Patents by Inventor Ian R. McFarlane

Ian R. McFarlane 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).

  • RAPID BIOLOGICAL SYNTHESIS PROCESS TO PRODUCE SEMICONDUCTING CHALCOGENIDE NANOSTRUCTURES FOR TRANSISTOR OR SOLAR CELL APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20140239249
    Abstract: The process disclosed herein produces macroscopic quantities of semiconducting arsenic sulfide nanofibers within one to three days. The process is biotically influenced by the bacteria Shewanella sp. Strain ANA-3. The fibers are semiconductors with bandgaps between 2.2 and 2.5 eV. Newly measured semiconducting and bandgap properties can lead to applications in the semiconductor, transistor, and solar energy fields. A faster and more robust biological component makes the overall process more commercially feasible than it would have been otherwise. The faster rate allows for larger yields of nanofibers in a predetermined period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: University of Southern California
    Inventors: Ian R. McFarlane, Mohamed Y. El-Naggar