frank Pfefferkorn, Xiaochun Li, Neil Duffie, Chao Ma, Venkata Madhukanth Vadali | P130168US01
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Ultrasonic Welding with Real-Time Quality Control
In ultrasonic welding, work pieces are clamped between a horn and anvil and then joined using high-frequency vibration energy. Friction and heat between the surfaces causes them to soften and meld tog...
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Xiaochun Li, Hongseok Choi, Hang Li, Wayne Cai, Jeff Abell, Jingzhou Zhao | P120081US01
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Patch Clamp Providing On-Chip Thermal Control
Approximately half of all diseases affect the function of ion channels in cell membranes. Testing the flow of ions and molecules through these membranes clearly is vital to drug discovery and research...
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Robert Blick | P110325US01
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Atmospheric Growth of Vertically Oriented Graphene
Nano-carbon based hybrid materials possess extraordinary properties and show great promise for improved efficiency and sensitivity in a wide range of applications including capacitors, sensors, transp...
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Junhong Chen, Kehan Yu, Zheng Bo, Ganhua Lu | T130004US02
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Durable Substrate for the Mass Production of Nanowires
Nanowires have many potential applications including use in microprocessors to greatly increase computing speed, in the creation of devices like nanorobots that could one day be used to treat cancer, ...
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Mike Zach | T07017US
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Nanoscale Electromagnetic Radiation Device Using Serpentine Conductor
Electromagnetic radiation may be generated by the acceleration or deceleration of charged particles such as electrons. Synchrotron radiation occurs when the trajectory of high-speed electrons is curve...
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Robert Blick, Max Lagally | P08031US02
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Improved Nanoscale Aperture Fabrication Technique for Mass Production of Patch Clamp Plate Arrays
Patch clamping is a well known method for measuring the flow of ions and molecules through ion channels imbedded in the cellular membrane. The method employs micropipettes, or similar microscale...
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Robert Blick, Minrui Yu, Hua Qin, Hyun-Seok Kim | P07471US
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Micromechanical Actuator Device
Electrothermal actuators have been used in microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) to produce rectilinear displacement. These actuators possess a number of advantages, including high output forces, low ...
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Yogesh Gianchandani, Joel Hetrick, Larry Li-Yang Chu | P01337US
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High-Frequency Bridge Suspended Diode for Power Generation from High Frequency Microwave Sources
Diodes are two-terminal electrical devices that only allow electrical current to flow in one direction. Diodes are used often in electrical circuits to extract a direct current from an alternating cur...
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Robert Blick, Chulki Kim, Jonghoo Park | P100160US01
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Micro-Electro-Discharge Machining Using Semiconductor Electrodes
Micro-electro-discharge machining (micro-EDM) is a micromachining technique well suited to cutting electrically conductive materials, such as steel, graphite or silicon. However, because it is a ...
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Yogesh Gianchandani, Kenichi Takahata | P02041US