Patents by Inventor Nathan H. Mack

Nathan H. Mack 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).

  • Metal-polymer composites comprising nanostructures and applications thereof
    Patent number: 8148294
    Abstract: Metal-polymer composites, and methods of making and use thereof, said composites comprising a thermally-cured dense polyaniline substrate; an acid dopant; and, metal nanostructure deposits wherein the deposits have a morphology dependent upon the acid dopant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Los Alamos National Security, LLC
    Inventors: Hsing-Lin Wang, Sea Ho Jeon, Nathan H. Mack
  • METAL-POLYMER COMPOSITES COMPRISING NANOSTRUCTURES AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF
    Publication number: 20110293820
    Abstract: Metal-polymer composites, and methods of making and use thereof, said composites comprising a thermally-cured dense polyaniline substrate; an acid dopant; and, metal nanostructure deposits wherein the deposits have a morphology dependent upon the acid dopant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2011
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: Los Alamos National Security, LLC
    Inventors: Hsing-Lin Wang, Sea Ho Jeon, Nathan H. Mack
  • Metal-polymer composites comprising nanostructures and applications thereof
    Patent number: 7988887
    Abstract: Metal-polymer composites, and methods of making and use thereof, said composites comprising a thermally-cured dense polyaniline substrate; an acid dopant; and, metal nanostructure deposits wherein the deposits have a morphology dependent upon the acid dopant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Los Alamos National Security, LLC
    Inventors: Hsing-Lin Wang, Sea Ho Jeon, Nathan H. Mack
  • Multispectral plasmonic crystal sensors
    Patent number: 7705280
    Abstract: The present invention provides plasmonic crystals comprising three-dimensional and quasi comprising three-dimensional distributions of metallic or semiconducting films, including multi-layered crystal structures comprising nanostructured films and film arrays. Plasmonic crystals of the present invention include precisely registered and deterministically selected nonplanar crystal geometries and spatial distributions providing highly coupled, localized plasmonic responses in thin film elements and/or nanostructures of the crystal. Coupling of plasmonic responses provided by three-dimensional and quasi-three dimensional plasmonic crystal geometries and structures of the present invention generates enhanced local plasmonic field distributions useful for detecting small changes in the composition of an external dielectric environment proximate to a sensing surface of the plasmonic crystal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
    Inventors: Ralph G. Nuzzo, John A. Rogers, Nathan H. Mack, Matthew Stewart, Viktor Malyarchuk, Jimin Yao
  • METAL-POLYMER COMPOSITES COMPRISING NANOSTRUCTURES AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF
    Publication number: 20100091275
    Abstract: Metal-polymer composites, and methods of making and use thereof, said composites comprising a thermally-cured dense polyaniline substrate; an acid dopant; and, metal nanostructure deposits wherein the deposits have a morphology dependent upon the acid dopant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2009
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC
    Inventors: Hsing-Lin Wang, Sea Ho Jeon, Nathan H. Mack
  • MULTISPECTRAL PLASMONIC CRYSTAL SENSORS
    Publication number: 20080212102
    Abstract: The present invention provides plasmonic crystals comprising three-dimensional and quasi comprising three-dimensional distributions of metallic or semiconducting films, including multi-layered crystal structures comprising nanostructured films and film arrays. Plasmonic crystals of the present invention include precisely registered and deterministically selected nonplanar crystal geometries and spatial distributions providing highly coupled, localized plasmonic responses in thin film elements and/or nanostructures of the crystal. Coupling of plasmonic responses provided by three-dimensional and quasi-three dimensional plasmonic crystal geometries and structures of the present invention generates enhanced local plasmonic field distributions useful for detecting small changes in the composition of an external dielectric environment proximate to a sensing surface of the plasmonic crystal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2007
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Inventors: Ralph G. Nuzzo, John A. Rogers, Nathan H. Mack, Matthew Stewart, Viktor Malyarchuk, Jimin Yao