Patents by Inventor Nicole L. Abueg

Nicole L. Abueg 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).

  • Nanomaterial having tunable infrared absorption characteristics and associated method of manufacture
    Patent number: 10358350
    Abstract: A quantum nanomaterial having a bandgap that may be tuned to enable the quantum nanomaterial to detect IR radiation in selected regions including throughout the MWIR region and into the LWIR region is provided. The quantum nanomaterials may include tin telluride (SnTe) nanomaterials and/or lead tin telluride (PbxSn1-xTe) nanomaterials. Additionally, a method of manufacturing nanomaterial that is tunable for detecting IR radiation in selected regions, such as throughout the MWIR region and into the LWIR region, is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Larken Elizabeth Cumberland, Adam Franklin Gross, Keith John Davis, Nicole L. Abueg
  • IR absorbing coatings comprising fluorinated nanoparticles
    Patent number: 9951232
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to solution processed nanomaterials, and methods for their manufacture, with activity in the infrared (IR) region for a variety of commercial and defense applications, including conformal large-area IR coatings, devices and pigments that necessitate an absorption band edge in the MWIR or LWIR.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Larken E. Euliss, Brett Nosho, Nicole L. Abueg, G. Michael Granger, Peter D. Brewer, Maryam Behroozi
  • NANOMATERIAL HAVING TUNABLE INFRARED ABSORPTION CHARACTERISTICS AND ASSOCIATED METHOD OF MANUFACTURE
    Publication number: 20170291814
    Abstract: A quantum nanomaterial having a bandgap that may be tuned to enable the quantum nanomaterial to detect IR radiation in selected regions including throughout the MWIR region and into the LWIR region is provided. The quantum nanomaterials may include tin telluride (SnTe) nanomaterials and/or lead tin telluride (PbxSn1-xTe) nanomaterials. Additionally, a method of manufacturing nanomaterial that is tunable for detecting IR radiation in selected regions, such as throughout the MWIR region and into the LWIR region, is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventors: Larken Elizabeth Cumberland, Adam Franklin Gross, Keith John Davis, Nicole L. Abueg
  • Nanomaterial having tunable infrared absorption characteristics and associated method of manufacture
    Patent number: 9764952
    Abstract: A quantum nanomaterial having a bandgap that may be tuned to enable the quantum nanomaterial to detect IR radiation in selected regions including throughout the MWIR region and into the LWIR region is provided. The quantum nanomaterials may include tin telluride (SnTe) nanomaterials and/or lead tin telluride (PbxSn1-xTe) nanomaterials. Additionally, a method of manufacturing nanomaterial that is tunable for detecting IR radiation in selected regions, such as throughout the MWIR region and into the LWIR region, is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Larken Elizabeth Cumberland, Adam Franklin Gross, Keith John Davis, Nicole L. Abueg
  • NANOMATERIAL HAVING TUNABLE INFRARED ABSORPTION CHARACTERISTICS AND ASSOCIATED METHOD OF MANUFACTURE
    Publication number: 20160152471
    Abstract: A quantum nanomaterial having a bandgap that may be tuned to enable the quantum nanomaterial to detect IR radiation in selected regions including throughout the MWIR region and into the LWIR region is provided. The quantum nanomaterials may include tin telluride (SnTe) nanomaterials and/or lead tin telluride (PbxSn1-xTe) nanomaterials. Additionally, a method of manufacturing nanomaterial that is tunable for detecting IR radiation in selected regions, such as throughout the MWIR region and into the LWIR region, is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2014
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: Larken Elizabeth Cumberland, Adam Franklin Gross, Keith John Davis, Nicole L. Abueg
  • Photodiode and method for making the same
    Patent number: 9318631
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a photodiode including the steps of providing a substrate, solution depositing a quantum nanomaterial layer onto the substrate, the quantum nanomaterial layer including a number of quantum nanomaterials having a ligand coating, and applying a thin-film oxide layer over the quantum nanomaterial layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Larken E. Euliss, G. Michael Granger, Keith J. Davis, Nicole L. Abueg, Peter D. Brewer, Brett Nosho
  • IR Absorbing Coatings Comprising Fluorinated Nanoparticles
    Publication number: 20150225575
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to solution processed nanomaterials, and methods for their manufacture, with activity in the infrared (IR) region for a variety of commercial and defense applications, including conformal large-area IR coatings, devices and pigments that necessitate an absorption band edge in the MWIR or LWIR.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2015
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Inventors: Larken E. Euliss, Brett Nosho, Nicole L. Abueg, G. Michael Granger, Peter D. Brewer, Maryam Behroozi
  • Photodiode and Method for Making the Same
    Publication number: 20150122327
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a photodiode including the steps of providing a substrate, solution depositing a quantum nanomaterial layer onto the substrate, the quantum nanomaterial layer including a number of quantum nanomaterials having a ligand coating, and applying a thin-film oxide layer over the quantum nanomaterial layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2015
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: Larken E. Euliss, G. Michael Granger, Keith J. Davis, Nicole L. Abueg, Peter D. Brewer, Brett Nosho
  • Photodiode and method for making the same
    Patent number: 8962378
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a photodiode including the steps of providing a substrate, solution depositing a quantum nanomaterial layer onto the substrate, the quantum nanomaterial layer including a number of quantum nanomaterials having a ligand coating, and applying a thin-film oxide layer over the quantum nanomaterial layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Larken E. Euliss, G. Michael Granger, Keith J. Davis, Nicole L. Abueg, Peter D. Brewer, Brett Nosho
  • Nanomaterial having tunable infrared absorption characteristics and associated method of manufacture
    Patent number: 8871175
    Abstract: A quantum nanomaterial having a bandgap that may be tuned to enable the quantum nanomaterial to detect IR radiation in selected regions including throughout the MWIR region and into the LWIR region is provided. The quantum nanomaterials may include tin telluride (SnTe) nanomaterials and/or lead tin telluride (PbxSn1-xTe) nanomaterials. Additionally, a method of manufacturing nanomaterial that is tunable for detecting IR radiation in selected regions, such as throughout the MWIR region and into the LWIR region, is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Larken Elizabeth Euliss, Adam Franklin Gross, Keith John Davis, Nicole L. Abueg
  • IR ABSORBING COATINGS COMPRISIING FLUORINATED NANOPARTICLES
    Publication number: 20140079912
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to solution processed nanomaterials, and methods for their manufacture, with activity in the infrared (IR) region for a variety of commercial and defense applications, including conformal large-area IR coatings, devices and pigments that necessitate an absorption band edge in the MWIR or LWIR.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2012
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Inventors: Larken E. Euliss, Brett Nosho, Nicole L. Abueg, G. Michael Granger, Peter D. Brewer, Maryam Behroozi
  • Photodiode and Method for Making the Same
    Publication number: 20140014902
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a photodiode including the steps of providing a substrate, solution depositing a quantum nanomaterial layer onto the substrate, the quantum nanomaterial layer including a number of quantum nanomaterials having a ligand coating, and applying a thin-film oxide layer over the quantum nanomaterial layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2012
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Larken E. Euliss, G. Michael Granger, Keith J. Davis, Nicole L. Abueg, Peter D. Brewer, Brett Nosho
  • NANOMATERIAL HAVING TUNABLE INFRARED ABSORPTION CHARACTERISTICS AND ASSOCIATED METHOD OF MANUFACTURE
    Publication number: 20120082848
    Abstract: A quantum nanomaterial having a bandgap that may be tuned to enable the quantum nanomaterial to detect IR radiation in selected regions including throughout the MWIR region and into the LWIR region is provided. The quantum nanomaterials may include tin telluride (SnTe) nanomaterials and/or lead tin telluride (PbxSn1-xTe) nanomaterials. Additionally, a method of manufacturing nanomaterial that is tunable for detecting IR radiation in selected regions, such as throughout the MWIR region and into the LWIR region, is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2011
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Inventors: Larken Elizabeth Euliss, Adam Franklin Gross, Keith John Davis, Nicole L. Abueg