Patents and Patent Applications from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute


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US20120128880 CARBON NANOTUBE GROWTH ON METALLIC SUBSTRATE USING VAPOR PHASE CATALYST DELIVERY  
A chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method using a vapor phase catalyst of directly growing aligned carbon nanotubes on a metal surfaces. The method allows for fabrication of carbon nanotube...
US20120107723 PORE FORMATION BY IN SITU ETCHING OF NANOROD PEM FUEL CELL ELECTRODES  
The invention includes a method for use in creating electrochemical electrodes including removing a supporting structure in situ after the assembly of the electrochemical cell.
8164825 High-power white LEDs and manufacturing method thereof  
A light emitting apparatus has a radiation source for emitting short wavelength radiation. A down conversion material receives and down converts at least some of the short wavelength radiation...
8164727 Liquid crystal display with refractive index matched electrodes  
Image display structures and methods of forming image display structures are provided. The image display structure includes a liquid crystal layer disposed between opposing substrates and first and...
8159024 High voltage (>100V) lateral trench power MOSFET with low specific-on-resistance  
In one aspect, a lateral MOS device is provided. The lateral MOS device includes a gate electrode disposed at least partially in a gate trench to apply a voltage to a channel region, and a drain...
US20120081880 SOLID STATE LIGHT SOURCE LIGHT BULB  
A light emitting apparatus includes a lamp base, a light-transmissive bulb envelope, a light source for emitting light, and a heat sink coupled to the light source. A solid state LED light bulb may...
8148706 Pinned-contact oscillating liquid lens and imaging system  
An oscillating liquid lens and imaging system and method employing the lens are provided. The liquid lens includes a substrate with a channel opening extending therethrough between a first and...
8148276 Three-dimensionally reinforced multifunctional nanocomposites  
A three-dimensional composite reinforcement, a three-dimensionally reinforced multifunctional nanocomposite, and methods of manufacture of each are disclosed. The three dimensional reinforcement...
8134128 Method and system for plasma-induced terahertz spectroscopy  
A method of analyzing a remotely-located object includes the step of illuminating at least a portion of a targeted object with electromagnetic radiation to induce a phase transformation in the...
US20120049090 TERAHERTZ RADIATION ANTI-REFLECTION DEVICES AND METHODS FOR HANDLING TERAHERTZ RADIATION  
A terahertz (THz) anti-reflection device, for example, a broadband tunable THz anti-reflection device, includes a silicon substrate having a plurality of recesses, each of the plurality of recesses...
US20120048183 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GROWTH OF MULTI-COMPONENT SINGLE CRYSTALS  
An apparatus for growth of uniform multi-component single crystals is provided. The single crystal material has at least three elements and has a diameter of at least 50 mm, a dislocation density...
US20120027247 PINNED-CONTACT, OSCILLATING LIQUID-LIQUID LENS AND IMAGING SYSTEMS  
An oscillating liquid lens and imaging system and method employing the lens are provided. The liquid lens includes a substrate with a channel opening extending through the substrate. A liquid drop...
US20120026599 RECONFIGURABLE, NON-OSCILLATING LIQUID LENS AND IMAGING SYSTEMS  
A non-oscillating liquid lens and imaging system and method employing the lens are provided. The liquid lens includes a substrate with a channel opening extending through the substrate. A liquid...
US20120024344 Photovoltaic solar cell overlay  
This abstract describes a simple, low-cost device to improve power yields provided by fixed solar panel installations without the need to precisely position optical elements above the panel or add...
8107535 Method and apparatus for scalable motion vector coding  
A method and apparatus for scalable coding of a motion vector generated during motion estimation, in which a generated motion vector field is separated into a base layer and an enhancement layer...
US20110306603 LARGE SUBSTITUENT, NON-PHENOLIC OPIOIDS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF  
8-Substituted-2,6-methano-3-benzazocines of general structure are useful as analgesics, anti-diarrheal agents, anticonvulsants, antitussives and anti-addiction medications.
US20110272584 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETECTING TERAHERTZ RADIATION BY RADIATION ENHANCED EMISSION OF FLUORESCENCE  
Methods and systems for detecting radiation, particularly, terahertz (THz) radiation, are disclosed. The methods and systems disclosed include directing an optical beam in a volume of gas; ionizing...
8026252 Large substituent, non-phenolic opioids and methods of use thereof  
8-Substituted-2,6-methano-3-benzazocines of general structure are useful as analgesics, anti-diarrheal agents, anticonvulsants, antitussives and anti-addiction medications.
US20110230511 CARBOXAMIDE BIOISOSTERES OF OPIATES  
A compound of formula I is disclosed. Compounds of formula I are useful as analgesics, anti-inflammatory agents, anti-diarrheal agents, anticonvulsants, antitussives and anti-addiction medications.
US20110207763 8-CARBOXAMIDO-2,6-METHANO-3-BENZAZOCINES  
8-Substituted-2,6-methano-3-benzazocines of general structure I in which A is —CH2—OH, —CH2NH2, —NHSO2CH3, and Y is O, S or NOH are useful as analgesics, anti-diarrheal agents, anticon...
8003567 Nanocomposite support materials  
The present teachings are directed toward hexagonally patterned porous titania synthesized from a titanium isopropoxide precursor using a viscous template of surface-active agents separating...
7999127 Siloxane monomers and oligomers  
A process for preparing a cationically photopolymerizable siloxane oligomer, that includes: combining a platinum group catalyst, a hydrosiloxane compound selected from and a vinyl or allyl compound...
US20110169704 EMBEDDED NANOTUBE ARRAY SENSOR AND METHOD OF MAKING A NANOTUBE POLYMER COMPOSITE  
A method of producing polymer/nanotube composites where the density and position of the nanotubes within the composite can be controlled. Carbon nanotubes are grown from organometallic...
7956187 Method for decreasing opioid metabolism  
8-Substituted-2,6-methano-3-benzazocines of general structure I in which A is —CH2OH, —CH2NH2, —NHSO2CH3, Q is O or S and Y is O, S or NOH are useful as analgesics, anti-diarrheal agents, antic...
US20110128489 LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY WITH REFRACTIVE INDEX MATCHED ELECTRODES  
Image display structures and methods of forming image display structures are provided. The image display structure includes a liquid crystal layer disposed between opposing substrates and first and...
US20110120554 ULTRA-LOW REFLECTANCE BROADBAND OMNI-DIRECTIONAL ANTI-REFLECTION COATING  
An anti-reflection coating has an average total reflectance of less than 10%, for example less than 5.9% such as from 4.9% to 5.9%, over a spectrum of wavelengths of 400-1100 nm and a range of...
US20110102884 HIGH-POWER WHITE LEDS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF  
A light emitting apparatus has a radiation source for emitting short wavelength radiation. A down conversion material receives and down converts at least some of the short wavelength radiation...
US20110102883 HIGH-POWER WHITE LEDS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF  
A light emitting apparatus has a radiation source for emitting short wavelength radiation. A down conversion material receives and down converts at least some of the short wavelength radiation...
US20110099437 Loss Tolerant Transmission Control Protocol  
A particular device includes a transmitter. The transmitter is adapted to estimate a packet erasure rate for packets of a data window to be transmitted to a receiver. The transmitter is adapted to...
7927666 Aligned carbon nanotube-polymer materials, systems and methods  
The invention is directed to carbon nanostructure composite systems which may be useful for various applications, including as dry adhesives, electronics and display technologies, or in a wide...
7923500 Nanocomposites with controlled electrical properties  
A field grading material includes a field grading effective amount of a nanoparticle filler distributed in a polymeric matrix, and the nanoparticle filler is heterogeneously distributed in the...
US20110063830 LIGHTING SOURCE USING SOLID STATE EMITTER AND PHOSPHOR MATERIALS  
A light emitting apparatus has a light source for emitting a first light in a forward direction. A wavelength-converting layer is spaced apart from the light source and disposed in a path of the...
US20110061891 DIBLOCK COPOLYMER MODIFIED NANOPARTICLE-POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES FOR ELECTRICAL INSULATION  
The invention relates to an electric insulation material including modified nanoparticles, a porous substrate and polymer matrix, wherein the modified nanoparticles include a nanoparticle and a...
7906558 Reversible biogel for manipulation and separation of single-walled carbon nanotubes  
The invention provides the use of novel, binary guanosine gels for simple, rapid and nondestructive solubilization of individual single walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) at high concentrations. The...
7902453 Edge illumination photovoltaic devices and methods of making same  
Edge illumination photovoltaic devices based on multicomponent semiconductors and low cost methods for fabricating such devices are provided. The photovoltaic devices can find application in a...
US20110036984 TUNABLE BROADBAND ANTI-RELFECTION APPARATUS  
A broadband anti-reflection apparatus for use with terahertz radiation includes a layer having an outer surface comprising a plurality of pyramid structures having about a 30 μm to about a 110 μm p...
7889654 Loss tolerant transmission control protocol  
Provided are apparatuses and methods for transmitting or receiving data packets in a data block in a communication network with a transport protocol. In one example, a loss tolerant TCP protocol is...
7889421 High-power white LEDs and manufacturing method thereof  
A light emitting apparatus has a radiation source for emitting short wavelength radiation. A down conversion material receives and down converts at least some of the short wavelength radiation...
7884149 Nanostructured dielectric composite materials  
A nanocomposite material suitable for electrical insulation includes a polymer compounded with a substantially homogeneously distributed functionalized nanoparticle filler. The nanocomposite...
US20110015088 BIOCATALYTIC SOLGEL MICROARRAYS  
A system and method for conducting high-throughput interactions between test compositions and analytes, comprising one or more test compositions, and a plurality of independent micromatrices,...
US20110006226 TERAHERTZ RADIATION SOURCE MOUNTING ARRANGEMENTS AND METHODS OF MOUNTING A TERAHERTZ SOURCE  
Methods and apparatus for detecting variations in electromagnetic fields, in particular, terahertz (THz) electromagnetic fields, are provided. The methods and apparatus employ polarization...
US20110001123 Nitride semiconductor light emitting device  
A nitride semiconductor light emitting device includes n-type and p-type nitride semiconductor layers, and an active layer disposed between the n-type and p-type nitride semiconductor layers and...
US20100323204 PROCESS FOR MAKING RARE EARTH CONTAINING GLASS  
The invention relates to a process for making a SiO2—RExOy—Al2O3 glass comprising preparing a glass according to a conventional process wherein the conventional process comprises a step of heat tre...
7846747 Biocatalytic solgel microarrays  
A system and method for conducting high-throughput interactions between test compositions and analytes, comprising one or more test compositions, and a plurality of independent micromatrices,...
7837348 Lighting system using multiple colored light emitting sources and diffuser element  
A light emitting apparatus has a radiation source for emitting multi-colored radiation. A diffuser material receives at least a portion of the multi-colored radiation emitted by the radiation...
7834468 Passivated nanoparticles, method of fabrication thereof, and devices incorporating nanoparticles  
A plurality of semiconductor nanoparticles having an elementally passivated surface are provided. These nanoparticles are capable of being suspended in water without substantial agglomeration and...
US20100282299 Concentrating type solar collection and daylighting system within glazed building envelopes  
A Fresnel lens comprising a substantially polygonal focusing portion adapted to focus solar radiation to a area having the same geometry as the focusing portion of the lens. Also a solar module...
US20100277718 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PLASMA-INDUCED TERAHERTZ SPECTROSCOPY  
A method of analyzing a remotely-located object includes the step of illuminating at least a portion of a targeted object with electromagnetic radiation to induce a phase transformation in the...
7819557 Encapsulant shapes for light emitting devices lacking rotational symmetry designed to enhance extraction of light with a particular linear polarization  
The light-emitting device includes a light source and a transparent encapsulating material that is shaped to modify the polarization anisotropy of light emitted by the light source in at least one...
7819549 High efficiency light source using solid-state emitter and down-conversion material  
A light emitting apparatus includes a source of light for emitting light; a down conversion material receiving the emitted light, and converting the emitted light into transmitted light and...
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