Patents Examined by Melissa Koslow
  • Patent number: 11888096
    Abstract: A photocurable composition includes a nanomaterial selected to emit radiation in a first wavelength band in the visible light range in response to absorption of radiation in a second wavelength band in the UV or visible light range. The second wavelength band is different than the first wavelength band. The photocurable composition further includes one or more (meth)acrylate monomers, a thiol crosslinker, and a photoinitiator that initiates polymerization of the one or more (meth)acrylate monomers in response to absorption of radiation in the second wavelength band. A light-emitting device includes a plurality of light-emitting diodes and the cured photocurable composition in contact with a surface through which radiation in a first wavelength band in the UV or visible light range is emitted from each of the light-emitting diodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Yingdong Luo, Sivapackia Ganapathiappan, Daihua Zhang, Hou T. Ng, Nag B. Patibandla
  • Patent number: 11873433
    Abstract: The present disclosure comprises graphene quantum dots that exhibit emission in the near-infrared region in response to a variety of excitation wavelengths. The exciting wavelengths may be in the visible region, near-infrared region, or both. The quantum dots may be synthesized via a top-down method or a bottom-up method. The quantum dots are useful in imaging, drug delivery, and biosensing. The quantum dots comprise carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, and metal atoms in various combinations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Texas Christian University
    Inventors: Anton V. Naumov, Tanvir Hasan
  • Patent number: 11873943
    Abstract: A mineral wool product comprises mineral fibers bound by a binder resulting from the curing of a binder composition comprising a phenol-formaldehyde-based resin, and/or a carbohydrate containing component; a hydrophobic agent comprising (i) at least one silicone compound, such as silicone resin; (ii) at least one hardener, such as silane; (iii) optionally, at least one emulsifier; as insulation of a metallic structure, said structure having an operating temperature between 0-650° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Rockwool International A/S
    Inventor: Claudia Zwaag
  • Patent number: 11873436
    Abstract: A quantum dot of the present invention is a nanocrystal represented by AgInE2 (E is at least one of tellurium, selenium, and sulfur) containing silver, indium, and chalcogen, in which a fluorescence wavelength is within a range of a near-infrared region of 700 to 1500 nm, a fluorescence full width at half maximum is 150 nm or less, and a fluorescence quantum yield is higher than 20%. In the present invention, an average particle diameter is preferably 1 nm or more and 15 nm or less. In addition, a method for producing a quantum dot of the present invention includes synthesizing a quantum dot represented by AgInE2 (E is at least one of tellurium, selenium, and sulfur) from a silver raw material, an indium raw material, and a chalcogenide raw material (chalcogenide is at least one of tellurium, selenium, and sulfur).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: NS MATERIALS INC.
    Inventor: Toshiaki Shimasaki
  • Patent number: 11873434
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for synthesizing a semiconducting nanosized material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Inbal Davidi, Amir Holtzman, Alex Irzh, David Mocatta, Elizaveta Kossoy, Sanaa Khalil, Denis Glozman
  • Patent number: 11873437
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method for preparing a fluorescent nanomaterial-polymer composite and a wavelength converting element, and a light emitting device. The method for preparing the fluorescent nanomaterial-polymer composite includes: at least one precursor provided, the precursor includes a fluorescent nanomaterial and a polymer; and in a first temperature at or higher than a melting point of the polymer, the precursor is mixed, and then cooled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: SUZHOU XINGSHUO NANOTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yunjun Wang, Bo Ma
  • Patent number: 11873431
    Abstract: An article comprising a luminescent nanoparticle is described, wherein the luminescent nanoparticle is selected from the group consisting of oxide nanoparticles, aluminate nanoparticles, and germanate nanoparticles; and wherein the luminescent nanoparticle is doped with one or more metals or rare-earth elements. A method of making a luminescent nanoparticle is also described, the method comprising the steps of: providing a nanoparticle, wherein the nanoparticle is doped with one or more chemical elements, and heating the nanoparticle to a temperature of between about 1000° C. and about 1200° C. to alter the crystal structure of the nanoparticle and/or to create oxygen vacancies in the nanoparticle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Thomas Jefferson University
    Inventors: Brian Robert George, Brian Yust, Abdur Rahaman Sk
  • Patent number: 11866629
    Abstract: A semiconductor nanocrystal can be made by an in situ redox reaction between an M donor and an E donor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Moungi Bawendi, Daniel Franke, Matthias Ginterseder
  • Patent number: 11869689
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of an enhanced resonant frequency hexagonal ferrite material and methods of manufacturing. The hexagonal ferrite material can be Y-phase hexagonal ferrite material, such as those including strontium. In some embodiments, oxides consistent with the stoichiometry of Sr3Co2Fe24O41, SrFe12O19 or CoFe2O4 can be used form an enhanced hexagonal ferrite material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael David Hill
  • Patent number: 11862371
    Abstract: A magnetic structural body contains core-shell structure particles each including a core section and a shell section covering the surface of the core section. The core section is made of an alloy containing a first metal and a second metal. The shell section is made of an alloy which contains the first metal and the second metal and which has a first metal-to-second metal content ratio different from that of the core section. The first metal is a magnetic metal and has a standard redox potential higher than that of the second metal. The neighboring core-shell structure particles are linearly linked to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinichiro Chiku, Takenori Sekijima
  • Patent number: 11859116
    Abstract: A quantum dot composition may include: a first solvent; a second solvent different from the first solvent; first quantum dots including a hole-transporting ligand; and second quantum dots including an electron-transporting ligand, wherein the first solvent and the second solvent are miscible solvents having different boiling points from each other, a degree of dispersion of the first quantum dots is greater in the first solvent than in the second solvent, and a degree of dispersion of the second quantum dots is greater in the second solvent than in the first solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yunku Jung, Hyekyoung Choi, Sungwoon Kim, Jaekook Ha
  • Patent number: 11859117
    Abstract: The present application discloses a preparation method for quantum dots (QDs). The method includes providing initial QD cores, and mixing the initial QD cores with an organic carboxylic acid to bond the organic carboxylic acid to the surface of the initial QD cores; preparing a shell layer on the surface of the initial QD cores in a shell-growth reaction system containing an organic carboxylic acid; and mixing and heating the solution system, obtained after a completion of shell-layer growth reaction, with an organic amine, an organic phosphine, or a mixed solution of the organic amine and the organic phosphine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: TCL TECHNOLOGY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Luling Cheng, Yixing Yang
  • Patent number: 11857650
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a dental composition comprising a dental filler containing a structural filler and silanated glass flakes. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the use of silanated glass flakes for preparing a dental composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: DENTSPLY SIRONA INC.
    Inventors: Christoph Weber, Uwe Walz, Stephanie Noerpel
  • Patent number: 11851375
    Abstract: A method for producing a ceramic complex includes: preparing a raw material mixture that contains 5% by mass or more and 40% by mass or less of first rare earth aluminate fluorescent material particles containing an activating element and a first rare earth element different from the activating element, 0.1% by mass or more and 32% by mass or less of oxide particles containing a second rare earth element, and the balance of aluminum oxide particles, relative to 100% by mass of the total amount of the first rare earth aluminate fluorescent material particles, the oxide particles, and the aluminum oxide particles; preparing a molded body of the raw material mixture; and obtaining a sintered body by calcining the molded body in a temperature range of 1,550° C. or higher and 1,800° C. or lower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Hirai, Keisuke Suzuki, Hirofumi Oguri
  • Patent number: 11851592
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a quantum dot-containing nanoparticle comprising: a core part; a quantum dot part bound to a surface of the core part; a shell part for protecting the core part and the quantum dot part; and a support part for supporting the binding of the core part and the shell part, wherein the nanoparticle exhibits a high occupied area and stable binding, thereby exhibiting improved luminous efficiency (QY) and brightness when detecting a biological sample (biomolecule).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: BIOSQUARE INC.
    Inventors: Jung Won Kim, Ho Beom Song, Sung Wook Yoon
  • Patent number: 11846098
    Abstract: A reflective particulate material includes a particulate substrate having high total solar reflectance, bulk and apparent densities and toughness, and a low dust index. The reflective particulate can have a total solar reflectance of 80% to 87%, a toughness of 1% or fewer fines, an apparent density of 2.75 g/cm3 or greater, and a dust index of 1 or lower. A method of manufacturing the reflective particulate material includes preparing a slurry of the particulate substrate, spray drying the slurry to form a spray dried particulate, crushing the spray dried particulate to form a crushed particulate, and heating/calcining the crushed particulate. The heated, crushed particulate may further be coated to form a coated roofing granule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: U.S. Silica Company
    Inventor: Rocky Lee Smith
  • Patent number: 11848151
    Abstract: When manufacturing a magnetic body which is made of a ferrite material containing Fe, Ni, and Zn, and whose Mn content is 0.1288 percent by mass or higher, or a magnetic body which is made of a ferrite material containing Fe, Ni, Zn, and Cu, and whose Mn content is 0.1178 percent by mass or higher, an iron oxide powder whose Mn content is 0.20 percent by mass or higher is used as a raw material powder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Norihiro Asako, Kenji Yazawa, Makoto Aoki, Tomomi Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 11846040
    Abstract: A silicon carbide single crystal contains a heavy metal element having a specific gravity higher than a specific gravity of iron. An addition density of the heavy metal element at least in an outer peripheral portion of the silicon carbide single crystal is set to 1×1015 cm?3 or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignees: DENSO CORPORATION, CENTRAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY
    Inventors: Yuichiro Tokuda, Hideyuki Uehigashi, Norihiro Hoshino, Hidekazu Tsuchida, Isaho Kamata
  • Patent number: 11840654
    Abstract: Provided is a preparing method of a quantum dot, including a process of preparing a solution containing a group III precursor and a solvent, a process of reducing a group V precursor by using a compound represented by Chemical Formula 1, and a process of mixing the solution with the reduced group V precursor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Research & Business Foundation Sungkyunkwan University
    Inventors: Sohee Jeong, Joong Pill Park
  • Patent number: 11840655
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a yellow-red spectral quantum dot, a synthesis method therefor and application thereof. The yellow-red spectral quantum dot has an alloyed structure of CdSe@CdZnSe/CdZnS or an alloyed structure of CdSe@CdZnSe/CdZnS/ZnS, the ZnS shell being one or more monolayers, and the fluorescence emission peak wavelength of the yellow-red spectral quantum dot being between 580 nm and 640 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Najing Technology Corporation Limited
    Inventors: Xiaopeng Chen, Lei Shao, Yangla Xie