Patents by Inventor Kevin C. See

Kevin C. See 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).

  • Inorganic nanostructure-organic polymer heterostructures useful for thermoelectric devices
    Patent number: 9831008
    Abstract: The present invention provides for an inorganic nanostructure-organic polymer heterostructure, useful as a thermoelectric composite material, comprising (a) an inorganic nanostructure, and (b) an electrically conductive organic polymer disposed on the inorganic nanostructure. Both the inorganic nanostructure and the electrically conductive organic polymer are solution-processable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Kevin C. See, Jeffrey J. Urban, Rachel A. Segalman, Nelson E. Coates, Shannon K. Yee
  • Devices having high dielectric constant, ionically-polarizable materials
    Patent number: 8766246
    Abstract: An electronic or electro-optic device has a first electrode, a second electrode spaced apart from the first electrode, and a dielectric layer disposed between the first and second electrodes. The dielectric layer has electrically insulating planar layers with intercalated ions therebetween such that the electrically insulating planar layers provide a barrier to impede movement of the intercalated ions to the first and second electrodes under an applied voltage while permitting a polarization of the dielectric layer while in operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: The Johns Hopkins University
    Inventors: Howard E. Katz, Bhola Nath Pal, Kevin C. See