{"id":666,"date":"2025-09-04T17:28:05","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T21:28:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mse.ncsu.edu\/narayan\/?page_id=666"},"modified":"2025-09-04T17:55:25","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T21:55:25","slug":"patents-and-ip","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mse.ncsu.edu\/narayan\/patents-and-ip\/","title":{"rendered":"Patents and IP"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Patent families<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Q-carbon synthesis &amp; processing:<\/strong> Core formation\/processing of Q-carbon; interconversion with diamond\/graphene.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Q-BN &amp; c-BN devices:<\/strong> Ambient conversion of h-BN \u2192 Q-BN\/c-BN; doped c-BN device structures.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>NV nanodiamonds &amp; quantum:<\/strong> NV\/SiV nanodiamond synthesis for quantum sensing and communication.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Doped diamond\/c-BN electronics:<\/strong> Non-equilibrium n\/p doping and device integration.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ultra-hard coatings &amp; wear-resistant materials:<\/strong> Laser-enabled coatings for metals\/carbides.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Diamond nanofibers &amp; macro-diamond growth:<\/strong> Nanofiber formation; scaling to large-area diamond.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<h2 id=\"tablepress-1-name\" class=\"tablepress-table-name tablepress-table-name-id-1\">Granted U.S. Patents (selected)<\/h2>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-1\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-1\" aria-labelledby=\"tablepress-1-name\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Patent No.<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Year<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Title<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">One-line scope<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">11,189,774<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">2021<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">High-temperature carbon-based superconductor: B-doped Q-carbon<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">B-doped Q-carbon materials and devices exhibiting high-Tc superconductivity.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">11,011,514<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">2021<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Doping and fabrication of diamond and c-BN based device structures<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Methods to dope\/build diamond and c-BN devices on practical substrates.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">10,906,104<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">2021<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Systems and methods of fabrication and use of wear-resistant materials<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Laser-enabled routes to ultra-hard, adherent coatings.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">10,586,702<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">2020<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Synthesis and processing of novel phase of carbon (Q-carbon)<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Core processes to form and manipulate Q-carbon.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">10,566,193<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">2020<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Synthesis and processing of Q-carbon, graphene, and diamond<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Laser processing to interconvert carbon phases and pattern devices.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">10,529,564<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">2020<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Synthesis and processing of novel phase of boron nitride (Q-BN)<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Formation\/processing of Q-BN and related BN phases.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">10,240,251<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">2019<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Pure and NV nanodiamonds &amp; nanostructures for quantum apps<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">NV-center nanodiamonds for quantum sensing\/communication.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">10,211,049<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">2019<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Pure and NV nanodiamonds and other nanostructures<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Synthesis pathways for quantum-grade nanodiamond structures.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">10,196,754<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">2019<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Conversion of carbon into n-type and p-type doped diamond and structures<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Non-equilibrium doping of diamond beyond solubility limits.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">5,221,411<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">1993<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Continuous monocrystalline diamond thin films<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Early method for large-area monocrystalline diamond films.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"tablepress-2-name\" class=\"tablepress-table-name tablepress-table-name-id-2\">U.S. Patent Applications (selected)<\/h2>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-2\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-2\" aria-labelledby=\"tablepress-2-name\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Pub. No.<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Year<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Title<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">Status \/ One-line scope<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">2020\/0149151<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">2020<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Diamond nanofibers and methods of making diamond nanofibers and large-size diamonds<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Published application; laser-driven diamond nanofiber growth.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">2019\/0363078<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">2019<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Doping and fabrication of diamond and c-BN based device structures<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Extends diamond\/c-BN device doping and fabrication methods.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">2017\/0373153<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">2017<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Pure and NV nanodiamonds and other nanostructures<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Quantum-ready NV nanodiamond synthesis.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">2017\/0370019<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">2017<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Pure and NV nanodiamonds and other nanostructures<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Related NV-center nanodiamond routes (family).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">2017\/0037540<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">2017<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Conversion of BN into n-type and p-type doped c-BN and structures<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Heavily doped cubic BN for power devices.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">2017\/0037534<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">2017<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Direct conversion of h-BN into c-BN and structures<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Ambient-condition h-BN \u2192 c-BN conversion.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">2017\/0037533<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">2017<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Novel phase of boron nitride (Q-BN)<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Q-BN synthesis\/processing claims.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">2017\/0037532<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">2017<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Conversion of carbon into n- and p-type doped diamond and structures<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Diamond device doping beyond equilibrium.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">2017\/0037531<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">2017<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Direct conversion of carbon into diamond and structures<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Direct diamond formation under ambient conditions.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">2017\/0037530<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">2017<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Q-carbon, graphene, and diamond<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Patterned laser processing across carbon phases.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-12\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">2017\/0036917<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">2017<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Pure and NV nanodiamonds and other nanostructures<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">NV-center diamond materials (family).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Patent families<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8333,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"source":"","ncst_custom_author":"","ncst_show_custom_author":false,"ncst_dynamicHeaderBlockName":"ncst\/split-header","ncst_dynamicHeaderData":"{\"backgroundColor\":\"custombg_ten\",\"pageIntro\":\"Q-carbon, Q-BN, Diamond\/c-BN Devices, and Nanodiamond Quantum Technologies\",\"imageID\":642,\"imageURL\":\"https:\/\/mse.ncsu.edu\/narayan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/550\/2025\/09\/Q-silicon-scaled.jpeg\",\"imageAlt\":\"Laser-processed wafer illustrating non-equilibrium synthesis of Q-phases (Q-carbon, Q-BN) for diamond\/c-BN devices\",\"focalPoint\":{\"x\":0.57,\"y\":0.89}}","ncst_content_audit_freq":"","ncst_content_audit_date":"","ncst_content_audit_display":false,"ncst_backToTopFlag":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-666","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.3 - 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