Patents by Inventor Benjamin NEWMEYER

Benjamin NEWMEYER 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).

  • Publication number: 20240101897
    Abstract: The invention is in the field of nanostructure synthesis. Provided are highly luminescent core/shell nanostructures with zinc fluoride and zinc acetate bound to their surface. Also provided are methods of preparing the nanostructures, films comprising the nanostructures, and devices comprising the nanostructures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: Nanosys, Inc.
    Inventors: Daekyoung KIM, Wenzhou GUO, Alexander TU, Yeewah Annie CHOW, Diego BARRERA, Christian IPPEN, Benjamin NEWMEYER, Ruiqing MA
  • Publication number: 20240101901
    Abstract: This disclosure pertains to the field of nanotechnology. The disclosure provides methods of preparing nanostructures with fluoride passivation. The disclosure also provides methods of preparing nanostructures with fluoride and amine passivation. The nanostructures have high quantum yield, narrow emission peak width, tunable emission wavelength, and colloidal stability. Also provided are nanostructures prepared using the methods. And, nanostructure films and molded articles comprising the nanostructures are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Benjamin NEWMEYER, Christian IPPEN, Ruiqing MA, Diego BARRERA, Jesse Robert MANDERS
  • Publication number: 20230235224
    Abstract: The invention pertains to the field of nanotechnology. The invention provides highly luminescent nanostructures, particularly highly luminescent nanostructures comprising a ZnSe1-xTex core and ZnS and/or ZnSe shell layers. The nanostructures comprising a ZnSe1-xTex core and ZnS and/or ZnSe shell layers display a low full width at half-maximum and a high quantum yield. The invention also provides methods of producing the nanostructures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2022
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Applicant: NANOSYS, INC.
    Inventors: Benjamin NEWMEYER, Christian IPPEN, Ruiqing MA
  • Patent number: 11639468
    Abstract: This disclosure pertains to the field of nanotechnology. The disclosure provides methods of preparing nanostructures with fluoride passivation. The disclosure also provides methods of preparing nanostructures with fluoride and amine passivation. The nanostructures have high quantum yield, narrow emission peak width, tunable emission wavelength, and colloidal stability. Also provided are nanostructures prepared using the methods. And, nanostructure films and molded articles comprising the nanostructures are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: Nanosys, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Newmeyer, Christian Ippen, Ruiqing Ma, Diego Barrera, Jesse Robert Manders
  • Patent number: 11634629
    Abstract: The invention is in the field of nanostructure synthesis. Provided are highly luminescent core/shell nanostructures with zinc fluoride and zinc acetate bound to their surface. Also provided are methods of preparing the nanostructures, films comprising the nanostructures, and devices comprising the nanostructures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Nanosys, Inc.
    Inventors: Daekyoung Kim, Wenzhou Guo, Alexander Tu, Yeewah Annie Chow, Diego Barrera, Christian Ippen, Benjamin Newmeyer, Ruiqing Ma
  • Patent number: 11499097
    Abstract: The invention pertains to the field of nanotechnology. The invention provides highly luminescent nanostructures, particularly highly luminescent nanostructures comprising a ZnSe1-xTex core and ZnS and/or ZnSe shell layers. The nanostructures comprising a ZnSe1-xTex core and ZnS and/or ZnSe shell layers display a low full width at half-maximum and a high quantum yield. The invention also provides methods of producing the nanostructures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Nanosys, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Newmeyer, Christian Ippen, Ruiqing Ma
  • Publication number: 20220228060
    Abstract: This disclosure pertains to the field of nanotechnology. The disclosure provides methods of preparing nanostructures with fluoride passivation. The disclosure also provides methods of preparing nanostructures with fluoride and amine passivation. The nanostructures have high quantum yield, narrow emission peak width, tunable emission wavelength, and colloidal stability. Also provided are nanostructures prepared using the methods. And, nanostructure films and molded articles comprising the nanostructures are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2022
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Applicant: Nanosys, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin NEWMEYER, Christian IPPEN, Ruiqing MA, Diego BARRERA, Jesse Robert MANDERS
  • Patent number: 11312905
    Abstract: This disclosure pertains to the field of nanotechnology. The disclosure provides methods of preparing nanostructures with fluoride passivation. The disclosure also provides methods of preparing nanostructures with fluoride and amine passivation. The nanostructures have high quantum yield, narrow emission peak width, tunable emission wavelength, and colloidal stability. Also provided are nanostructures prepared using the methods. And, nanostructure films and molded articles comprising the nanostructures are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Nanosys, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Newmeyer, Christian Ippen, Ruiqing Ma, Diego Barrera, Jesse Robert Manders
  • Patent number: 11268022
    Abstract: The invention relates to highly stable nanostructures with inorganic ligands for electroluminescent devices, particularly nanostructure composition comprising at least one population of nanostructures; and at least one fluoride containing ligand bound to the surface of the nanostructure; wherein the fluoride containing ligand is selected from the group consisting of a fluorozincate, tetrafluoroborate, and hexafluorophosphate. The invention also relates to highly stable nanostructures comprising at least one population of nanostructures and fluoride anions bound to the surface of the nanostructure. The invention also relates to methods of producing such nanostructures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Nanosys, Inc.
    Inventors: Christian Ippen, John J. Curley, Donald Zehnder, Dylan Charles Hamilton, Benjamin Newmeyer, Ruiqing Ma
  • Publication number: 20210277307
    Abstract: This disclosure pertains to the field of nanotechnology. The disclosure provides methods of preparing nanostructures using a Group IV metal halide. The nanostructures have high quantum yield, narrow emission peak width, tunable emission wavelength, and colloidal stability. Also provided are nanostructures prepared using the methods. And, nanostructure films and molded articles comprising the nanostructures are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Applicant: Nanosys, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin NEWMEYER, Christian IPPEN, Jesse MANDERS, Ruiqing MA, Dylan Charles HAMILTON
  • Publication number: 20210047563
    Abstract: The invention pertains to the field of nanotechnology. The invention provides highly luminescent nanostructures, particularly highly luminescent nanostructures comprising a ZnSe1-x Tex core and ZnS and/or ZnSe shell layers. The nanostructures comprising a ZnSe1-xTex core and ZnS and/or ZnSe shell layers display a low full width at half-maximum and a high quantum yield. The invention also provides methods of producing the nanostructures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Applicant: NANOSYS, INC.
    Inventors: Benjamin NEWMEYER, Christian IPPEN, Ruiqing MA
  • Publication number: 20210013377
    Abstract: The invention is in the field of nanostructure synthesis. Provided are highly luminescent core/shell nanostructures with zinc fluoride and zinc acetate bound to their surface. Also provided are methods of preparing the nanostructures, films comprising the nanostructures, and devices comprising the nanostructures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: Nanosys, Inc.
    Inventors: Daekyoung KIM, Wenzhou GUO, Alexander TU, Yeewah Annie CHOW, Diego BARRERA, Christian IPPEN, Benjamin NEWMEYER, Ruiqing MA
  • Publication number: 20210009900
    Abstract: This disclosure pertains to the field of nanotechnology. The disclosure provides methods of preparing nanostructures with fluoride passivation. The disclosure also provides methods of preparing nanostructures with fluoride and amine passivation. The nanostructures have high quantum yield, narrow emission peak width, tunable emission wavelength, and colloidal stability. Also provided are nanostructures prepared using the methods. And, nanostructure films and molded articles comprising the nanostructures are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: Nanosys, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin NEWMEYER, Christian IPPEN, Ruiqing MA, Diego BARRERA, Jesse Robert MANDERS
  • Publication number: 20200299575
    Abstract: The invention relates to highly stable nanostructures with inorganic ligands for electroluminescent devices, particularly nanostructure composition comprising at least one population of nanostructures; and at least one fluoride containing ligand bound to the surface of the nanostructure; wherein the fluoride containing ligand is selected from the group consisting of a fluorozincate, tetrafluoroborate, and hexafluorophosphate. The invention also relates to highly stable nanostructures comprising at least one population of nanostructures and fluoride anions bound to the surface of the nanostructure. The invention also relates to methods of producing such nanostructures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Applicant: Nanosys, Inc.
    Inventors: Christian IPPEN, John J. CURLEY, Donald ZEHNDER, Dylan Charles HAMILTON, Benjamin NEWMEYER, Ruiqing MA