Patents by Inventor Steven A. Harfenist

Steven A. Harfenist 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).

  • Metallic nanostructures self-assembly, and testing methods
    Patent number: 8132611
    Abstract: The invention provides method for metallic nanonstructures self-assembly methods and materials testing. Preferred embodiment methods permit for the formation of individual nanostructures and arrays of nanostructures. The nanostructures formed can have a metal alloy crystal structure. Example structures include slender wires, rectangular bars, or plate-like structures. Tips can be shaped, single layer and multiple layer coatings can be formed, tips can be functionalized, molecules can be adhered, and many testing methods are enabled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert W. Cohn, Mehdi M. Yazdanpanah, Steven A. Harfenist, Frank P. Zamborini, Mahdi Hosseini, Santosh Pabba, Vladimir Dobrokhotov, Abdelilah Safir, Brigitte H. Fasciotto
  • Metallic nanostructures self-assembly, and testing methods
    Publication number: 20090082216
    Abstract: The invention provides method for metallic nanonstructures self-assembly methods and materials testing. Preferred embodiment methods permit for the formation of individual nanonstructures and arrays of nanostructrues. The nanostructures formed can have a metal alloy crystal structure. Example structures include slender wires, rectangular bars, or plate-like structures. Tips can be shaped, single layer and multiple layer coatings can be formed, tips can be functionalized, molecules can be adhered, and many testing methods are enabled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2008
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Inventors: Robert W. Cohn, Mehdi M. Yazdanpanah, Steven A. Harfenist, Franz P. Zamborini, Mahdi Hosseini, Santosh Pabba, Vladimir Dobrokhotov, Abdelilah Safir, B.H. Fasciotto