Patents by Inventor Denis Flood

Denis Flood 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).

  • Coated fullerenes, composites and dielectrics made therefrom
    Publication number: 20050089684
    Abstract: The present invention relates to coated fullerenes comprising a layer of at least one inorganic material covering at least a portion of at least one surface of a fullerene and methods for making. The present invention further relates to composites comprising the coated fullerenes of the present invention and further comprising polymers, ceramics and/or inorganic oxides. A coated fullerene interconnect device wherein at least two fullerenes are contacting each other to form a spontaneous interconnect is also disclosed as well as methods of making. In addition, dielectric films comprising the coated fullerenes of the present invention and methods of making are further disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2002
    Publication date: April 28, 2005
    Applicant: William Marsh Rice University
    Inventors: Andrew Barron, Denis Flood, Elizabeth Whitsitt