Patents by Inventor Christophe Jan Lacroix

Christophe Jan Lacroix 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).

  • 3D nanocrystals and manufacturing methods
    Patent number: 8871182
    Abstract: The invention relates to nanocrystals, containing one or more metals as defined in the specification; having a size of 2 to 200 nm; having a defined, three-dimensional polyhedral structure, optionally functionalized by ligands and/or embedded crystals. The invention further relates to monodisperse assemblies of such nanocrystals, to formulations and devices comprising such nanocrystals as well as to the manufacture and use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Eth Zurich
    Inventors: Christophe Jan Lacroix, Christophe Chassard, Marcus Yaffee
  • 3D NANOCRYSTALS AND MANUFACTURING METHODS
    Publication number: 20130058870
    Abstract: The invention relates to nanocrystals, containing one or more metals as defined in the specification; having a size of 2 to 200 nm; having a defined, three-dimensional polyhedral structure, optionally functionalized by ligands and/or embedded crystals. The invention further relates to monodisperse assemblies of such nanocrystals, to formulations and devices comprising such nanocrystals as well as to the manufacture and use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2011
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: ETH ZURICH
    Inventors: Christophe Jan Lacroix, Christophe Chassard, Marcus Yaffee