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        <title>Free Patents Online: Nanotechnology</title>
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        <description>USPTO Class 977 Nanotechnology</description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Nanowire memory device and method of manufacturing the same]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/8184473.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A nanowire memory device and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. A memory device includes: a substrate; a first electrode formed on the substrate; a first nanowire extending from an end of the first electrode; a second electrode formed over the first electrode to overlap the first electrode; and a second nanowire extending from an end of the second electrode corresponding to the end of the first electrode in the same direction as the first nanowire, wherein an insulating layer exists between the first and second electrodes.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Spatial light interference microscopy and fourier transform light scattering for cell and tissue characterization]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/8184298.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Methods and apparatus for rendering quantitative phase maps across and through transparent samples. A broadband source is employed in conjunction with an objective, Fourier optics, and a programmable two-dimensional phase modulator to obtain amplitude and phase information in an image plane. Methods, referred to as Fourier transform light scattering (FTLS), measure the angular scattering spectrum of the sample. FTLS combines optical microscopy and light scattering for studying inhomogeneous and dynamic media. FTLS relies on quantifying the optical phase and amplitude associated with a coherent image field and propagating it numerically to the scattering plane. Full angular information, limited only by the microscope objective, is obtained from extremely weak scatterers, such as a single micron-sized particle. A flow cytometer may employ FTLS sorting.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Nonvolatile nanotube diodes and nonvolatile nanotube blocks and systems using same and methods of making same]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/8183665.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A high-density memory array. A plurality of word lines and a plurality of bit lines are arranged to access a plurality of memory cells. Each memory cell includes a first conductive terminal and an article in physical and electrical contact with the first conductive terminal, the article comprising a plurality of nanoscopic particles. A second conductive terminal is in physical and electrical contact with the article. Select circuitry is arranged in electrical communication with a bit line of the plurality of bit lines and one of the first and second conductive terminals. The article has a physical dimension that defines a spacing between the first and second conductive terminals such that the nanotube article is interposed between the first and second conducive terminals. A logical state of each memory cell is selectable by activation only of the bit line and the word line connected to that memory cell.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Integrated circuits having interconnects and heat dissipators based on nanostructures]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/8183659.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The present invention provides for nanostructures grown on a conducting or insulating substrate, and a method of making the same. The nanostructures grown according to the claimed method are suitable for interconnects and/or as heat dissipators in electronic devices.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Nanoscopic electrode molecular probes]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/8183648.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for enhancing the electron transport property measurements of a molecule when the molecule is placed between chemically functionalized carbon-based nanoscopic electrodes to which a suitable voltage bias is applied. The invention includes selecting a dopant atom for the nanoscopic electrodes, the dopant atoms being chemically similar to atoms present in the molecule, and functionalizing the outer surface and terminations of the electrodes with the dopant atoms.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Light-emitting diodes including perpendicular-extending nano-rods]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/8183576.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Light-emitting diodes, and methods of manufacturing the light-emitting diode, are provided wherein a plurality of nano-rods may be formed on a reflection electrode. The plurality of nano-rods extend perpendicularly from an upper surface of the reflection electrode. Each of the nano-rods includes a first region doped with a first type dopant, a second region doped with a second type dopant that is an opposite type to the first type dopant, and an active region between the first region and the second region. A transparent insulating layer may be formed between the plurality of nano-rods. A transparent electrode may be formed on the plurality of nano-rods and the transparent insulating layer.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Method for producing ceramic nanoparticles]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/8183299.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The invention provides a method for producing ceramic nanoparticles, which comprises hydrolyzing a ceramic material in a thin film fluid formed between processing surfaces arranged to be opposite to each other so as to be able to approach to and separate from each other, at least one of which rotates relative to the other.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Graphene compositions and drilling fluids derived therefrom]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/8183180.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Drilling fluids comprising graphenes and nanoplatelet additives and methods for production thereof are disclosed. Graphene includes graphite oxide, graphene oxide, chemically-converted graphene, and functionalized chemically-converted graphene. Derivatized graphenes and methods for production thereof are disclosed. The derivatized graphenes are prepared from a chemically-converted graphene through derivatization with a plurality of functional groups. Derivatization can be accomplished, for example, by reaction of a chemically-converted graphene with a diazonium species. Methods for preparation of graphite oxide are also disclosed.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Methods for forming nanodots and/or a patterned material during the formation of a semiconductor device]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/8183138.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Methods for forming nanodots and/or a patterned material are provided. One such method involves forming a first patterning material over a base. Blades of a nanoimprint lithography template are placed within the first patterning material, wherein the blades extend along the base in a first direction. With the blades within the first patterning material, the first patterning material are cured. The blades are removed from the first patterning material to form a patterned first patterning material. The base is etched using the patterned first patterning material as a pattern to form openings in the base. The patterned first patterning material is removed from the base. A second patterning material is formed over the base and within the openings in the base. Blades of a nanoimprint lithography template are placed within the second patterning material, wherein the blades extend along the base in a second direction, which is generally perpendicular with respect to the first direction. With the blades within the second patterning material, the second patterning material is cured. The blades are removed from the second patterning material to form a patterned second patterning material. The base is etched using the patterned second patterning material as a pattern to form openings in the base. The patterned second patterning material is removed from the base.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Method for inhibiting reperfusion injury in the brain]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/8182807.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The present invention relates to a method for inhibiting reperfusion injury in the brain. The method involve injecting via the carotid artery or jugular vein an antioxidant-loaded nanoparticle. A nanoparticle formulation containing an inert plasticizer is also provided for sustained release of an active agent.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Metal ion modified high surface area materials for odor removal and control]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/8182800.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[This invention relates to high surface area materials, such as nanoparticles, that are coated with metal ions. These modified nanoparticles have active sites that bind various gases and/or odorous compounds, thereby removing these compounds from a medium such as air or water. Metal ions are adsorbed onto the surface of the nanoparticle and bound strongly to the surface. By selection of the metal ion, specific gaseous compounds and/or odorous compounds can be targeted and removed efficiently and effectively from both aqueous phase and from the air. The modified nanoparticles are useful in numerous article of manufacture for industrial and consumer use.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Rapid microwave process for purification of nanocarbon preparations]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/8182783.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A novel microwave-assisted process is described for the rapid removal of catalytic metal and non-desirable carbon impurities in fullerene, single wall, and multiple wall carbon nanotube preparations. The purification process is carried out at various programmed pressures, power levels and reaction times in a suspension of the nanocarbon moieties in the presence of strong acids (for example, a mixture of sulfuric acid and nitric acid), in weak acids (for example, acetic acid) and in the presence of chelating agents (for example, EDTA—ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid). In one embodiment, high metal removal efficiency of 70 to 90% is observed.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Gas storage medium, gas storage apparatus and method thereof]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/8182582.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Provided are gas storage medium, a gas storage apparatus having the same and a method thereof. The gas storage medium includes a plurality of material layers each having a variable valence, wherein each of the material layers includes redundant electrons that are not participated in chemical bonding.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Metal fine particles, composition containing the same, and production method for producing metal fine particles]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/8182574.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The present invention provides metal fine particles which have selective wavelength absorption characteristics in a wavelength region from visible light to near infrared light, and have sharp absorption characteristics, and influences little the surrounding wavelength, and therefore, they yield tones having high chroma. The present invention provides metal fine particles wherein an aspect ratio is in a range from 1.1 to 8.0, a maximum absorption wavelength in plasmon absorption is in a range from 400 nm to 1,200 nm, and an absorption coefficient at a peak position of the maximum absorption wavelength is in a range from 6,000 to 20,000 L/mol·cm (measurement concentration: 1.6×10−4 mol/L, and solvent: water).]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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