Patents by Inventor Yuyao Shan

Yuyao Shan 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).

  • FORMATION OF NANOSCALE CARBON NANOTUBE ELECTRODES USING A SELF-ALIGNED NANOGAP MASK
    Publication number: 20110268884
    Abstract: A first single-wall carbon nanotube can be electrically coupled to a first electrode, and a second single-wall carbon nanotube electrically coupled to a second electrode. In an example, the first and second single-wall carbon nanotubes are laterally separated by a nanoscale gap, such as sized and shaped for insertion of a single molecule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2011
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK
    Inventors: Samuel Jonas Wind, Jinyao Tang, James C. Hone, Yuyao Shan