Active solid-state devices (e.g. – transistors – solid-state diode – Bulk effect device – Bulk effect switching in amorphous material
Reexamination Certificate
2011-08-02
2011-08-02
Valentine, Jami M (Department: 2894)
Active solid-state devices (e.g., transistors, solid-state diode
Bulk effect device
Bulk effect switching in amorphous material
C257SE51040, C438S128000, C438S800000, C423S447100, C977S842000, C977S750000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07989797
ABSTRACT:
Carbon nanotube template arrays may be edited to form connections between proximate nanotubes and/or to delete undesired nanotubes or nanotube junctions.
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Hyde Roderick A.
Ishikawa Muriel Y.
Myhrvold Nathan P.
Tegreene Clarence T.
Whitmer Charles
Suiter Swantz pc llo
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Valentine Jami M
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