Patents by Inventor YinThai Chan

YinThai Chan 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).

  • Microspheres including nanoparticles
    Patent number: 9708184
    Abstract: A microparticle can include a central region and a peripheral region. The peripheral region can include a nanoparticle, such as a metal nanoparticle, a metal oxide nanoparticle, or a semiconductor nanocrystal. The microparticle can be a member of a monodisperse population of particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: YinThai Chan, John P. Zimmer, Moungi G. Bawendi
  • Microspheres including nanoparticles
    Patent number: 7862892
    Abstract: A microparticle can include a central region and a peripheral region. The peripheral region can include a nanoparticle, such as a metal nanoparticle, a metal oxide nanoparticle, or a semiconductor nanocrystal. The microparticle can be a member of a monodisperse population of particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: YinThai Chan, John P. Zimmer, Moungi G. Bawendi
  • Microfluidic Lasers
    Publication number: 20100303119
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to lasers comprising fluidic channels, such as microfluidic channels. In some instances, the channel contains two or more fluids. The fluids may remain non-mixed within the channel, for example, due to immiscibility and/or laminar flow within the channel. The fluids may be arranged in the channel such that light propagating in a first fluid is prevented by the second fluid from exiting the first fluid, for example, due to differences in the indexes of refraction (e.g., causing internal reflection of the fluid to occur). Thus, in one embodiment, a first fluid may be at least partially surrounded by a second fluid having a second index of refraction lower than the index of refraction of the first fluid. In some embodiments, the fluidic channel is used as a laser, for instance, a dye laser, i.e., a laser created by directing light at a dye to produce coherent light. The dye may be present in one or more fluids within the fluidic channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2006
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Applicants: President and Fellows of Harvard College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Brian T. Mayers, Richard S. Conroy, Dmitri V. Vezenov, Preston Snee, Yinthai Chan, Moungi G. Bawendi, George M. Whitesides
  • Microspheres including nanoparticles
    Publication number: 20090068820
    Abstract: A microparticle can include a central region and a peripheral region. The peripheral region can include a nanoparticle, such as a metal nanoparticle, a metal oxide nanoparticle, or a semiconductor nanocrystal. The microparticle can be a member of a monodisperse population of particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2008
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: YinThai Chan, John P. Zimmer, Moungi G. Bawendi
  • Microspheres including nanoparticles in the peripheral region
    Patent number: 7449237
    Abstract: A microparticle can include a central region and a peripheral region. The peripheral region can include a nanoparticle, such as a metal nanoparticle, a metal oxide nanoparticle, or a semiconductor nanocrystal. The microparticle can be a member of a monodisperse population of particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: YinThai Chan, John P. Zimmer, Moungi G. Bawendi
  • Microspheres including nanoparticles
    Publication number: 20070243382
    Abstract: A microparticle can include a central region and a peripheral region. The peripheral region can include a nanoparticle, such as a metal nanoparticle, a metal oxide nanoparticle, or a semiconductor nanocrystal. The microparticle can be a member of a monodisperse population of particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2007
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: YinThai Chan, John Zimmer, Moungi Bawendi
  • Microspheres including nanoparticles
    Patent number: 7229690
    Abstract: A microparticle can include a central region and a peripheral region. The peripheral region can include a nanoparticle, such as a metal nanoparticle, a metal oxide nanoparticle, or a semiconductor nanocrystal. The microparticle can be a member of a monodisperse population of particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2007
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: YinThai Chan, John P. Zimmer, Moungi G. Bawendi
  • Microspheres including nanoparticles
    Publication number: 20060019098
    Abstract: A microparticle can include a central region and a peripheral region. The peripheral region can include a nanoparticle, such as a metal nanoparticle, a metal oxide nanoparticle, or a semiconductor nanocrystal. The microparticle can be a member of a monodisperse population of particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2004
    Publication date: January 26, 2006
    Inventors: YinThai Chan, John Zimmer, Moungi Bawendi