Intellectual Property Law

US Patent 7582975 - Nanowire gap sensor

This patent from HP teaches a method to create gaps in nanowire structures which is reproducible and may facilitate mass production of nanoscale sensors. Claim 1 reads:

1. A nanowire device, comprising:

a nanowire formed between two surfaces;

a gap formed at a predetermined location in the nanowire; and

a protective layer established on each surface of the nanowire without being established on ends of the nanowire adjacent to the gap or adjacent to the two surfaces.

Full post as published by TinytechIP on September 05, 2009 (boomark / email).