Patents

  1. Process and Catalyst for the Production of Formaldehyde from Methane
    N.D. Spencer
    United States Patent, Patent No. 4,607,127 (1985)
  2. Process and Catalyst for the Production of Formaldehyde from Methane
    N.D. Spencer
    United States Patent, Patent No. 4,705,771 (1986)
  3. Process for the Production of Formaldehyde from Methane
    N.D. Spencer
    United States Patent, Patent No. 4,727,198 (1987)
  4. Vibratory Calcination of Inorganic Superconductor Precursor Powders
    N.D. Spencer and J.W. Beeckman
    United States Patent, Patent No. 4,997,810 (1991)
  5. Ceramic Composition (Bi-Pb-Sb-Sr-Ca-Cu Superconductor Synthesis Method)
    N.D. Spencer
    United States Patent, Patent No. 5,001,109 (1991)
  6. Ceramic Compositon (Tl-Ba-Ca-Cu-O Superconductor Synthesis Method)
    N.D. Spencer and L.E. Dolhert
    United States Patent, Patent No. 5,002,926 (1991)
  7. Manufacturing Method for Ceramics and Products Thereof
    N.D. Spencer, W.H. Pan and J.A. Rudesill
    United States Patent, Patent No. 5,023,067 (1991)
  8. Superconducting Oxide-Fcc Oxide Composite Compositions and Method for Making such Composition
    N.D. Spencer
    United States Patent, Patent No. 5,028,585 (1991)
  9. Manufacturing Method for Superconducting Ceramics and Products Thereof
    N.D. Spencer, W.H. Pan, J. Rudesill
    United States Patent, Patent No. 5,149,682 (1991)
  10. Synthesis of Submicron Powders Under Reduced Oxygen Pressure
    N.D. Spencer
    United States Patent, Patent No. 5,152,973 (1992)
  11. Multifunctional Polymeric Surface Coatings in Analytic and Sensor Devices
    Jeffrey A. Hubbelll, Marcus Textor, Donald Elbert, Stephanie Finken, Rolf Hofer, Nicholas D. Spencer, Laurence Ruiz-Taylor
    United States Patent, Patent No. 6,884,628 (2005)
  12. Controlled Surface-Chemical Gradients
    Nicholas D. Spencer, Sara Maria Morgenthaler, and Seunghwan Lee
    European Patent EP1610909 (2007)
    United States Patent, Patent No. 7,854,959 (2010)
  13. Environmentally Compatible Additives for Aqueous Lubricants
    Nicholas D. Spencer and Seunghwan Lee
    United States Patent, Patent No. 7,514,150 (2009)
  14. Unique Label for Identification or Security System
    Nicholas D. Spencer, Peter Uggowitzer, Paul Smith, Kirill Feldman
    European Patent EP1908044 (2011)
    United States Patent, Patent No. 7,963,563 B2 (2011)
  15. Methods and Apparatus for Coating Surfaces to Reduce Protein Adsorption and Cell Adhesion and Present Binding Ligands (PPS-PEG)
    Anmelder: ETHZ/Argo (ETH patent no 114)
    Filing date:
    a) September 18, 2001, serial number 60/323,353
    b) September 18, 2002, serial number 10/246,500
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Hubbell, Jane P. Bearinger, Alessandro Napoli, Marcus Textor, Nicola Tirelli
  16. Methods and apparatus for patterning a surface, (PPS-Pattern)
    US patent application: 10/246,500.
    Anmelder: ETHZ/Argo (ETH patent no 113)
    Filing date:
    a) September 18, 2001, serial number 60/323,355
    b) September 18, 2002, serial number 10/246,500
    Filing date: September 18, 2002
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Hubbell, Jane Bearinger, Marcus Textor
  17. Biomedical Implant Surfaces with Osteogenic Properties, (Osteogenic)
    US PCT Anmeldung
    Anmelder: ETHZ (ETH patent no. 116)
    Filing date: 30.1.2002.
    Inventors: Samuele Tosatti, Marcus Textor, Barbara Boyan, Zvi Schwartz, Marco Wieland, Alain Denzer
  18. Surface Patterning, (SMAP)
    Patent application PCT/CH 01/00548
    Anmelder: ETHZ (ETH patent no ..)
    Filing date: 12 September 2001
    Inventors: Marcus Textor, Roger Michel, Jeffrey Hubbell, Nic Spencer
  19. Oberfläche zur Immobilisierung von Nuleinsäuren, (Zepto 119)
    PCT Filing date: 27/08/01.
    PCT/EP 02/09490 (Prioritätsdatum 27. 8. 2001)
    Schweizer Anmeldung CH 1586/01
    Anmelder: Zeptosens
    Andreas P. Abel, Markus Ehrat, Eckehard Kauffmann, Dominic Utinger, Vincent Benoit, Susan Margaret De Paul, Marcus Textor, Stephanie Finken, Jeffrey A. Hubbell.
  20. Bioanalytische Erkennungsoberfläche mit optimaler Dichte der Erkennungselemente, (Zepto 118)
    PCT Filing date: 27/08/01
    Schweizer Anmeldung: CH 1585/01
    Anmelder: Zeptosens
    Inventors: Michael Pawlak, Gert L. Duveneck, Ning-Ping Huang, Susan Margaret De Paul, Marcus Textor, Rolf Hofer, Eveline Schürmann-Mader.
  21. Verfahren zur Abscheidung von Mono- und Mehrfachschichten von Organophosphorsäuren und –phosphonsäuren und deren Salzen und deren Verwendung als Teil von beschichteten Sensorplattformen, Implantaten und medizinischen Hilfsgeräten und neue Organophosphorsäuren und –phosphonsäuren und deren Salze daselbst, (Phosphat)
    PCT Filing Date: ......
    PCT number: ...
    Anmelder: Zeptosens
    Inventors: ......
  22. Multifunctional Polyionic Coatings in Analytic and Sensor Devices, (PLL-PEG)
    Filing date: 24. April 2000
    Filing number: PCT/US00/11708 and USSN 09/560,472
    Patent number: WO00065352A1
    Anmelder: ETHZ/Argo (ETH patent no 104)
    Erfinder: Hubbell JA, Textor M, Elbert DL, Finken (VandeVondele) S, Hofer R, Spencer ND, Ruiz-Taylor L., Griffiths J.
  23. Microelectrode Array and Manufacturing Process for Microelectrode Array Forming for Electrochemical and Bioelectrochemical Sensors, (Electrode)
    Patent number: ..
    Anmelder: Alusuisse (Alcan)
    Filing date: ...
    Inventors: F. Schlottig, P. Forrer, H. Siegenthaler, M. Textor
    Europa-Patent erteilt
  24. A Toxicology and Biocompatibility Sensor and Uses Thereof in Monitoring Cell Behavior, (Toxsens)
    Filing date: ...
    Patent number: ..
    Inventors: Roman Graf, Gergory Kenausis, Marcus Textor