Patents by Inventor Alicia M. Jackson

Alicia M. Jackson 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).

  • Nanoparticles having sub-nanometer features
    Patent number: 7597950
    Abstract: An article has a surface, at least a portion of which has a local radius of curvature of about 1000 nm or less. For example, the article may be a nanoparticle or a surface, a portion of which has a roughness characterized by a radius of curvature of about 1000 nm or less. A monolayer coating disposed on the surface includes a plurality of ligands organized into ordered domains having a characteristic size of less than or about equal to 10 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2009
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Francesco Stellacci, Alicia M. Jackson
  • NANOPARTICLES HAVING SUB-NANOMETER FEATURES
    Publication number: 20090246527
    Abstract: An article has a surface, at least a portion of which has a local radius of curvature of about 1000 nm or less. For example, the article may be a nanoparticle or a surface, a portion of which has a roughness characterized by a radius of curvature of about 1000 nm or less. A monolayer coating disposed on the surface includes a plurality of ligands organized into ordered domains having a characteristic size of less than or about equal to 10 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2006
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Inventors: Francesco Stellacci, Alicia M. Jackson