Patents by Inventor Shane Thomas Finn

Shane Thomas Finn 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).

  • Nanostructured electrodes, methods of making electrodes, and methods of using electrodes
    Patent number: 9496094
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for electrodes, devices including electrodes, methods of making electrodes, and the like. In an embodiment, the electrode includes MoS2, in particular, MoS2 nanostructures (e.g., MoS2 nano-petals). Embodiments of the present disclosure can be used in lithium ion batteries, quantum dot sensitized solar cells, dye sensitized solar cells, thin film photovoltaics, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND COMMERCIALIZATION
    Inventors: Janet Macdonald, Shane Thomas Finn
  • NANOSTRUCTURED ELECTRODES, METHODS OF MAKING ELECTRODES, AND METHODS OF USING ELECTRODES
    Publication number: 20140238480
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for electrodes, devices including electrodes, methods of making electrodes, and the like. In an embodiment, the electrode includes MoS2, in particular, MoS2 nanostructures (e.g., MoS2 nano-petals). Embodiments of the present disclosure can be used in lithium ion batteries, quantum dot sensitized solar cells, dye sensitized solar cells, thin film photovoltaics, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Inventors: Janet Macdonald, Shane Thomas Finn