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 Class   977NANOTECHNOLOGY
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  700           NANOSTRUCTURE
  701           . (1 indent ) Integrated with dissimilar structures on a common substrate
  702           .. (2 indent ) Having biological material component
  703           ... (3 indent ) Cellular
  704           ... (3 indent ) Nucleic acids (e.g., DNA or RNA, etc.)
  705           ... (3 indent ) Protein or peptide
  706           ... (3 indent ) Carbohydrate
  707           .. (2 indent ) Having different types of nanoscale structures or devices on a common substrate
  708           .. (2 indent ) With distinct switching device
  709           ... (3 indent ) Including molecular switching device
  710           .... (4 indent ) Biological switching
  711           .... (5 indent ) Nucleic acid switching
  712           .. (2 indent ) Formed from plural layers of nanosized material (e.g., stacked structures, etc.)
  713           ... (3 indent ) Including lipid layer
  714           ... (3 indent ) Containing protein
  715           .. (2 indent ) On an organic substrate
  716           ... (3 indent ) Biological cell surface
  717           ... (3 indent ) Lipid substrate
  718           ... (3 indent ) Carbohydrate substrate
  719           ... (3 indent ) Nucleic acid substrate
  720           .. (2 indent ) On an electrically conducting, semi-conducting, or semi-insulating substrate
  721           ... (3 indent ) On a silicon substrate
  722           ... (3 indent ) On a metal substrate
  723           .. (2 indent ) On an electrically insulating substrate
  724           . (1 indent ) Devices having flexible or movable element
  725           .. (2 indent ) Nanomotor/nanoactuator
  726           ... (3 indent ) Using chemical reaction/biological energy (e.g., ATP, etc.)
  727           .. (2 indent ) Formed from biological material
  728           ... (3 indent ) Nucleic acids (e.g., DNA or RNA, etc.)
  729           ... (3 indent ) From protein or unit thereof (e.g., enzyme or carboxyl group, etc.)
  730           ... (3 indent ) For electrical purposes
  731           .. (2 indent ) Formed from a single atom, molecule, or cluster
  732           .. (2 indent ) Nanocantilever
  733           .. (2 indent ) Nanodiaphragm
  734           . (1 indent ) Fullerenes (i.e., graphene-based structures, such as nanohorns, nanococoons, nanoscrolls, etc.) or fullerene-like structures (e.g., WS2 or MoS2 chalcogenide nanotubes, planar C3N4, etc.)
  735           .. (2 indent ) Carbon buckyball (C60, C70, etc., and derivatives and modifications thereof)
  736           ... (3 indent ) Having atoms interior to the carbon cage
  737           ... (3 indent ) Having a modified surface
  738           .... (4 indent ) Modified with biological, organic, or hydrocarbon material
  739           .... (5 indent ) Modified with an enzyme
  740           .... (4 indent ) Modified with atoms or molecules bonded to the surface
  741           .... (4 indent ) Modified with dissimilar atom or molecule substituted for carbon atoms of the buckyball (e.g., impurity doping or compositional substitution, etc.)
  742           .. (2 indent ) Carbon nanotubes (CNTs)
  743           ... (3 indent ) Having specified tube end structure (e.g., close-ended shell or open-ended tube, etc.)
  744           ... (3 indent ) Having atoms interior to the carbon cage
  745           ... (3 indent ) Having a modified surface
  746           .... (4 indent ) Modified with biological, organic, or hydrocarbon material
  747           .... (5 indent ) Modified with an enzyme
  748           .... (4 indent ) Modified with atoms or molecules bonded to the surface
  749           .... (4 indent ) Modified with dissimilar atoms or molecules substituted for carbon atoms of the CNT (e.g., impurity doping or compositional substitution, etc.)
  750           ... (3 indent ) Single-walled
  751           .... (4 indent ) With specified chirality and/or electrical conductivity (e.g., chirality of (5,4), (5,5), (10,5), etc.)
  752           ... (3 indent ) Multi-walled
  753           .. (2 indent ) With polymeric or organic binder
  754           . (1 indent ) Dendrimer (i.e., serially branching or "tree-like" structure)
  755           . (1 indent ) Nanosheet or quantum barrier/well (i.e., layer structure having one dimension or thickness of 100 nm or less)
  756           .. (2 indent ) Lipid layer
  757           ... (3 indent ) Layer containing protein
  758           .. (2 indent ) Mono-atomic layer on delta-doped sheet
  759           .. (2 indent ) Quantum well dimensioned for intersubband transitions (e.g., for use in unipolar light emitters or quantum well infrared photodetectors, etc.)
  760           .. (2 indent ) Superlattice with graded effective bandgap (e.g., "CHIRP-graded" superlattice, etc.)
  761           .. (2 indent ) Superlattice with well or barrier thickness adapted for increasing the reflection, transmission, or filtering of carriers having energies above the bulk-form conduction or valence band energy level of the well or barrier (i.e., well or barrier with ninteger^carrier/4 thickness)
  762           . (1 indent ) Nanowire or quantum wire (axially elongated structure having two dimensions of 100 nm or less)
  763           .. (2 indent ) Formed along or from crystallographic terraces or ridges
  764           .. (2 indent ) With specified packing density
  765           .. (2 indent ) With specified cross-sectional profile (e.g., belt-shaped, etc.)
  766           .. (2 indent ) Bent wire (i.e., having nonliner longitudinal axis)
  767           ... (3 indent ) Mesh structure
  768           ... (3 indent ) Helical wire
  769           .... (4 indent ) Formed with nucleic acid
  770           .... (4 indent ) Formed with polyamide polymers
  771           ... (3 indent ) Nanoring
  772           .... (4 indent ) Formed from circular biomolecule (e.g., DNA, heme, chelators, etc.)
  773           . (1 indent ) Nanoparticle (structure having three dimensions of 100 nm or less)
  774           .. (2 indent ) Exhibiting three-dimensional carrier confinement (e.g., quantum dots, etc.)
  775           .. (2 indent ) Nanosized powder or flake (e.g., nanosized catalyst, etc.)
  776           ... (3 indent ) Ceramic powder or flake
  777           ... (3 indent ) Metallic powder or flake
  778           . (1 indent ) Within specified host or matrix material (e.g., nanocomposite films, etc.)
  779           .. (2 indent ) Possessing nanosized particles, powders, flakes, or clusters other than simple atomic impurity doping
  780           .. (2 indent ) Possessing fully enclosed nanosized voids or physical holes
  781           .. (2 indent ) Possessing nonosized surface openings that extend partially into or completely through the host material
  782           .. (2 indent ) Possessing nanosized physical convexity, ridge, or protrusion extending upward from the host's surface
  783           .. (2 indent ) Organic host/matrix (e.g., lipid, etc.)
  784           .. (2 indent ) Electrically conducting, semi-conducting, or semi-insulating host material
  785           .. (2 indent ) Electrically insulating host material
  786           .. (2 indent ) Fluidic host/matrix containing nanomaterials
  787           ... (3 indent ) Viscous fluid host/matrix containing nanomaterials
  788           . (1 indent ) Of specified organic or carbon-based composition
  789           .. (2 indent ) In array format
  790           ... (3 indent ) With heterogeneous nanostructures
  791           .... (4 indent ) Molecular array
  792           .... (5 indent ) Nucleic acid array (e.g., human genome array, etc.)
  793           .... (5 indent ) Protein array
  794           .... (4 indent ) Chemical library array
  795           .. (2 indent ) Composed of biological material
  796           ... (3 indent ) For electrical or electronic purpose
  797           .. (2 indent ) Lipid particle
  798           ... (3 indent ) Having internalized material
  799           .... (4 indent ) Containing biological material
  800           .... (5 indent ) Nucleic acid (e.g., DNA or RNA, etc.)
  801           .... (5 indent ) Drug
  802           .. (2 indent ) Virus-based particle
  803           ... (3 indent ) Containing biological material in its interior
  804           .... (4 indent ) Containing nucleic acid
  805           .... (4 indent ) Containing drug
  806           ... (3 indent ) With exterior chemical attachment
  807           .... (4 indent ) Exterior attachment for detection
  808           .... (4 indent ) Exterior attachment for targeting (e.g., drug targeting, etc.)
  809           .. (2 indent ) Organic film on silicon
  810           . (1 indent ) Of specified metal or metal alloy composition
  811           . (1 indent ) Of specified metal oxide composition (e.g., conducting or semiconducting compositions such as ITO, ZnOx, etc.)
  812           .. (2 indent ) Perovskites and superconducting composition (e.g., BaxSr1-xTiO3, etc.)
  813           . (1 indent ) Of specified inorganic semiconductor composition (e.g., periodic table group IV-VI compositions, etc.)
  814           .. (2 indent ) Group IV based elements and compounds (e.g., CxSiyGez, porous silicon, etc.)
  815           .. (2 indent ) Group III-V based compounds (e.g., AlaGabIncNxPyAsz, etc.)
  816           ... (3 indent ) III-N based compounds (e.g., AlxGayInzN, etc.)
  817           .... (4 indent ) High-indium-content InGaN pooling or clusters
  818           ... (3 indent ) III-P based compounds (e.g., AlxGayIn2P, etc.)
  819           ... (3 indent ) III-As based compounds (e.g., AlxGayInzAs, etc.)
  820           ... (3 indent ) III-Sb based compounds (e.g., AlxGayInzSb, etc.)
  821           ... (3 indent ) Mixed group V compounds (e.g., III-NxPy, etc.)
  822           ... (3 indent ) Boron-containing compounds
  823           ... (3 indent ) Tl-containing or Bi-containing compounds
  824           .. (2 indent ) Group II-VI nonoxide compounds (e.g., CdxMnyTe, etc.)
  825           .. (2 indent ) Heterojunction formed between semiconductor materials that differ in that they belong to different periodic table groups (e.g., Ge (Group IV) - GaAs (Group III-V) or InP (group III-V) - CdTe (Group II-VI), etc.)
  826           .. (2 indent ) Nonstoichiometric semiconductor compounds (e.g., IIIxVy; x does not equal y, etc.)
  827           . (1 indent ) Formed from hybrid organic/inorganic semiconductor compositions
  828           .. (2 indent ) Biological composition interconnected with inorganic material
  829           .. (2 indent ) Organic or biological core coated with inorganic shell
  830           .. (2 indent ) Inorganic core or cluster coated with organic or biological shell
  831           . (1 indent ) Of specified ceramic or electrically insulating compositions
  832           . (1 indent ) Having specified property (e.g., lattice-constant, thermal expansion coefficient, etc.)
  833           .. (2 indent ) Thermal property of nanomaterial (e.g., thermally conducting/insulating or exhibiting Peltier or Seebeck effect, etc.)
  834           .. (2 indent ) Optical properties of nanomaterial (e.g., specified transparency, opacity, or index of refraction, etc.)
  835           .. (2 indent ) Chemical or nuclear reactivity/stability of composition or compound forming nanomaterial
  836           ... (3 indent ) Having biological reactive capability
  837           .. (2 indent ) Piezoelectric property of nanomaterial
  838           .. (2 indent ) Magnetic property of nanomaterial
  839           MATHEMATICAL ALGORITHMS, E.G., COMPUTER SOFTWARE, ETC., SPECIFICALLY ADAPTED FOR MODELING CONFIGURATIONS OR PROPERTIES OF NANOSTRUCTURE
  840           MANUFACTURE, TREATMENT, OR DETECTION OF NANOSTRUCTURE
  841           . (1 indent ) Environmental containment or disposal of nanostructure material
  842           . (1 indent ) For carbon nanotubes or fullerenes
  843           .. (2 indent ) Gas phase catalytic growth (i.e., chemical vapor deposition)
  844           .. (2 indent ) Growth by vaporization or dissociation of carbon source using a high-energy heat source (e.g., electric arc, laser, plasma, e-beam, etc.)
  845           .. (2 indent ) Purification or separation of fullerenes or nanotubes
  846           .. (2 indent ) Internal modifications (e.g., filling, endohedral modifications, etc.)
  847           .. (2 indent ) Surface modifications (e.g., functionalization, coating, etc.)
  848           .. (2 indent ) Tube end modifications (e.g., capping, joining, splicing, etc.)
  849           . (1 indent ) With scanning probe
  850           .. (2 indent ) Scanning probe control process
  851           ... (3 indent ) Particular movement or positioning of scanning tip
  852           .. (2 indent ) For detection of specific nanostructure sample or nanostructure-related property
  853           ... (3 indent ) Biological sample
  854           ... (3 indent ) Semiconductor sample
  855           .. (2 indent ) For manufacture of nanostructure
  856           ... (3 indent ) Including etching/cutting
  857           ... (3 indent ) Including coating
  858           ... (3 indent ) Including positioning/mounting nanostructure
  859           ... (3 indent ) Including substrate treatment
  860           .. (2 indent ) Scanning probe structure
  861           ... (3 indent ) Scanning tunneling probe
  862           ... (3 indent ) Near-field probe
  863           ... (3 indent ) Atomic force probe
  864           ... (3 indent ) Electrostatic force probe
  865           ... (3 indent ) Magnetic force probe
  866           ... (3 indent ) Scanning capacitance probe
  867           ... (3 indent ) Scanning thermal probe
  868           ... (3 indent ) With optical means
  869           .... (4 indent ) Optical microscope
  870           .... (4 indent ) Optical lever arm for reflecting light
  871           ... (3 indent ) With environmental regulation means
  872           ... (3 indent ) Positioner
  873           ... (3 indent ) Tip holder
  874           ... (3 indent ) Probe tip array
  875           ... (3 indent ) With tip detail
  876           .... (4 indent ) Nanotube tip
  877           .... (4 indent ) Chemically functionalized
  878           .... (4 indent ) Shape/taper
  879           .... (4 indent ) Material
  880           . (1 indent ) With arrangement, process, or apparatus for testing
  881           .. (2 indent ) Microscopy or spectroscopy (e.g., SEM, TEM, etc.)
  882           . (1 indent ) Assembling of separate components (e.g., by attaching, etc.)
  883           .. (2 indent ) Fluidic self-assembly ("FSA")
  884           .. (2 indent ) Assembled via biorecognition entity
  885           ... (3 indent ) Via nucleic acid hybridization
  886           ... (3 indent ) Via protein recognition
  887           . (1 indent ) Nanoimprint lithography (i.e., nanostamp)
  888           . (1 indent ) Shaping or removal of materials (e.g., etching, etc.)
  889           .. (2 indent ) By laser ablation
  890           . (1 indent ) Deposition of materials (e.g., coating, CVD, or ALD, etc.)
  891           .. (2 indent ) Vapor phase deposition
  892           .. (2 indent ) Liquid phase deposition
  893           .. (2 indent ) Deposition in pores (molding) with subsequent removal of mold
  894           . (1 indent ) Having step or means utilizing biological growth
  895           . (1 indent ) Having step or means utilizing chemical property
  896           .. (2 indent ) Chemical synthesis (e.g., chemical bonding or breaking, etc.)
  897           ... (3 indent ) Polymerization
  898           ... (3 indent ) Enzymatic
  899           ... (3 indent ) Electrolytic
  900           . (1 indent ) Having step or means utilizing mechanical or thermal property (e.g., pressure, heat, etc.)
  901           . (1 indent ) Having step or means utilizing electromagnetic property (e.g., optical, x-ray, electron beamm, etc.)
  902           SPECIFIED USE OF NANOSTRUCTURE
  903           . (1 indent ) For conversion, containment, or destruction of hazardous material
  904           . (1 indent ) For medical, immunological, body treatment, or diagnosis
  905           .. (2 indent ) Specially adapted for travel through blood circulatory system
  906           .. (2 indent ) Drug delivery
  907           ... (3 indent ) Liposome
  908           .. (2 indent ) Mechanical repair performed/surgical
  909           ... (3 indent ) Obstruction removal
  910           ... (3 indent ) Strengthening cell or tissue
  911           ... (3 indent ) Cancer cell destruction
  912           ... (3 indent ) Cancer cell repair
  913           ... (3 indent ) Stem cell therapy implantation
  914           .. (2 indent ) Protein engineering
  915           .. (2 indent ) Therapeutic or pharmaceutical composition
  916           ... (3 indent ) Gene therapy
  917           ... (3 indent ) Vaccine
  918           .. (2 indent ) Immunological
  919           .. (2 indent ) Dental
  920           .. (2 indent ) Detection of biochemical
  921           ... (3 indent ) Of toxic chemical
  922           ... (3 indent ) Of explosive material
  923           .. (2 indent ) Cell culture
  924           .. (2 indent ) Using nanostructure as support of DNA analysis
  925           .. (2 indent ) Bioelectrical
  926           .. (2 indent ) Topical chemical (e.g., cosmetic or sunscreen, etc.)
  927           .. (2 indent ) Diagnostic contrast agent
  928           ... (3 indent ) X-ray agent
  929           ... (3 indent ) Ultrasound contrast agent
  930           ... (3 indent ) MRI contrast agent
  931           .. (2 indent ) Medical device coating
  932           . (1 indent ) For electronic or optoelectronic application
  933           .. (2 indent ) Spintronics or quantum computing
  934           ... (3 indent ) Giant magnetoresistance (GMR)
  935           ... (3 indent ) Spin dependent tunnel (SDT) junction (e.g., tunneling magnetoresistance (TMR), etc.)
  936           .. (2 indent ) In a transistor or 3-terminal device
  937           ... (3 indent ) Single electron transistor
  938           ... (3 indent ) Field Effect transistors (FETs) with nanowire- or nanotube-channel region
  939           ... (3 indent ) Electron emitter (e.g., Spindt emitter tip coated with nanoparticles, etc.)
  940           .. (2 indent ) In a logic circuit
  941           ... (3 indent ) Including DNA logic element
  942           ... (3 indent ) Including Protein logic element
  943           .. (2 indent ) Information storage or retrieval using nanostructure
  944           ... (3 indent ) Biochemical memory
  945           .... (4 indent ) Protein memory
  946           .... (4 indent ) Nucleic acid memory
  947           ... (3 indent ) With scanning probe instrument
  948           .. (2 indent ) Energy storage/generating using nanostructure (e.g., fuel cell, battery, etc.)
  949           .. (2 indent ) Radiation emitter using nanostructure
  950           ... (3 indent ) Electromagnetic energy
  951           .... (4 indent ) Laser
  952           .. (2 indent ) Display
  953           .. (2 indent ) Detector using nanostructure
  954           ... (3 indent ) Of radiant energy
  955           ... (3 indent ) Of thermal property
  956           ... (3 indent ) Of mechanical property
  957           ... (3 indent ) Of chemical property or presence
  958           .... (4 indent ) Of biomolecule property
  959           .... (5 indent ) Of disease state
  960           ... (3 indent ) Of magnetic property
  961           . (1 indent ) For textile or fabric treatment
  962           . (1 indent ) For carrying or transporting
  963           MISCELLANEOUS


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