Patents by Inventor Nicholas C. Anderson

Nicholas C. Anderson 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).

  • Patent number: 9862841
    Abstract: Methods are described that include reacting a starting nanocrystal that includes a starting nanocrystal core and a covalently bound surface species to create an ion-exchangeable (IE) nanocrystal that includes a surface charge and a first ion-exchangeable (IE) surface ligand ionically bound to the surface charge, where the starting nanocrystal core includes a group IV element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC
    Inventors: Lance M. Wheeler, Asa W. Nichols, Boris D. Chernomordik, Nicholas C. Anderson, Matthew C. Beard, Nathan R. Neale
  • Publication number: 20170183511
    Abstract: Methods are described that include reacting a starting nanocrystal that includes a starting nanocrystal core and a covalently bound surface species to create an ion-exchangeable (IE) nanocrystal that includes a surface charge and a first ion-exchangeable (IE) surface ligand ionically bound to the surface charge, where the starting nanocrystal core includes a group IV element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventors: Lance M. Wheeler, Asa W. Nichols, Boris D. Chernomordik, Nicholas C. Anderson, Matthew C. Beard, Nathan R. Neale