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Overview of Nanotechnology Applications and Relevant Intellectual Property

NANO POWER PATENTS

Jeffrey H. Rosedale, Ph.D., J.D.Registered Patent Attorney

Partner, Woodcock Washburn, LLP


MedicalChemistryLayered

Products

Non-Metallic Products

Biotech

Filaments

Analytical Equipment

Electric Discharge, Lamps

Semiconductor Devices

~ 9000 Issued U.S. Nanotech Patents since 2001


The Top 10 in Nanotech Patenting

IBM

SAMSUNGUniv Cal


The Folks Who Follow Me…Thermal Management at the Nanoscale

A. Balandin, University of California, Riverside, CA

Nanostructure Materials for Lithium-Based Energy Storage N. Hudak, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM

Development of Piezoelectric Nanocomposites for Energy Harvesting and Storage K. Loh, University of California, Davis, CA

Manufacture of Nano Structures for Power Electronic Application B. Hunt, Etomate, Simi Valley, CA

Nanoscale Catalyst-A Leapfrog Increase in Energy Storage K. McGrath, QuantumSphere, Santa Ana, CA


Nano-Enable Thermal Management

Thermal copper bumps

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Nextreme’s OptoCooler™ module, the world’s smallest thermoelectric cooler and the industry's first device to offer a heat pumping density in excess of 70 W/cm2.

http://www.nextreme.com/

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U.S. PAT. NO. Title 7,638,705 Thermoelectric generators for solar

conversion and related systems and methods 7,523,617 Thin film thermoelectric devices for

hot-spot thermal management in microprocessors and other electronics

7,342,496 RF-enabled pallet 7,342,169 Phonon-blocking, electron-

transmitting low-dimensional structures ***7,235,735 Thermoelectric devices utilizing

double-sided Peltier junctions and methods of making the devices



U.S. Patent 7,342,169 “Phonon- Blocking, Electron-Transmitting Low- Dimensional Structures”


OptoCooler™ UPF40 Module



>6000 “Thermoelectric” U.S. Patents


Nanostructured Materials for Lithium-Based Energy Storage

Electrodes

Electrolytes

Lithium Ion Batteries

Fuel Cells

Supercapacitors


Nanostructured Materials for Lithium-Based Energy Storage

144 U.S. Patents since 2005

“Fullerene nanotubes” by Smalley et al.


Nanoporous Silicon Electrodes 6-10X Higher Li ion capacity


Fuels Cells – Nano Enables the Proton Exchange Membrane “PEM”


>250 Nano-enabled Fuel Cell PEM U.S. Patents Since 2005


“n-abled” Supercapacitors

Prof. Yury Gogotsi, Drexel University, Phila., PA


~100 “n-abled” Supercapacitor Issued U.S. Patents


Piezoelectric Nanocomposites for Energy Harvesting and Storage

Prof. Z. L. Wang, Georgia Tech


Fiber-based Nanotechnology Could Power Electronic Devices "Power shirt” would harvest energy from physical movement


22 n-abled Piezoelectric U.S. PatentsThe Boeing Company Strain energy shuttle apparatus and method for

vibration energy harvestingThe Boeing Company Multi-frequency piezoelectric energy harvesterThe Boeing Company Broadband energy harvester apparatus and methodThe Boeing Company Energy harvesting apparatus and methodThe Boeing Company Broadband energy harvester apparatus and methodThe Boeing Company Single crystal piezo (SCP) apparatus and method of

forming sameThe Boeing Company High efficiency passive piezo energy harvesting

apparatusSchlumberger Harvesting energy from flowing fluidRockwell Technologies

Piezoelectric energy harvester and method

Robert Bosch GmbH Energy harvesting device manufactured by print forming processes

Ocean Power Technologies, Inc.

Energy harvesting eel

NASA Hybrid piezoelectric energy harvesting transducer system


It’s Tuesday!


17 Nanotech U.S. Patents Issued Today3M

Canon Anelva Corporation

Nanosilicon semiconductor substrate manufacturing

Contour Semiconductor, Inc.

Nano-vacuum-tubes and their application in storage devices

Intel Introducing nanotubes in trenches and structures formed thereby

IBM Magnetic racetrack with current-controlled motion of domain walls within an undulating energy landscape

IBM Non-volatile switching and memory devices using vertical nanotubes

Toshiba Magnetic memoryMicron Technology, Inc.

Nanoscale floating gate and methods of formation

Nanoco, LLC Medical composition employing nanostructuresNanoSembly, LLC Self assembled nanostructures and methods for preparing

the same

Microporous article having metallic nanoparticle coating


Nanotech U.S. Patents Issued TodayNanosys, Inc. Nanowire capacitor and methods of making same

Nanosys, Inc. Systems and methods for nanowire growth and harvesting

Nantero, Inc. Aqueous carbon nanotube applicator liquids and methods for producing applicator liquids thereof

Nantero, Inc. Isolated metal plug process for use in fabricating carbon nanotube memory cells

Plasmet Corporation Continuous production of carbon nanomaterials using a high temperature inductively coupled plasma

Harvard University Doped elongated semiconductors

Univ. of Iowa / Univ. of Cal.

Teleportation system for electronic many-qubit states using individual photons


U.S. Pat. No. 7,666,791, Issued 23 Feb 2010 Nanosys, Inc. Systems and methods for nanowire growth and harvesting


My Penultimate Slide – Patent Claims Overlap!

Method of making nanowire (owned by Company A)

A nanowire (owned by Company B)

Where is your product?

Energy Harvesting System Claims (owned by Company B)


My Last Slide - Any Questions ?

GO USA !

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