Patents by Inventor Tian-Ming FU

Tian-Ming FU 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).

  • Publication number: 20180328884
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to injectable electronics. In some aspects, the present invention is generally directed to systems and methods for interfacing an electrical cable with electrical elements, such as nanoscale wires, that are injected or otherwise introduced into a subject. The subject may be living or non-living. In one set of embodiments, electrical elements introduced within a subject may be placed in electrical communication to a circuit board using a plurality of electrically isolated contacts that the circuit board can clamp or otherwise connect to. The electrical contacts may be in electrical communication with the electrical elements using a joining portion. The circuit board can also be connected to an electrical cable that can be attached, for example, to a computer. In some cases, the electrical cable can be attached or detached to or from the circuit board, e.g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Applicant: President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Charles M. Lieber, Thomas Gerard Schuhmann, Jun Yao, Guosong Hong, Tian-Ming Fu, Jungmin Lee, Hong-Gyu Park
  • Publication number: 20180224433
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to nanoscale wires, nanoscale sensing elements, and/or injectable devices. In some embodiments, the present invention is directed to electronic devices that can be injected or inserted into soft matter, such as biological tissue or polymeric matrixes. For example, the device may be passed through a tube into the medium. To avoid or minimize crumpling, the device may exit the tube at substantially the same rate that the tube is withdrawn from the medium. Other components, such as fluids or cells, may also be injected or inserted. In addition, in some cases, the device, after insertion or injection, may be connected to an external electrical circuit, for example, by printing a conductive path on a medium or on a flexible substrate. The path may be printed using conductive inks, e.g., containing carbon nanotubes or other suitable materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2016
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Applicant: President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Charles M. Lieber, Guosong Hong, Tian-Ming Fu, Jinlin Huang, Tao Zhou
  • Publication number: 20170172438
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to nanoscale wires and/or injectable devices. In some embodiments, the present invention is directed to electronic devices that can be injected or inserted into soft matter, such as biological tissue or polymeric matrixes. For example, the device may be passed through a syringe or a needle. In some cases, the device may comprise one or more nanoscale wires. Other components, such as fluids or cells, may also be injected or inserted. In addition, in some cases, the device, after insertion or injection, may be connected to an external electrical circuit, e.g., to a computer. Other embodiments are generally directed to systems and methods of making, using, or promoting such devices, kits involving such devices, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2015
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Charles M. LIEBER, Jia LIU, Zengguang CHENG, Guosong HONG, Tian-Ming FU, Tao ZHOU