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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2009
Applicants:
Christopher B. Gorman, Cary, NC (US);
Daniel L. Feldheim, Boulder, CO (US);
Ryan R. Fuierer, Apex, NC (US);
Inventors:
Christopher B. Gorman, Cary, NC (US);
Daniel L. Feldheim, Boulder, CO (US);
Ryan R. Fuierer, Apex, NC (US);
Assignee:
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05D 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention discloses gradients and methods of forming gradients. The gradients can form a component of a molecular machine, such as those disclosed herein. The molecular machines of the present invention can perform a range of tasks including nanoparticle heterostructure assembly, derivatization of a nanoparticle and synthesis of biomolecules, to name just a few applications.