Patents by Inventor Daniel J. C. Herr

Daniel J. C. Herr 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).

  • Amphiphilic hybrid nanomaterials
    Patent number: 11031151
    Abstract: The devices and methods described herein push forward the resolution limits of directed self-assembly (DSA) technology for advanced device applications. Specifically described herein, are compositions of bioinspired DSA materials and methods using these bioinspired DSA materials to form sub-7 nm line-space patterns and to achieve functional nanoscopic structures, e.g., conducting nanowires on a substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO
    Inventors: Daniel J. C. Herr, Hemali Rathnayake, Kristen Dellinger
  • AMPHIPHILIC HYBRID NANOMATERIALS
    Publication number: 20200270275
    Abstract: The devices and methods described herein push forward the resolution limits of directed self-assembly (DSA) technology for advanced device applications. Specifically described herein, are compositions of bioinspired DSA materials and methods using these bioinspired DSA materials to form sub-7 nm line-space patterns and to achieve functional nanoscopic structures, e.g., conducting nanowires on a substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Daniel J. C. HERR, Hemali Rathnayake, Kristen Dellinger
  • Patterning methods and systems using reflected interference patterns
    Patent number: 6967067
    Abstract: A method for patterning a layer on a substrate can include projecting coherent radiation toward a reflector surface so that the coherent radiation is reflected off the reflector surface to provide a holographic projection of a desired image wherein the reflector surface includes information that corresponds to an inverse of the holographic projection of the desired image. The substrate including the layer can be maintained in the path of the reflected radiation so that the holographic projection is projected onto the layer. Related systems are also discussed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2005
    Assignee: University of Tennessee Research Foundation
    Inventors: Daniel J. C. Herr, David Charles Joy
  • Patterning methods and systems using reflected interference patterns
    Publication number: 20040170928
    Abstract: A method for patterning a layer on a substrate can include projecting coherent radiation toward a reflector surface so that the coherent radiation is reflected off the reflector surface to provide a holographic projection of a desired image wherein the reflector surface includes information that corresponds to an inverse of the holographic projection of the desired image. The substrate including the layer can be maintained in the path of the reflected radiation so that the holographic projection is projected onto the layer. Related systems are also discussed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2004
    Publication date: September 2, 2004
    Inventors: Daniel J. C. Herr, David Charles Joy
  • Patterning methods and systems using reflected interference patterns
    Patent number: 6730443
    Abstract: A method for patterning a layer on a substrate can include projecting coherent radiation toward a reflector surface so that the coherent radiation is reflected off the reflector surface to provide a holographic projection of a desired image wherein the reflector surface includes information that corresponds to an inverse of the holographic projection of the desired image. The substrate including the layer can be maintained in the path of the reflected radiation so that the holographic projection is projected onto the layer. Related systems are also discussed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2004
    Assignee: University of Tennessee Research Foundation
    Inventors: Daniel J. C. Herr, David Charles Joy