Patents by Inventor Nichole Cates

Nichole Cates 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).

  • CONFORMAL MICRO- OR NANOPATTERNED NANOIMPRINT LITHOGRAPHY MASTER AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20230176475
    Abstract: A conformal micro- or nanopatterned nanoimprint lithography (NIL) master and methods of making and using same is disclosed. A conformal foil or film master with a patterned surface is provided for imprinting a substantially uniform pattern on a non-flat substrate. The conformal foil or film master may be mounted to a soft backing, which may be mounted to a rigid backing, to form conformal master structure. When pressed against a non-flat substrate, the conformal foil or film master substantially conforms to the contours and/or topology of the non-flat substrate to provide a substantially uniform pattern thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2021
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicant: Smart Material Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Furst, Nichole Cates, Lauren Micklow
  • Photovoltaic material and use of it in a photovoltaic device
    Patent number: 10396231
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a photovoltaic material and a photovoltaic device comprising the photoactive material arranged between a hole transport layer and an electron acceptor layer. The present invention also relates to the use of the photovoltaic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: FUNDACIÓ INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES FOTÒNIQUES
    Inventors: Gerasimos Konstantatos, María Bernechea Navarro, Nichole Cates Miller
  • Photovoltaic Material and Use of it in a Photovoltaic Device
    Publication number: 20170012159
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a photovoltaic material and a photovoltaic device comprising the photoactive material arranged between a hole transport layer and an electron acceptor layer. The present invention also relates to the use of the photovoltaic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2016
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Applicant: FUNDACIÓ INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES FOTÒNIQUES
    Inventors: Gerasimos KONSTANTATOS, María BERNECHEA NAVARRO, Nichole Cates MILLER