Patents by Inventor Damon A. Smith

Damon A. Smith 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).

  • Group IV metal or semiconductor nanowire fabric
    Patent number: 10038213
    Abstract: A method is provided for making a fabric. The method comprises (a) providing a composition comprising a plurality of nanocrystals disposed in a liquid medium, the nanocrystals comprising a material elected from the group consisting of a Group IV element; (b) applying the composition to a porous substrate, thereby removing at least a portion of the liquid medium from the nanocrystals; and (c) removing the nanocrystals from the porous substrate as a self-supporting mass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: Pinion Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian A. Korgel, Damon A. Smith, Vincent C. Holmberg, Reken Patel, Paul Thurk
  • GROUP IV METAL OR SEMICONDUCTOR NANOWIRE FABRIC
    Publication number: 20110223484
    Abstract: A method is provided for making a fabric. The method comprises (a) providing a composition comprising a plurality of nanocrystals disposed in a liquid medium, the nanocrystals comprising a material elected from the group consisting of a Group IV element; (b) applying the composition to a porous substrate, thereby removing at least a portion of the liquid medium from the nanocrystals; and (c) removing the nanocrystals from the porous substrate as a self-supporting mass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Inventors: Brian A. Korgel, Damon A. Smith, Vincent C. Holmberg, Reken Patel, Paul Thurk