Patents by Inventor Jeffery A. Whiteford

Jeffery A. Whiteford 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).

  • Organic species that facilitate charge transfer to or from nanostructures
    Publication number: 20050205849
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions (small molecules, oligomers and polymers) that can be used to modify charge transport across a nanocrystal surface or within a nanocrystal-containing matrix, as well as methods for making and using the novel compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2005
    Publication date: September 22, 2005
    Applicant: Nanosys, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffery Whiteford, Mihai Buretea, Erik Scher
  • Organic species that facilitate charge transfer to or from nanostructures
    Publication number: 20050205850
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions (small molecules, oligomers and polymers) that can be used to modify charge transport across a nanocrystal surface or within a nanocrystal-containing matrix, as well as methods for making and using the novel compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2005
    Publication date: September 22, 2005
    Applicant: Nanosys, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffery Whiteford, Mihai Buretea, Erik Scher
  • Bridged macrocyclic module compositions
    Publication number: 20050154199
    Abstract: This invention is related to the fields of organic chemistry and nanotechnology. In particular, it relates to materials and methods for the preparation of organic synthons and bridged macrocyclic module compounds. The bridged macrocyclic module compounds may be used to prepare macrocyclic compositions such as nanofilms, which may be useful for filtration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2004
    Publication date: July 14, 2005
    Inventors: Jeffery Whiteford, William Freeman, Joshua Kriesel
  • Organic species that facilitate charge transfer to or from nanostructures
    Publication number: 20050109989
    Abstract: The present invention provides polymeric compositions that can be used to modify charge transport across a nanocrystal surface or within a nanocrystal-containing matrix, as well as methods for making and using the novel compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2004
    Publication date: May 26, 2005
    Inventors: Jeffery Whiteford, Mihai Buretea, Linh Nguyen, Erik Scher
  • Nanofilm and membrane compositions
    Publication number: 20040260085
    Abstract: Nanofilms useful for filtration are prepared from oriented amphiphilic molecules and oriented macrocyclic modules. The amphiphilic species may be oriented on an interface or surface. The nanofilm may be prepared by depositing or attaching an oriented layer to a substrate. A nanofilm may also be prepared by coupling the oriented macrocyclic modules to provide a membrane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2003
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Inventors: Joshua W. Kriesel, Timothy B. Karpishin, Donald B. Bivin, Grant Merrill, Martin Stuart Edelstein, Thomas H. Smith, Jeffery A. Whiteford, Robert Thomas Jonas, Mark Micklatcher, Serena Joshi
  • Organic species that facilitate charge transfer to or from nanostructures
    Publication number: 20040178390
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions (small molecules, oligomers and polymers) that can be used to modify charge transport across a nanocrystal surface or within a nanocrystal-containing matrix, as well as methods for making and using the novel compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2003
    Publication date: September 16, 2004
    Applicant: NANOSYS, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffery A. Whiteford, Mihai A. Buretea, Erik Scher
  • Oriented nanostructures and methods of preparing
    Publication number: 20040146560
    Abstract: This invention provides compositions and devices having structurally ordered nanostructures, as well as methods for producing structurally ordered nanostructures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2003
    Publication date: July 29, 2004
    Applicant: NANOSYS, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffery A. Whiteford, Mihai Buretea, Erik Scher, Steve Empedocles, Andreas Meisel
  • Macrocyclic module compositions
    Publication number: 20030199688
    Abstract: Macrocyclic module compositions are made from cyclic synthons. The macrocyclic module structures are prepared by stepwise or concerted schemes which couple synthons in a closed ring. The macrocyclic module structures may have a pore of nanometer dimensions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2002
    Publication date: October 23, 2003
    Inventors: Josh Kriesel, Timothy B. Karpishin, Donald B. Bivin, Grant Merrill, Martin Stuart Edelstein, Thomas H. Smith, Jeffery A. Whiteford, Robert Thomas Jonas