Patents by Inventor Jasper Van Noyen

Jasper Van Noyen 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).

  • Synthesis of zeolite crystals and formation of carbon nanostructures in patterned structures
    Patent number: 7790600
    Abstract: A method is provided for incorporating zeolite crystals in patterned structures, the zeolite crystals having pores (channels) with an orientation which is defined by the topology of the zeolite crystal type and the geometry of the patterned structure, resulting in pores parallel with the length axis of the patterned structures. The patterned structures may be vias (vertical contacts) and trenches (horizontal lines) in a semiconductor substrate. These zeolite crystals can advantageously be used for dense and aligned nanocarbon growth or in other words growth of carbon nanostructures such as carbon nanotubes (CNT) within the pores of the zeolite structure. The growth of CNT is achieved within the porous structure of the zeolite crystals whereby the pores can be defined as confined spaces (channels) in nanometer dimensions acting as a micro-reactor for CNT growth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignees: IMEC, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
    Inventors: Pierre Jacobs, Bert Sels, Jasper Van Noyen, Caroline Whelan, Karen Maex, Filip de Clippel
  • SYNTHESIS OF ZEOLITE CRYSTALS AND FORMATION OF CARBON NANOSTRUCTURES IN PATTERNED STRUCTURES
    Publication number: 20090243103
    Abstract: A method is provided for incorporating zeolite crystals in patterned structures, the zeolite crystals having pores (channels) with an orientation which is defined by the topology of the zeolite crystal type and the geometry of the patterned structure, resulting in pores parallel with the length axis of the patterned structures. The patterned structures may be vias (vertical contacts) and trenches (horizontal lines) in a semiconductor substrate. These zeolite crystals can advantageously be used for dense and aligned nanocarbon growth or in other words growth of carbon nanostructures such as carbon nanotubes (CNT) within the pores of the zeolite structure. The growth of CNT is achieved within the porous structure of the zeolite crystals whereby the pores can be defined as confined spaces (channels) in nanometer dimensions acting as a micro-reactor for CNT growth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2009
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Applicants: Interuniversitair Microelektronica Centrum vzw (IMEC), Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, K.U. Leuven R&D
    Inventors: Pierre Jacobs, Bert Sels, Jasper Van Noyen, Caroline Whelan, Karen Maex, Filip de Clippel