Patents by Inventor Tero S. Kulmala

Tero S. Kulmala 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).

  • Graphene-based MIM diode and associated methods
    Patent number: 9202945
    Abstract: An apparatus including first and second layers of electrically conductive material separated by a layer of electrically insulating material, wherein one or both layers of electrically conductive material include graphene, and wherein the apparatus is configured such that electrons are able to tunnel from the first layer of electrically conductive material through the layer of electrically insulating material to the second layer of electrically conductive material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Alan Colli, Shakil A. Awan, Antonio Lombardo, Tim J. Echtermeyer, Tero S. Kulmala, Andrea C. Ferrari
  • Apparatus and associated methods
    Publication number: 20130162333
    Abstract: An apparatus including first and second layers of electrically conductive material separated by a layer of electrically insulating material, wherein one or both layers of electrically conductive material include graphene, and wherein the apparatus is configured such that electrons are able to tunnel from the first layer of electrically conductive material through the layer of electrically insulating material to the second layer of electrically conductive material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2011
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Inventors: Alan COLLI, Shakil A. Awan, Antonio Lombardo, Tim J. Echtermeyer, Tero S. Kulmala, Andrea C. Ferrari