Patents by Inventor Karen Chu Cruden

Karen Chu Cruden 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).

  • Methods and devices for forming nanostructure monolayers and devices including such monolayers
    Patent number: 8871623
    Abstract: Methods are provided for forming a nanostructure array. An example method includes providing a first layer, providing nanostructures dispersed in a solution comprising a liquid form of a spin-on-dielectric, wherein the nanostructures comprise a silsesquioxane ligand coating, disposing the solution on the first layer, whereby the nanostructures form a monolayer array on the first layer, and curing the liquid form of the spin-on-dielectric to provide a solid form of the spin-on-dielectric. Numerous other aspects are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: SanDisk Corporation
    Inventors: Jian Chen, Karen Chu Cruden, Xiangfeng Duan, Chao Liu, J. Wallace Parce
  • METHODS AND DEVICES FOR FORMING NANOSTRUCTURE MONOLAYERS AND DEVICES INCLUDING SUCH MONOLAYERS
    Publication number: 20140206182
    Abstract: Methods are provided for forming a nanostructure array. An example method includes providing a first layer, providing nanostructures dispersed in a solution comprising a liquid form of a spin-on-dielectric, wherein the nanostructures comprise a silsesquioxane ligand coating, disposing the solution on the first layer, whereby the nanostructures form a monolayer array on the first layer, and curing the liquid form of the spin-on-dielectric to provide a solid form of the spin-on-dielectric. Numerous other aspects are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: SanDisk Corporation
    Inventors: Jian Chen, Karen Chu Cruden, Xiangfeng Duan, Chao Liu, J. Wallace Parce
  • Methods and devices for forming nanostructure monolayers and devices including such monolayers
    Patent number: 8735226
    Abstract: Methods for forming or patterning nanostructure arrays are provided. The methods involve formation of arrays on coatings comprising nanostructure association groups, formation of arrays in spin-on-dielectrics, solvent annealing after nanostructure deposition, patterning using resist, and/or use of devices that facilitate array formation. Related devices for forming nanostructure arrays are also provided, as are devices including nanostructure arrays (e.g., memory devices).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: SanDisk Corporation
    Inventors: Jian Chen, Karen Chu Cruden, Xiangfeng Duan, Chao Liu, J. Wallace Parce
  • METHODS AND DEVICES FOR FORMING NANOSTRUCTURE MONOLAYERS AND DEVICES INCLUDING SUCH MONOLAYERS
    Publication number: 20130337642
    Abstract: Methods for forming or patterning nanostructure arrays are provided. The methods involve formation of arrays on coatings comprising nanostructure association groups, formation of arrays in spin-on-dielectrics, solvent annealing after nanostructure deposition, patterning using resist, and/or use of devices that facilitate array formation. Related devices for forming nanostructure arrays are also provided, as are devices including nanostructure arrays (e.g., memory devices).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: SanDisk 3D LLC
    Inventors: Jian Chen, Karen Chu Cruden, Xiangfeng Duan, Chao Liu, J. Wallace Parce
  • Methods and devices for forming nanostructure monolayers and devices including such monolayers
    Patent number: 8507390
    Abstract: Methods for forming or patterning nanostructure arrays are provided. The methods involve formation of arrays on coatings comprising nanostructure association groups, formation of arrays in spin-on-dielectrics, solvent annealing after nanostructure deposition, patterning using resist, and/or use of devices that facilitate array formation. Related devices for forming nanostructure arrays are also provided, as are devices including nanostructure arrays (e.g., memory devices).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Sandisk Corporation
    Inventors: Jian Chen, Karen Chu Cruden, Xiangfeng Duan, Chao Liu, J. Wallace Parce
  • Methods and devices for forming nanostructure monolayers and devices including such monolayers
    Patent number: 8143703
    Abstract: Methods for forming or patterning nanostructure arrays are provided. The methods involve formation of arrays on coatings comprising nanostructure association groups, patterning using resist, and/or use of devices that facilitate array formation. Related devices for forming nanostructure arrays are also provided, as are devices including nanostructure arrays (e.g., memory devices).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Nanosys, Inc.
    Inventors: David L. Heald, Karen Chu Cruden, Xiangfeng Duan, Chao Liu, J. Wallace Parce
  • Methods and devices for forming nanostructure monolayers and devices including such monolayers
    Publication number: 20110034038
    Abstract: Methods for forming or patterning nanostructure arrays are provided. The methods involve formation of arrays on coatings comprising nanostructure association groups, formation of arrays in spin-on-dielectrics, solvent annealing after nanostructure deposition, patterning using resist, and/or use of devices that facilitate array formation. Related devices for forming nanostructure arrays are also provided, as are devices including nanostructure arrays (e.g., memory devices).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2010
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Applicant: NANOSYS, Inc.
    Inventors: Jian Chen, Karen Chu Cruden, Xiangfeng Duan, Chao Liu, J. Wallace Parce
  • Methods and devices for forming nanostructure monolayers and devices including such monolayers
    Publication number: 20100155786
    Abstract: Methods for forming or patterning nanostructure arrays are provided. The methods involve formation of arrays on coatings comprising nanostructure association groups, formation of arrays in spin-on-dielectrics, solvent annealing after nanostructure deposition, patterning using resist, and/or use of devices that facilitate array formation. Related devices for forming nanostructure arrays are also provided, as are devices including nanostructure arrays (e.g., memory devices). Methods for protecting nanostructures from fusion during high temperature processing are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2007
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicant: NANOSYS, Inc.
    Inventors: David L. Heald, Jian Chen, Karen Chu Cruden, Xiangfeng Duan, Chao Liu, Madhuri L. Nallabolu, J. Wallace Parce, Srikanth Ranganathan
  • Methods and devices for forming nanostructure monolayers and devices including such monolayers
    Publication number: 20090065764
    Abstract: Methods for forming or patterning nanostructure arrays are provided. The methods involve formation of arrays on coatings comprising nanostructure association groups, patterning using resist, and/or use of devices that facilitate array formation. Related devices for forming nanostructure arrays are also provided, as are devices including nanostructure arrays (e.g., memory devices).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2008
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Applicant: NANOSYS, Inc.
    Inventors: David L. Heald, Karen Chu Cruden, Xiangfeng Duan, Chao Liu, J. Wallace Parce
  • Methods and devices for forming nanostructure monolayers and devices including such monolayers
    Patent number: 7501315
    Abstract: Methods for forming or patterning nanostructure arrays are provided. The methods involve formation of arrays on coatings comprising nanostructure association groups, patterning using resist, and/or use of devices that facilitate array formation. Related devices for forming nanostructure arrays are also provided, as are devices including nanostructure arrays (e.g., memory devices).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2009
    Assignee: Nanosys, Inc.
    Inventors: David L. Heald, Karen Chu Cruden, Xiangfeng Duan, Chao Liu, J. Wallace Parce