Patents by Inventor Jian-Min Zuo

Jian-Min Zuo 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).

  • Machining nanometer-sized tips from multi-walled nanotubes
    Publication number: 20090297422
    Abstract: The invention provides sharpened multi-walled nanotubes and methods for sharpening multi-walled nanotubes. The methods of the invention use an electron beam to machine the multi-walled nanotube to the desired dimensions. The invention provides sharpened boron nitride nanotubes where the radius of the end of the sharpened tip is less than about 10 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Inventors: Jian-Min Zuo, Ayten Celik Aktas, James F. Stubbins, Scott MacLaren