Inventor · Houston, TX, US

Nancy J. Halas

33Patents
15h-index
49Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 11, 1998 → Aug 12, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6530944B2 Optically-active nanoparticles for use in therapeutic and diagnostic methods Human Necessities 422 Expired
US6344272B1 Metal nanoshells Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 298 Expired
US6699724B1 Metal nanoshells for biosensing applications Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 192 Expired
US6660381B2 Partial coverage metal nanoshells and method of making same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 186 Expired
US6428811B1 Temperature-sensitive polymer/nanoshell composites for photothermally modulated drug delivery Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 147 Expired
US6685730B2 Optically-absorbing nanoparticles for enhanced tissue repair Performing Operations; Transporting 134 Expired
US6645517B2 Temperature-sensitive polymer/nanoshell composites for photothermally modulated drug delivery Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 130 Expired
US6685986B2 Metal nanoshells Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 127 Expired
US6778316B2 Nanoparticle-based all-optical sensors Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 115 Expired
US6852252B2 Use of metalnanoshells to impede the photo-oxidation of conjugated polymer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 95 Expired
US7144627B2 Multi-layer nanoshells comprising a metallic or conducting shell Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 90 Expired
US7371457B2 Nanoparticle comprising nanoshell of thickness less than the bulk electron mean free path of the shell material Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 62 Expired
US8178202B2 Nonconcentric nanoshells with offset core in relation to shell and method of using the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 40 Active
US7790066B2 Nanorice particles: hybrid plasmonic nanostructures Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 36 Active
US6908496B2 Method for scalable production of nanoshells using salt assisted purification of intermediate colloid-seeded nanoparticles Performing Operations; Transporting 18 Expired
US8045152B2 All optical nanoscale sensor Physics 10 Active
US9222665B2 Waste remediation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Active
US9545458B2 Waste remediation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US7858186B2 Fluorinated nanodiamond as a precursor for solid substrate surface coating using wet chemistry Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US10766024B2 Multicomponent plasmonic photocatalysts consisting of a plasmonic antenna and a reactive catalytic surface: the antenna-reactor effect Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US8605280B2 Multimetallic nanoshells for monitoring chemical reactions Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Active
US8003215B2 Fluorinated nanodiamond as a precursor for solid substrate surface coating using wet chemistry Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US9032731B2 Cooling systems and hybrid A/C systems using an electromagnetic radiation-absorbing complex Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US9806217B2 Fully integrated CMOS-compatible photodetector with color selectivity and intrinsic gain Electricity 1 Active
US9202952B2 Plasmon induced hot carrier device, method for using the same, and method for manufacturing the same Electricity 1 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.