Patents by Inventor Jeffrey A. Weldon

Jeffrey A. Weldon 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).

  • Nanotube resonator devices
    Patent number: 8717046
    Abstract: A fully-functional radio receiver fabricated from a single nanotube is being disclosed. Simultaneously, a single nanotube can perform the functions of all major components of a radio: antenna, tunable band-pass filter, amplifier, and demodulator. A DC voltage source, as supplied by a battery, can power the radio. Using carrier waves in the commercially relevant 40-400 MHz range and both frequency and amplitude modulation techniques, successful music and voice reception has been demonstrated. Also disclosed are a radio transmitter and a mass sensor using a nanotube resonator device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Kenneth J. Jensen, Alexander K. Zettl, Jeffrey A. Weldon
  • Nanotube Resonator Devices
    Publication number: 20100271003
    Abstract: A fully-functional radio receiver fabricated from a single nanotube is being disclosed. Simultaneously, a single nanotube can perform the functions of all major components of a radio: antenna, tunable band-pass filter, amplifier, and demodulator. A DC voltage source, as supplied by a battery, can power the radio. Using carrier waves in the commercially relevant 40-400 MHz range and both frequency and amplitude modulation techniques, successful music and voice reception has been demonstrated. Also disclosed are a radio transmitter and a mass sensor using a nanotube resonator device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2008
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Kenneth J. Jensen, Alexander K. Zettl, Jeffrey A. Weldon