Patents by Inventor Emer Lahiff

Emer Lahiff 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).

  • EMBEDDED NANOTUBE ARRAY SENSOR AND METHOD OF MAKING A NANOTUBE POLYMER COMPOSITE
    Publication number: 20110169704
    Abstract: A method of producing polymer/nanotube composites where the density and position of the nanotubes within the composite can be controlled. Carbon nanotubes are grown from organometallic micropatterns. These periodic nanotube arrays are then incorporated into a polymer matrix by depositing a curable polymer film on the as-grown tubes. This controlled method of producing free-standing nanotube/polymer composite films may be used to form nanosensors which provide information regarding a physical condition of a material, such as an airplane chassis or wing, in contact with the nanosensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2010
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Inventors: Pulickel AJAYAN, Emer Lahiff, Paul Stryjek, Chang Y. Ryu, Seamus Curran
  • Embedded nanotube array sensor and method of making a nanotube polymer composite
    Patent number: 7673521
    Abstract: A method of producing polymer/nanotube composites where the density and position of the nanotubes (11) within the composite ca be controlled. Carbon nanotubes (11) are grown from organometallic micropatterns. These periodic nanotube arrays are then incorporated into a polymer matrix (7) by deposing a curable polymer film on the as-grown tubes. This controlled method of producing free-standing nanotube/polymer composite films may be used to form nanosensor (3) which provide information regarding a physical condition of a material (20), such as an airplane chassis or wing, in contact with the nanosensor (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Inventors: Pulickel Ajayan, Emer Lahiff, Paul Stryjek, Chang Y. Ryu, Seamus Curran