Patents by Inventor Joshua Michael LaForge

Joshua Michael LaForge 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).

  • Branched nanowires and method of fabrication
    Patent number: 9765445
    Abstract: A new set of branched nanowire or nanotree structures and their fabrication process. Some structures have one or more of the following distinctions from other branched nanowires: (1) the trunk and branch diameter and branching number density can be changed along the trunk's length; (2) the branch's azimuthal direction can be controlled along the trunk's length; (3) the branch's diameter can be modulated along its length; (4) the crystal orientation and branches of the ensemble of nanowires can be aligned on a non-epitaxially matched substrate. The structures are made by a geometrically controlled kinetic growth method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: The Governors of the University of Alberta
    Inventors: Ryan Thomas Tucker, Allan Leo Beaudry, Joshua Michael LaForge, Michael Thomas Taschuk, Michael Julian Brett
  • Branched Nanowires and Method of Fabrication
    Publication number: 20140220340
    Abstract: A new set of branched nanowire or nanotree structures and their fabrication process. Some structures have one or more of the following distinctions from other branched nanowires: (1) the trunk and branch diameter and branching number density can be changed along the trunk's length; (2) the branch's azimuthal direction can be controlled along the trunk's length; (3) the branch's diameter can be modulated along its length; (4) the crystal orientation and branches of the ensemble of nanowires can be aligned on a non-epitaxially matched substrate. The structures are made by a geometrically controlled kinetic growth method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2013
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: The Governors of the University of Alberta
    Inventors: Ryan Thomas Tucker, Allan Leo Beaudry, Joshua Michael LaForge, Michael Thomas Taschuk, Michael Julian Brett