Patents by Inventor Hoyin Chan

Hoyin Chan 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).

  • Deterministic process for constructing nanodevices
    Patent number: 7381625
    Abstract: A method is provided for constructing a nanodevice. The method includes: fabricating an electrode on a substrate; forming a nanogap across the electrode; dispersing a plurality of nanoobjects onto the substrate using electrophoresis; and pushing one of the nanoobjects onto the electrode using a tip of an atomic force microscope, such that the nanoobject lies across the nanogap formed in the electrode. In addition, remaining nanoobjects may also be pushed away from the electrode using the atomic force microscope, thereby completing construction of a nanodevice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2008
    Assignee: Board of Trustees operating Michigan State University
    Inventors: Ning Xi, Guangyong Li, Jiangbo Zhang, Hoyin Chan
  • DETERMINISTIC PROCESS FOR CONSTRUCTING NANODEVICES
    Publication number: 20080108172
    Abstract: A method is provided for constructing a nanodevice. The method includes: fabricating an electrode on a substrate; forming a nanogap across the electrode; dispersing a plurality of nanoobjects onto the substrate using electrophoresis; and pushing one of the nanoobjects onto the electrode using a tip of an atomic force microscope, such that the nanoobject lies across the nanogap formed in the electrode. In addition, remaining nanoobjects may also be pushed away from the electrode using the atomic force microscope, thereby completing construction of a nanodevice.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2006
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Inventors: Ning Xi, Guangyong Li, Jiangbo Zhang, Hoyin Chan