Patents by Inventor Scott Crooker

Scott Crooker 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).

  • Multifunctional nanocrystals
    Patent number: 7741120
    Abstract: Multifunctional nanocomposites are provided including a core of either a magnetic material or an inorganic semiconductor, and, a shell of either a magnetic material or an inorganic semiconductor, wherein the core and the shell are of differing materials, such multifunctional nanocomposites having multifunctional properties including magnetic properties from the magnetic material and optical properties from the inorganic semiconductor material. Various applications of such multifunctional nanocomposites are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: Los Alamos National Security, LLC
    Inventors: Victor I. Klimov, Jennifer A. Hollingsworth, Scott A. Crooker, Hyungrak Kim
  • Multifunctional nanocrystals
    Publication number: 20080050828
    Abstract: Multifunctional nanocomposites are provided including a core of either a magnetic material or an inorganic semiconductor, and, a shell of either a magnetic material or an inorganic semiconductor, wherein the core and the shell are of differing materials, such multifunctional nanocomposites having multifunctional properties including magnetic properties from the magnetic material and optical properties from the inorganic semiconductor material. Various applications of such multifunctional nanocomposites are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2007
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Inventors: Victor Klimov, Jennifer Hollingsworth, Scott Crooker, Hyungrak Kim
  • Multifunctional nanocrystals
    Patent number: 7261940
    Abstract: Multifunctional nanocomposites are provided including a core of either a magnetic material or an inorganic semiconductor, and, a shell of either a magnetic material or an inorganic semiconductor, wherein the core and the shell are of differing materials, such multifunctional nanocomposites having multifunctional properties including magnetic properties from the magnetic material and optical properties from the inorganic semiconductor material. Various applications of such multifunctional nanocomposites are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2007
    Assignee: Los Alamos National Security, LLC
    Inventors: Victor I. Klimov, Jennifer A. Hollingsworth, Scott A. Crooker, Hyungrak Kim
  • Multifunctional nanocrystals
    Publication number: 20060118757
    Abstract: Multifunctional nanocomposites are provided including a core of either a magnetic material or an inorganic semiconductor, and, a shell of either a magnetic material or an inorganic semiconductor, wherein the core and the shell are of differing materials, such multifunctional nanocomposites having multifunctional properties including magnetic properties from the magnetic material and optical properties from the inorganic semiconductor material. Various applications of such multifunctional nanocomposites are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2004
    Publication date: June 8, 2006
    Inventors: Victor Klimov, Jennifer Hollingsworth, Scott Crooker, Hyungrak Kim