Y10S 977/70
Nanostructure
Y10S977/70 (Nanostructure) appears on 8,510 US grants and 8,052 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in Y10S- Granted patents
- 8,510
- Published applications
- 8,052
- Assignees
- 2,891
- Inventors
- 14,727
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 7 | 0 |
| 1989 | 13 | 0 |
| 1990 | 11 | 0 |
| 1991 | 14 | 0 |
| 1992 | 28 | 0 |
| 1993 | 31 | 0 |
| 1994 | 62 | 0 |
| 1995 | 47 | 0 |
| 1996 | 71 | 0 |
| 1997 | 92 | 0 |
| 1998 | 137 | 0 |
| 1999 | 235 | 0 |
| 2000 | 153 | 0 |
| 2001 | 217 | 75 |
| 2002 | 262 | 305 |
| 2003 | 400 | 309 |
| 2004 | 196 | 315 |
| 2005 | 176 | 357 |
| 2006 | 227 | 447 |
| 2007 | 304 | 467 |
| 2008 | 335 | 490 |
| 2009 | 389 | 492 |
| 2010 | 601 | 568 |
| 2011 | 608 | 435 |
| 2012 | 470 | 435 |
| 2013 | 268 | 626 |
| 2014 | 528 | 566 |
| 2015 | 543 | 446 |
| 2016 | 417 | 375 |
| 2017 | 405 | 548 |
| 2018 | 320 | 324 |
| 2019 | 328 | 165 |
| 2020 | 246 | 108 |
| 2021 | 143 | 68 |
| 2022 | 72 | 52 |
| 2023 | 49 | 28 |
| 2024 | 37 | 25 |
| 2025 | 37 | 18 |
| 2026 | 8 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- Y10S 977/773Nanoparticle, i.e. structure having three dimensions of 100 nm or less2,891
- Y10S 977/734Fullerenes, i.e. graphene-based structures, such as nanohorns, nanococoons, nanoscrolls or fullerene-like structures2,643
- Y10S 977/788Of specified organic or carbon-based composition975
- Y10S 977/762Nanowire or quantum wire, i.e. axially elongated structure having two dimensions of936
- Y10S 977/778Within specified host or matrix material799
- Y10S 977/701Integrated with dissimilar structures on a common substrate710
- Y10S 977/832Having specified property651
- Y10S 977/813Of specified inorganic semiconductor composition448
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- Y10S 977/724Devices having flexible or movable element436
- Y10S 977/811Of specified metal oxide composition312
- Y10S 977/81Of specified metal or metal alloy composition300
- Y10S 977/755Nanosheet or quantum barrier/well, i.e. layer structure having one dimension or thickness286
- Y10S 977/754Dendrimer, i.e. serially branching or "tree-like" structure137
- Y10S 977/827Formed from hybrid organic/inorganic semiconductor compositions97
- Y10S 977/831Of specified ceramic or electrically insulating compositions32
Recent patents
- Color changing materials arranged in slow particle coloration materials29 Sep 2026US 12,748,301 B2adidas AG
- Non-enzymatic glucose-sensing device with nanoporous structure and conditioning of the nanoporous structure8 Sep 2026US 12,727,800 B2UXN Co., Ltd.
- Analyte sequencing with nanopores21 Jul 2026US 12,687,517 B2University of Washington
- Glucose-sensing device with maltose blocking layer19 May 2026US 12,629,064 B2UXN Co., Ltd.
- Electro-optical modulator using waveguides with overlapping ridges24 Feb 2026US 12,560,831 B2Cisco Technology, Inc.
- Methods of improving the solubility and bioavailability of therapeutic agents10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263380 A1MAA Laboratories, Inc.
- Surface functionalized, host-guest polymer nano-assemblies and methods thereof20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240786 A1University of Massachusetts
- Non-enzymatic glucose-sensing device with nanoporous structure and conditioning of the nanoporous structure18 Jun 2026US 2026/0165622 A1UXN Co., Ltd.
- Electrodes, lithium-ion batteries, and methods of making and using same14 May 2026US 2026/0135091 A1Georgia Tech Research Corporation
- Systems and methods for forming a nanopore in a lipid bilayer9 Apr 2026US 2026/0097565 A1Roche Sequencing Solutions, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Methods of making thin film transistors comprising zinc-oxide-based semiconductor materials and transistors made thereby3,970US 7,402,506 B2Eastman Kodak Company · 2008
- Electroactive polymer devices1,577US 6,545,384 B1SRI International · 2003
- Electroactive polymer electrodes1,515US 6,583,533 B2SRI International · 2003
- Light emitting semiconductor device1,509US 7,265,374 B2Arima Computer Corporation · 2007
- Methods and devices for fabricating and assembling printable semiconductor elements883US 7,622,367 B1The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois · 2009