Patents by Inventor Liam Britnell

Liam Britnell 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).

  • PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS
    Publication number: 20170179314
    Abstract: This invention relates to cells and devices for harvesting light. Specifically the cell comprises at least one electrode which comprises graphene or modified graphene and layer of a transition metal dichalcogenide in a vertical heterostructure. The cell may be part of a light harvesting device. The invention also relates to materials and methods for making such cells and devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Konstantin NOVOSELOV, Liam BRITNELL
  • Transistor device and materials for making
    Patent number: 9318591
    Abstract: This application relates to graphene based heterostructures and transistor devices comprising graphene. The hetero-structures comprise i) a first graphene layer; ii) a spacer layer and iii) a third graphene. The transistors comprise (i) an electrode, the electrode comprising a graphene layer, and (ii) an insulating barrier layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: The University of Manchester
    Inventors: Andre Geim, Konstantin Novoselov, Roman Gorbachev, Leonid Ponomarenko, Liam Britnell
  • PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS
    Publication number: 20150083206
    Abstract: This invention relates to cells and devices for harvesting light. Specifically the cell comprises at least one electrode which comprises graphene or modified graphene and layer of a transition metal dichalcogenide in a vertical heterostructure. The cell may be part of a light harvesting device. The invention also relates to materials and methods for making such cells and devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2013
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Applicant: THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER
    Inventors: Konstantin Novoselov, Liam Britnell