Patents by Inventor Patrick Irvin

Patrick Irvin 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).

  • On-demand nanoelectronics platform
    Patent number: 8748950
    Abstract: A reconfigurable device includes a first insulating layer, a second insulating layer, and a nanoscale quasi one- or zero-dimensional electron gas region disposed at an interface between the first and second insulating layers. The device is reconfigurable by applying an external electrical field to the electron gas, thereby changing the conductivity of the electron gas region. A method for forming and erasing nanoscale-conducting structures employs tools, such as the tip of a conducting atomic force microscope (AFM), to form local electric fields. The method allows both isolated and continuous conducting features to be formed with a length well below 5 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
    Inventors: Jeremy Levy, Cheng Cen, Patrick Irvin
  • ON-DEMAND NANOELECTRONICS PLATFORM
    Publication number: 20130048950
    Abstract: A reconfigurable device includes a first insulating layer, a second insulating layer, and a nanoscale quasi one- or zero-dimensional electron gas region disposed at an interface between the first and second insulating layers. The device is reconfigurable by applying an external electrical field to the electron gas, thereby changing the conductivity of the electron gas region. A method for forming and erasing nanoscale-conducting structures employs tools, such as the tip of a conducting atomic force microscope (AFM), to form local electric fields. The method allows both isolated and continuous conducting features to be formed with a length well below 5 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2010
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: University of Pittsburgh-Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
    Inventors: Jeremy Levy, Cheng Cen, Patrick Irvin