Patents by Inventor Erik C. Garnett

Erik C. Garnett 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).

  • Nanowire apparatuses and methods
    Patent number: 9165694
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to apparatuses and methods involving nanowires having junctions therebetween. As consistent with one or more embodiments, an apparatus includes first and second sets of nanowires, in which the second set overlaps the first set. The apparatus further includes a plurality of nanowire joining recrystallization junctions, each junction including material from a nanowire of the first set that is recrystallized into an overlapping nanowire of the second set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Erik C. Garnett, Mark L. Brongersma, Yi Cui, Michael D. McGehee, Mark Greyson Christoforo, Wenshan Cai
  • NANOWIRE APPARATUSES AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20140090870
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to apparatuses and methods involving nanowires having junctions therebetween. As consistent with one or more embodiments, an apparatus includes first and second sets of nanowires, in which the second set overlaps the first set. The apparatus further includes a plurality of nanowire joining recrystallization junctions, each junction including material from a nanowire of the first set that is recrystallized into an overlapping nanowire of the second set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2013
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Erik C. Garnett, Mark L. Brongersma, Yi Cui, Michael D. McGehee, Mark Greyson Christoforo, Wenshan Cai