Patents by Inventor Frederic V. Mikulec

Frederic V. Mikulec 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).

  • Tellurium-containing nanocrystalline materials
    Publication number: 20120168694
    Abstract: Tellurium-containing nanocrystallites are produced by injection of a precursor into a hot coordinating solvent, followed by controlled growth and annealing. Nanocrystallites may include CdTe, ZnTe, MgTe, HgTe, or alloys thereof. The nanocrystallites can photoluminesce with quantum efficiencies as high as 70%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2007
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Inventors: Moungi G. Bawendi, Frederic V. Mikulec, Sungjee Kim
  • Porous silicon-based explosive
    Patent number: 7942989
    Abstract: An initiator explosive for detonating a second explosive that includes nanocrystalline silicon containing a plurality of pores and a solid state oxidant disposed within said pores.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Michael J. Sailor, Frederic V. Mikulec, Joseph D. Kirtland
  • Highly luminescent color-selective nanocrystalline materials
    Publication number: 20110017950
    Abstract: A nanocrystal capable of light emission includes a nanoparticle having photoluminescence having quantum yields of greater than 30%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2010
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Inventors: Moungi G. Bawendi, Frederic V. Mikulec
  • Core-shell nanocrystallite comprising tellurium-containing nanocrystalline core and semiconductor shell
    Patent number: 7374824
    Abstract: Tellurium-containing nanocrystallites are produced by injection of a precursor into a hot coordinating solvent, followed by controlled growth and annealing. Nanocrystallites may include CdTe, ZnTe, MgTe, HgTe, or alloys thereof. The nanocrystallites can photoluminesce with quantum efficiencies as high as 70%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2008
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Moungi G. Bawendi, Frederic V. Mikulec, Sungjee Kim
  • Biological applications of quantum dots
    Patent number: 7235361
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composition comprising fluorescent semiconductor nanocrystals associated to a compound, wherein the nanocrystals have a characteristic spectral emission, wherein said spectral emission is tunable to a desired wavelength by controlling the size of the nanocrystal, and wherein said emission provides information about a biological state or event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2007
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Moungi G Bawendi, Vikram C Sundar, Frederic V Mikulec
  • Tellurium-containing nanocrystalline materials
    Patent number: 7060243
    Abstract: Tellurium-containing nanocrystallites are produced by injection of a precursor into a hot coordinating solvent, followed by controlled growth and annealing. Nanocrystallites may include CdTe, ZnTe, MgTe, HgTe, or alloys thereof. The nanocrystallites can photoluminesce with quantum efficiencies as high as 70%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2006
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Moungi G. Bawendi, Frederic V. Mikulec, Sungjee Kim
  • Biological applications of quantum dots
    Patent number: 6855551
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composition comprising fluorescent semiconductor nanocrystals associated to a compound, wherein the nanocrystals have a characteristic spectral emission, wherein said spectral emission is tunable to a desired wavelength by controlling the size of the nanocrystal, and wherein said emission provides information about a biological state or event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2005
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Moungi G. Bawendi, Vikram C. Sundar, Frederic V. Mikulec
  • Porous silicon-based explosive
    Publication number: 20040244889
    Abstract: An initiator explosive for detonating a second explosive that includes nanocrystalline silicon containing a plurality of pores and a solid state oxidant disposed within said pores.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2003
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Applicant: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Michael J. Sailor, Frederic V. Mikulec, Joseph D. Kirtland
  • Tellurium-containing nanocrystalline materials
    Patent number: 6607829
    Abstract: Tellurium-containing nanocrystallites are produced by injection of a precursor into a hot coordinating solvent, followed by controlled growth and annealing. Nanocrystallites may include CdTe, ZnTe, MgTe, HgTe, or alloys thereof. The nanocrystallites can photoluminesce with quantum efficiencies as high as 70%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Moungi G. Bawendi, Frederic V. Mikulec, Sungjee Kim
  • Water-soluble fluorescent semiconductor nanocrystals
    Patent number: 6319426
    Abstract: A water-soluble semiconductor nanocrystal capable of light emission is provided. The nanocrystal including a semiconductor nanocrystal core having a selected band gap energy, a shell layer overcoating the core comprised of a semiconductor material having a band gap energy greater than that of the semiconductor nanocrystal, and an outer layer comprised of a molecule having at least one linking group for attachment of the molecule to the overcoating shell layer and at least one hydrophilic group optionally spaced apart from the linking group by a hydrophobic region sufficient to prevent electron charge transfer across the hydrophobic region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2001
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Moungi G. Bawendi, Frederic V. Mikulec, Jin-Kyu Lee
  • Biological applications of quantum dots
    Patent number: 6306610
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composition comprising fluorescent semiconductor nanocrystals associated to a compound, wherein the nanocrystals have a characteristic spectral emission, wherein said spectral emission is tunable to a desired wavelength by controlling the size of the nanocrystal, and wherein said emission provides information about a biological state or event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2001
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Moungi G. Bawendi, Frederic V. Mikulec, Vikram C. Sundar
  • Biological applications of quantum dots
    Publication number: 20010023078
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composition comprising fluorescent semiconductor nanocrystals associated to a compound, wherein the nanocrystals have a characteristic spectral emission, wherein said spectral emission is tunable to a desired wavelength by controlling the size of the nanocrystal, and wherein said emission provides information about a biological state or event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2001
    Publication date: September 20, 2001
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Moungi G. Bawendi, Vikram C. Sundar, Frederic V. Mikulec