Patents by Inventor Christopher M. Rutherglen

Christopher M. Rutherglen 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).

  • Patent number: 8945502
    Abstract: An electronics component is disclosed herein. The electronics component include a substrate and a plurality of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) formed on said substrate, wherein said plurality of SWNTs form a patterned, dense and high-quality arrays of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) on quartz wafers by using FeCl3/polymer as catalytic precursors and chemical vapor deposition (CVD) of methane. With the assistance of polymer, the catalysts may be well-patterned on the wafer surface by simple photolithography or polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) stamp microcontact printing (?CP).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Peter J. Burke, Weiwei Zhou, Christopher M. Rutherglen
  • Patent number: 8830037
    Abstract: An in vivo RFID chip implanted in a patient's body, comprising an integrated antenna formed on the chip, and a CMOS-compatible circuitry adapted for biosensing and transmitting information out of the patient's body. In preferred embodiments, the CMOS-compatible circuitry is adapted to sense a chemical and/or physical quantity from a local environment in the patient's body and to control drug release from the drug reservoirs based on the quantity sensed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Peter J. Burke, Christopher M. Rutherglen
  • Publication number: 20100171596
    Abstract: An in vivo RFID chip implanted in a patient's body, comprising an integrated antenna formed on the chip, and a CMOS-compatible circuitry adapted for biosensing and transmitting information out of the patient's body. In preferred embodiments, the CMOS-compatible circuitry is adapted to sense a chemical and/or physical quantity from a local environment in the patient's body and to control drug release from the drug reservoirs based on the quantity sensed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2009
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Inventors: Peter J. Burke, Christopher M. Rutherglen
  • Publication number: 20100144296
    Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods in which a carbon nanotube (CNT) is used as a demodulator of amplitude-modulated (AM) signals. Due to the nonlinear current-voltage (I-V) characteristics of a CNT, the CNT induces rectification of an applied RF signal enabling the CNT to function as a demodulator of an amplitude-modulated (AM) RF signal. By properly biasing the CNT such that the operating point is centered on the maximum portion of the I-V curve, the demodulation effect of the CNT can be maximized. The present invention is useful for possible nanoscale wireless communications systems, e.g., nanoscale radios.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2008
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Inventors: Peter J. Burke, Christopher M. Rutherglen
  • Publication number: 20090286066
    Abstract: An electronics component is disclosed herein. The electronics component include a substrate and a plurality of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) formed on said substrate, wherein said plurality of SWNTs form a patterned, dense and high-quality arrays of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) on quartz wafers by using FeCl3/polymer as catalytic precursors and chemical vapor deposition (CVD) of methane. With the assistance of polymer, the catalysts may be well-patterned on the wafer surface by simple photolithography or polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) stamp microcontact printing (?CP).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2009
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Inventors: Peter J. Burke, Weiwei Zhou, Christopher M. Rutherglen