Patents by Inventor Joleyn E. Balch

Joleyn E. Balch 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).

  • Nanostructure arrays and methods for forming same
    Patent number: 7850941
    Abstract: A method for forming an array of elongated nanostructures, includes in one embodiment, providing a substrate, providing a template having a plurality of pores on the substrate, and removing portions of the substrate under the plurality of pores of the template to form a plurality of cavities. A catalyst is provided in the plurality of cavities in the substrate, and the pores of the template are widened to expose the substrate around the catalyst so that the catalyst is spaced from the sides of the plurality of pores of the template. A plurality of elongated nanostructures is grown from the catalyst spaced from the sides of the pores of the template.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Loucas Tsakalakos, Bastiaan A. Korevaar, Joleyn E. Balch, Jody A. Fronheiser, Reed R. Corderman, Fred Sharifi, Vidya Ramaswamy
  • NANOSTRUCTURE ARRAYS AND METHODS FOR FORMING SAME
    Publication number: 20080093698
    Abstract: A method for forming an array of elongated nanostructures, includes in one embodiment, providing a substrate, providing a template having a plurality of pores on the substrate, and removing portions of the substrate under the plurality of pores of the template to form a plurality of cavities. A catalyst is provided in the plurality of cavities in the substrate, and the pores of the template are widened to expose the substrate around the catalyst so that the catalyst is spaced from the sides of the plurality of pores of the template. A plurality of elongated nanostructures is grown from the catalyst spaced from the sides of the pores of the template.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2006
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Loucas TSAKALAKOS, Bastiaan A. KOREVAAR, Joleyn E. BALCH, Jody A. FRONHEISER, Reed R. CORDERMAN, Fred SHARIFI, Vidya RAMASWAMY