Patents by Inventor J. Jesus Velazquez Salazar

J. Jesus Velazquez Salazar has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Self-assembled nanostructure bolometers and methods of use thereof
    Patent number: 10060799
    Abstract: A variety of nanostructures are provided having a metal nanowire having a plurality of faces extending along a length of the nanowire, and a plurality of semiconductor nanorods forming two or more nanorod arrays, wherein each of the nanorod arrays is attached to a different surface of the nanowire. For example, in some embodiments, the nanostructure is a silver nanowire having a pentagonal cross section and five faces extending along the length of the nanowire, and metal oxide nanorods forming five nanorod arrays extending along each of the five faces of the silver nanowire. The nanostructures can demonstrate high temperature coefficients of resistance, and can be used in a variety of bolometric materials. In some embodiments, bolometric materials are provided including a plurality of the nanostructures deposited onto a surface of a substrate. Methods of making the nanostructures and bolometers are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Miguel Jose Yacaman, Francisco Javier Gonzalez, J. Jesus Velazquez Salazar, John Eder Sanchez, Arturo Ponce-Pedraza, Fernando Mendoza Santoyo
  • SELF-ASSEMBLED NANOSTRUCTURE BOLOMETERS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20170234735
    Abstract: A variety of nanostructures are provided having a metal nanowire having a plurality of faces extending along a length of the nanowire, and a plurality of semiconductor nanorods forming two or more nanorod arrays, wherein each of the nanorod arrays is attached to a different surface of the nanowire. For example, in some embodiments, the nanostructure is a silver nanowire having a pentagonal cross section and five faces extending along the length of the nanowire, and metal oxide nanorods forming five nanorod arrays extending along each of the five faces of the silver nanowire. The nanostructures can demonstrate high temperature coefficients of resistance, and can be used in a variety of bolometric materials. In some embodiments, bolometric materials are provided including a plurality of the nanostructures deposited onto a surface of a substrate. Methods of making the nanostructures and bolometers are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Miguel Jose Yacaman, Francisco Javier Gonzalez, J. Jesus Velazquez Salazar, John Eder Sanchez, Arturo Ponce-Pedraza, Fernando Mendoza Santoyo