Patents by Inventor Anthony W. van Buuren

Anthony W. van Buuren 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).

  • Fabrication of 3D-printed copper based zinc anodes
    Patent number: 11919076
    Abstract: The production of a porous copper-zinc structure includes providing copper ink, creating a 3D model of the porous copper-zinc structure, 3D printing the copper ink into a porous copper lattice structure using the 3D model, heat treatment of the porous copper lattice structure producing a heat treated porous copper lattice structure, surface modification of the heat treated porous copper lattice structure by nanowires growth on the heat treated porous copper lattice structure producing a heat treated porous copper lattice structure with nanowires, and electrodeposition of zinc onto the heat treated porous copper lattice structure with nanowires to produce the porous copper-zinc structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
    Inventors: Cheng Zhu, Eric B. Duoss, Zhen Qi, Anthony W. Van Buuren, Marcus A. Worsley
  • FABRICATION OF 3D-PRINTED COPPER BASED ZINC ANODES
    Publication number: 20230173579
    Abstract: The production of a porous copper-zinc structure includes providing copper ink, creating a 3D model of the porous copper-zinc structure, 3D printing the copper ink into a porous copper lattice structure using the 3D model, heat treatment of the porous copper lattice structure producing a heat treated porous copper lattice structure, surface modification of the heat treated porous copper lattice structure by nanowires growth on the heat treated porous copper lattice structure producing a heat treated porous copper lattice structure with nanowires, and electrodeposition of zinc onto the heat treated porous copper lattice structure with nanowires to produce the porous copper-zinc structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Cheng Zhu, Eric B. Duoss, Zhen Qi, Anthony W. Van Buuren, Marcus A. Worsley
  • Methods for creating ligand induced paramagnetism in nanocrystalline structures
    Patent number: 9520217
    Abstract: A method according to one general embodiment includes applying an organic surfactant to a nanoparticle having a d10 configuration for altering a magnetic property of the nanoparticle. A method according to another general embodiment includes applying an organic surfactant to a II-VI semiconductor nanoparticle having a d10 configuration for altering a magnetic property of the nanoparticle, wherein the nanoparticle has a mean radius of less than about 50 ?.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
    Inventors: Robert W. Meulenberg, Jonathan R. I. Lee, Anthony W. Van Buuren, Louis J. Terminello
  • Functionalized apertures for the detection of chemical and biological materials
    Patent number: 7851203
    Abstract: Disclosed are nanometer to micron scale functionalized apertures constructed on a substrate made of glass, carbon, semiconductors or polymeric materials that allow for the real time detection of biological materials or chemical moieties. Many apertures can exist on one substrate allowing for the simultaneous detection of numerous chemical and biological molecules. One embodiment features a macrocyclic ring attached to cross-linkers, wherein the macrocyclic ring has a biological or chemical probe extending through the aperture. Another embodiment achieves functionalization by attaching chemical or biological anchors directly to the walls of the apertures via cross-linkers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
    Inventors: Sonia E. Létant, Anthony W. van Buuren, Louis J. Terminello, Michael P. Thelen, Louisa J. Hope-Weeks, Bradley R. Hart
  • METHODS FOR CREATING LIGAND INDUCED PARAMAGNETISM IN NANOCRYSTALLINE STRUCTURES
    Publication number: 20100148112
    Abstract: A method according to one general embodiment includes applying an organic surfactant to a nanoparticle having a d10 configuration for altering a magnetic property of the nanoparticle. A method according to another general embodiment includes applying an organic surfactant to a II-VI semiconductor nanoparticle having a d10 configuration for altering a magnetic property of the nanoparticle, wherein the nanoparticle has a mean radius of less than about 50 ?.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2008
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Inventors: Robert W. Meulenberg, Jonathan R. I. Lee, Anthony W. Van Buuren, Louis J. Terminello