Patents by Inventor Nicholas A. Melosh
Nicholas A. Melosh 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).
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Patent number: 10150947Abstract: In accordance with the purpose(s) of the present disclosure, as embodied and broadly described herein, embodiments of the present disclosure, in one aspect, relate to methods of making a structure including nanotubes, a structure including nanotubes, methods of delivering a fluid to a cell, methods of removing a fluid to a cell, methods of accessing intracellular space, and the like.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2016Date of Patent: December 11, 2018Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior UniversityInventors: Jules J. Vandersarl, Alexander M. Xu, Nicholas A. Melosh, Noureddine Tayebi
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Publication number: 20160201030Abstract: In accordance with the purpose(s) of the present disclosure, as embodied and broadly described herein, embodiments of the present disclosure, in one aspect, relate to methods of making a structure including nanotubes, a structure including nanotubes, methods of delivering a fluid to a cell, methods of removing a fluid to a cell, methods of accessing intracellular space, and the like.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2016Publication date: July 14, 2016Inventors: Jules J. VANDERSARL, Alexander M. XU, Nicholas A. MELOSH, Noureddine TAYEBI
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Patent number: 9266725Abstract: In accordance with the purpose(s) of the present disclosure, as embodied and broadly described herein, embodiments of the present disclosure, in one aspect, relate to methods of making a structure including nanotubes, a structure including nanotubes, methods of delivering a fluid to a cell, methods of removing a fluid to a cell, methods of accessing intracellular space, and the like.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2012Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior UniversityInventors: Jules J. VanDersarl, Alexander M. Xu, Nicholas A. Melosh, Noureddine Tayebi
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Patent number: 8853531Abstract: Photon Enhanced Thermionic Emission (PETE) is exploited to provide improved efficiency for radiant energy conversion. A hot (greater than 200° C.) semiconductor cathode is illuminated such that it emits electrons. Because the cathode is hot, significantly more electrons are emitted than would be emitted from a room temperature (or colder) cathode under the same illumination conditions. As a result of this increased electron emission, the energy conversion efficiency can be significantly increased relative to a conventional photovoltaic device. In PETE, the cathode electrons can be (and typically are) thermalized with respect to the cathode. As a result, PETE does not rely on emission of non-thermalized electrons, and is significantly easier to implement than hot-carrier emission approaches.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2009Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior UniversityInventors: Jared Schwede, Nicholas Melosh, Zhixun Shen
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Publication number: 20130336873Abstract: Methods of growing diamond and resulting diamond nanoparticles and diamond films are described herein. An example of a method of growing diamond includes: (1) anchoring diamondoids to a substrate via chemical bonding between the diamondoids and the substrate; (2) forming a protective layer over the diamondoids; and (3) performing chemical vapor deposition using a carbon source to induce diamond growth over the protective layer and the diamondoids.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2013Publication date: December 19, 2013Inventors: Hitoshi Ishiwata, Zhi-Xun Shen, Nicholas A. Melosh, Jeremy Dahl
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Patent number: 8569941Abstract: Provided are electron emitters based upon diamondoid monolayers, preferably self-assembled higher diamondoid monolayers. High intensity electron emission has been demonstrated employing such diamondoid monolayers, particularly when the monolayers are comprised of higher diamondoids. The application of such diamondoid monolayers can alter the band structure of substrates, as well as emit monochromatic electrons, and the high intensity electron emissions can also greatly improve the efficiency of field-effect electron emitters as applied to industrial and commercial applications.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2012Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Assignees: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, The Regents of the University of CaliforniaInventors: Wanli Yang, Jason D. Fabbri, Nicholas A. Melosh, Zahid Hussain, Zhi-Xun Shen
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Publication number: 20120276573Abstract: In accordance with the purpose(s) of the present disclosure, as embodied and broadly described herein, embodiments of the present disclosure, in one aspect, relate to methods of making a structure including nanotubes, a structure including nanotubes, methods of delivering a fluid to a cell, methods of removing a fluid to a cell, methods of accessing intracellular space, and the like.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2012Publication date: November 1, 2012Applicant: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior UniversityInventors: Jules J. VanDersarl, Alexander M. Xu, Nicholas A. Melosh
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Publication number: 20120212153Abstract: Provided are electron emitters based upon diamondoid monolayers, preferably self-assembled higher diamondoid monolayers. High intensity electron emission has been demonstrated employing such diamondoid monolayers, particularly when the monolayers are comprised of higher diamondoids. The application of such diamondoid monolayers can alter the band structure of substrates, as well as emit monochromatic electrons, and the high intensity electron emissions can also greatly improve the efficiency of field-effect electron emitters as applied to industrial and commercial applications.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2012Publication date: August 23, 2012Applicants: The Regents of the University of California, The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior UniversityInventors: Wanli YANG, Jason D. Fabbri, Nicholas A. Melosh, Zahid Hussain, Zhi-Xun Shen
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Patent number: 8154185Abstract: Provided are electron emitters based upon diamondoid monolayers, preferably self-assembled higher diamondoid monolayers. High intensity electron emission has been demonstrated employing such diamondoid monolayers, particularly when the monolayers are comprised of higher diamondoids. The application of such diamondoid monolayers can alter the band structure of substrates, as well as emit monochromatic electrons, and the high intensity electron emissions can also greatly improve the efficiency of field-effect electron emitters as applied to industrial and commercial applications.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2007Date of Patent: April 10, 2012Assignees: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, The Regents of the University of CaliforniaInventors: Wanli Yang, Jason D. Fabbri, Nicholas A. Melosh, Zahid Hussain, Zhi-Xun Shen
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Publication number: 20110308605Abstract: Provided is a fluorescent diamondoid material which when energized, either by an electric field or by high energy radiation, emits light. The light emitted is generally in the visible range. The diamondoid material can be fine tuned by internal or external doping. The fluorescent materials comprised of diamondoids, have applications in several fields. One application is in solar cells where these materials can be used to improve the overall efficiency of the device. A second application is in indoor lighting where the materials can be used to efficiently produce white light. This can be done by either using the material as a fluorescent medium for a UV light source, in an electroluminescence device, or by using the material as part of an organic light emitting diode (OLED).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2009Publication date: December 22, 2011Applicants: Justus-Liebig-Universitaet Giessen, Leland J. Stanford Junior UnivesityInventors: Zhi Liu, Will Clay, Michael A. Kelly, Nicholas A. Melosh, Zhi-Xun Shen, Andrey A. Fokin, Peter R. Schreiner
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Publication number: 20110082053Abstract: Provided is a molecular rectifier comprised of a diamondoid molecule and an electron acceptor attached to the diamondoid molecule. The electron acceptor is generally an electron accepting aromatic species which is covalently attached to the diamondoid.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2009Publication date: April 7, 2011Inventors: Wanli Yang, Zhi-Xun Shen, Harindran C. Manoharan, Nicholas A. Melosh, Michael A. Kelly, Andrey A. Fokin, Peter R. Schreiner, Jason C. Randel
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Patent number: 7906775Abstract: Fabrication of metallic or non-metallic wires with nanometer widths and nanometer separation distances without the use of lithography. Wires are created in a two-step process involving forming the wires at the desired dimensions and transferring them to a planar substrate. The dimensions and separation of the wires are determined by the thicknesses of alternating layers of different materials that are in the form of a superlattice. Wires are created by evaporating the desired material onto the superlattice that has been selectively etched to provide height contrast between layers. The wires thus formed upon one set of superlattice layers are then transferred to a substrate.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2006Date of Patent: March 15, 2011Assignee: California Institute of TechnologyInventors: James R. Heath, Pierre M. Petroff, Nicholas A. Melosh
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Publication number: 20100258785Abstract: Fabrication of metallic or non-metallic wires with nanometer widths and nanometer separation distances without the use of lithography. Wires are created in a two-step process involving forming the wires at the desired dimensions and transferring them to a planar substrate. The dimensions and separation of the wires are determined by the thicknesses of alternating layers of different materials that are in the form of a superlattice. Wires are created by evaporating the desired material onto the superlattice that has been selectively etched to provide height contrast between layers. The wires thus formed upon one set of superlattice layers are then transferred to a substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2006Publication date: October 14, 2010Applicant: California Institute of TechnologyInventors: James R. Heath, Pierre M. Petroff, Nicholas A. Melosh
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Publication number: 20100139771Abstract: Photon Enhanced Thermionic Emission (PETE) is exploited to provide improved efficiency for radiant energy conversion. A hot (greater than 200° C.) semiconductor cathode is illuminated such that it emits electrons. Because the cathode is hot, significantly more electrons are emitted than would be emitted from a room temperature (or colder) cathode under the same illumination conditions. As a result of this increased electron emission, the energy conversion efficiency can be significantly increased relative to a conventional photovoltaic device. In PETE, the cathode electrons can be (and typically are) thermalized with respect to the cathode. As a result, PETE does not rely on emission of non-thermalized electrons, and is significantly easier to implement than hot-carrier emission approaches.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2009Publication date: June 10, 2010Inventors: Jared Schwede, Nicholas Melosh, Zhixun Shen
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Publication number: 20080191598Abstract: Provided are electron emitters based upon diamondoid monolayers, preferably self-assembled higher diamondoid monolayers. High intensity electron emission has been demonstrated employing such diamondoid monolayers, particularly when the monolayers are comprised of higher diamondoids. The application of such diamondoid monolayers can alter the band structure of substrates, as well as emit monochromatic electrons, and the high intensity electron emissions can also greatly improve the efficiency of field-effect electron emitters as applied to industrial and commercial applications.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2007Publication date: August 14, 2008Applicants: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, The Regents of the University of CaliforniaInventors: Wanli Yang, Jason D. Fabbri, Nicholas A. Melosh, Zahid Hussain, Zhi-Xun Shen
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Patent number: 7161168Abstract: Fabrication of metallic or non-metallic wires with nanometer widths and nanometer separation distances without the use of lithography. Wires are created in a two-step process involving forming the wires at the desired dimensions and transferring them to a planar substrate. The dimensions and separation of the wires are determined by the thicknesses of alternating layers of different materials that are in the form of a superlattice. Wires are created by evaporating the desired material onto the superlattice that has been selectively etched to provide height contrast between layers. The wires thus formed upon one set of superlattice layers are then transferred to a substrate.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2003Date of Patent: January 9, 2007Assignee: The Regents of the University of CaliforniaInventors: James R. Heath, Pierre M. Petroff, Nicholas A. Melosh
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Publication number: 20050250276Abstract: Fabrication of metallic or non-metallic wires with nanometer widths and nanometer separation distances without the use of lithography. Wires are created in a two-step process involving forming the wires at the desired dimensions and transferring them to a planar substrate. The dimensions and separation of the wires are determined by the thicknesses of alternating layers of different materials that are in the form of a superlattice. Wires are created by evaporating the desired material onto the superlattice that has been selectively etched to provide height contrast between layers. The wires thus formed upon one set of superlattice layers are then transferred to a substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2003Publication date: November 10, 2005Inventors: James Heath, Pierre Petroff, Nicholas Melosh
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Patent number: 6952436Abstract: A method for preparing transparent mesostructured inorganic/block-copolymer composites or inorganic porous solids containing optically responsive species with selective optical, optoelectronic, and sensing properties resulting therefrom. Mesoscopically organized inorganic/block copolymer composites doped with dyes or complexes are prepared for use as optical hosts, chemical/physical/biological sensors, photochromic materials, optical waveguides, tunable solid-state lasers, or optoelectronic devices. The materials can be processed into a variety of different shapes, such as films, fibers, monoliths, for novel optical and sensing applications.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2001Date of Patent: October 4, 2005Assignee: Regents of the University of CaliforniaInventors: Gernot Wirnsberger, Brian J. Scott, Howard C. Huang, Nicholas A. Melosh, Peidong Yang, Bradley F. Chmelka, Galen D. Stucky
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Publication number: 20020065366Abstract: A method for preparing transparent mesostructured inorganic/block-copolymer composites or inorganic porous solids containing optically responsive species with selective optical, optoelectronic, and sensing properties resulting therefrom. Mesoscopically organized inorganic/block copolymer composites doped with dyes or complexes are prepared for use as optical hosts, chemical/physical/biological sensors, photochromic materials, optical waveguides, tunable solid-state lasers, or optoelectronic devices. The materials can be processed into a variety of different shapes, such as films, fibers, monoliths, for novel optical and sensing applications.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2001Publication date: May 30, 2002Inventors: Gernot Wirnsberger, Brian J. Scott, Howard C. Huang, Nicholas A. Melosh, Peidong Yang, Bradley F. Chmelka, Galen D. Stucky