Patents by Inventor Hector H. Nuno

Hector H. Nuno 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).

  • Star polymer nanoshells and methods of preparation thereof
    Patent number: 9597405
    Abstract: A nanoshell is disclosed, comprising a star polymer occlusion complex comprising i) an amphiphilic unimolecular star polymer having a crosslinked core covalently linked to 6 or more independent polymer arms, and ii) a cargo material occluded in the star polymer; and a shell comprising an inorganic material in contact with a peripheral surface of the star polymer occlusion complex.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignees: International Business Machines Corporation, San Jose State University Research Foundation
    Inventors: Victor Yee-Way Lee, Robert D. Miller, Hector H. Nuno, Joseph Sly
  • STAR POLYMER NANOSHELLS AND METHODS OF PREPARATION THEREOF
    Publication number: 20150335760
    Abstract: A nanoshell is disclosed, comprising a star polymer occlusion complex comprising i) an amphiphilic unimolecular star polymer having a crosslinked core covalently linked to 6 or more independent polymer arms, and ii) a cargo material occluded in the star polymer; and a shell comprising an inorganic material in contact with a peripheral surface of the star polymer occlusion complex.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2015
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventors: Victor Yee-Way Lee, Robert D. Miller, Hector H. Nuno, Joseph Sly