Patents by Inventor Dirk Dorfs

Dirk Dorfs 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).

  • Ordered superstructures of octapod-shaped nanocrystals, their process of fabrication and use thereof
    Patent number: 9647154
    Abstract: This invention relates to the controlled realization of ordered superstructures of octapod-shaped colloidal nanocrystals, formed either in the liquid phase or on a solid substrate. These structures can be applied in many fields of technology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: FONDAZIONE ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA
    Inventors: Karol Miszta, Dirk Dorfs, Giovanni Bertoni, Liberato Manna, Rosaria Brescia, Sergio Marras, Roberto Cingolani, Roman Krahne, Yang Zhang, Fen Qiao
  • ORDERED SUPERSTRUCTURES OF OCTAPOD-SHAPED NANOCRYSTALS, THEIR PROCESS OF FABRICATION AND USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20140170383
    Abstract: This invention relates to the controlled realization of ordered superstructures of octapod-shaped colloidal nanocrystals, formed either in the liquid phase or on a solid substrate. These structures can be applied in many fields of technology.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2011
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: Fondazione Istituto Italiano Di Tecnologia
    Inventors: Karol Miszta, Dirk Dorfs, Giovanni Bertoni, Liberato Manna, Rosaria Brescia, Sergio Marras, Roberto Cingolani, Roman Krahne, Yang Zhang, Fen Qiao
  • OCTAPOD SHAPED NANOCRYSTALS AND USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20130032767
    Abstract: This invention relates to the controlled growth of uniform octapod-shaped colloidal nanocrystals and use thereof. These octapod-shaped nanocrystals can be applied in many fields of technology. This represents the first approach reported so far for the predictable and controlled fabrication of octapod-shaped nanocrystals. The synthesis approach is applicable to a broad range of materials, such as group II-VI semiconductor nanocrystals but is not limited to these materials. Using several cation exchange and oxidation procedures, we also demonstrate in this application that extremely uniform octapod-shaped nanocrystals of other materials can be synthesized, including various semiconductors, metals and insulators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2011
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicant: FONDAZIONE ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA
    Inventors: Liberato Manna, Dirk Dorfs, Karol Miszta, Sasanka Deka, Alessandro Genovese, Giovanni Bertoni, Rosaria Brescia, Sergio Marras, Yang Zhang, Roman Krahne, Roberto Cingolani