== Introduction ==Nanotechnology is being embedded in multiple industries. This report presents a brief history of nanotechnology and the scientific breakthroughs in the area, followed by the use of carbon nanotubes in various industries.
The report also provides a detailed carbon nanotube taxonomy, and the in-depth categorization of patents in this domain. Other topics covered include key universities, companies and market players in the area of carbon nanotubes.
== Introduction ==
=== Nanotechnology ===
It has or will have applications in almost all areas we can think of.
[[Image{|border="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="100%"|-!Environment and Energy || Medical and Health || Electronics and Computers || Space, Aircraft and Transportation || Materials and Manufacturing|-| valign = "top" |* Clean Technology* Reducing Global Warming* Eco-friendly and Efficient Energy* Eco-friendly Coatings* Lotus-effect Surfaces* Self-cleaning Glass* Environmental Monitoring* Remediation of Soil* Remediation and Treatment of Water| valign = "top" |* Lab-on-a-chip:nanotechnology.jpgThe Analytical Revolution* Nanoparticles and Drug Delivery* Nanoparticles and Gene Therapy* Textured Surfaces for Tissue Regeneration* Nanorobot Therapeutics|700 pxvalign = "top" |center* Desktop Manufacturing* Electronic Paper* Nanoelectronics and Computing* Assemblers and Self-replicators* Molecular Electronics|thumbvalign = "top" |* Space and Aeronautics* Automobiles* Transportation Infrastructure| valign = "top" |* New and Nanostructured Materials* Nano-engineered Advanced Materials* NanoGold: Carbon Nanotubes* Potential Industrial Applications in nanotechnology]]|-|}([http://www.nipne.ro/rjp/2004_49_9-10/0767_0776.pdf Source link])
* '''Aerospace'''
::* [http://www.niac.usra.edu/files/library/meetings/annual/oct04/914Mavroidis.pdf Biorobots]
* '''Medicine'''
::* Identifying location of cancers cancer cells. [http://www.physorg.com/news2850.html]
::* Delivering chemotherapy drugs directly to cancer cells.[http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/News/2006/April/11040601.asp]
::* Nanoshells that concentrate the heat from infrared light to destroy cancer cells with minimal damage to surrounding healthy cells. [http://www.sciencentral.com/articles/view.php3?language=english&type=24119&article_id=218392390&cat=3_all]
[http://www.eikos.com/articles/carbnano_routetoapp.pdf Source link]
== Taxonomy for Carbon nanotubes ==
[[Image:Carbon Nanotube1.jpg|700 px|center|thumb|Map categorization for CNT]]
== Interactive taxonomy for Carbon nanotubes ==
''Use the mouse(click and drag/scroll up or down/click on nodes) to explore nodes in the detailed taxonomy''<br>
''Click on the red arrow on the side of a node name to view the content for that particular node in the dashboard''
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== Top ongoing projects on CNT's ==
* Number of patents filled on nanotubes are increasing exponentially by years.
* Last year i.e 2007, around 1450 patents are filled filed in this field.
[[Image:report11.jpg|700px|center|thumb|IP Activity by year]]
* Hon Hai Prec Ind Co Precision Industry Company leads the number of patent filing by a great margin with their competitors.
* Samsung Electronics and Samsung SDI Co. Ltd. together contributes 148 patents.
[[Image:report4.jpg|700px|center|thumb|Top Assignee]]
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== Sample Analysis ==
* Below is the link for sample spreadsheet analysis for Carbon nanotubes.
[[Media:Sample taxomomy for carbon nano tubes.xls|Sample analysis on carbon nanotubes]]
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== Carbon nanotube in Electric discharge tubes and discharge lamps (IPC H01J) ==
=== IP Map ===
[[Image:Discharge lamps.jpg|500px|center|thumb|Map for electron emitter devices]]
=== IP Activity on carbon nanotubes in Electric discharge tubes and discharge lamps ===
[[Image:report6.jpg|500 px|center|thumb|IP activity by year]]
[[Image:report5.jpg|500 px|center|thumb|Top Assignee]]
=== Analysis ===
{|border="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="100%"
|align = "justify" bgcolor = "#C0C0C0"|'''S.no'''
|align = "justify" bgcolor = "#C0C0C0"|'''Patent/Publication No.'''
|align = "justify" bgcolor = "#C0C0C0"|'''Assignee / Applicant'''
|align = "justify" bgcolor = "#C0C0C0"|'''Title'''
|align = "justify" bgcolor = "#C0C0C0"|'''Description of the device'''
|align = "justify" bgcolor = "#C0C0C0"|'''Use of CNT in it'''
|align = "justify" bgcolor = "#C0C0C0"|'''Technology Area'''
|-
|align = "justify" bgcolor = "#C0C0C0"|1
|align = "justify"|[http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=7336028.PN.&OS=PN/7336028&RS=PN/7336028 US7336028B2]
|align = "justify"|Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
|align = "justify"|Electron emission device having multi-layered gate electrode structure
|align = "justify"|A multilayered electron emission device is described with a predetermined gap between the electrodes.
|align = "justify"|Electron emission sources can be made up of CNTs.
|align = "justify"|Electron emission device
|-
|align = "justify" bgcolor = "#C0C0C0"|2
|align = "justify"|US7315129B2
|align = "justify"|Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
|align = "justify"|Plasma producing apparatus and doping apparatus
|align = "justify"|A plasma chamber anad plasma appratus is described with two electrodes and sustrate and CNTs.
|align = "justify"|CNTs are on the surface of the cathode electrode.
|align = "justify"|Plasma Appratus
|-
|align = "justify" bgcolor = "#C0C0C0"|3
|align = "justify"|[http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=7307432.PN.&OS=PN/7307432&RS=PN/7307432 US7307432B2]
|align = "justify"|Yokogawa Electric Corporation
|align = "justify"|Electron beam generating apparatus and optical sampling apparatus using the same
|align = "justify"|Optical sampling appratus with electrodes with deflection electrode and charge detection section.
|align = "justify"|Cathode is comprising of carbon nanotubes.
|align = "justify"|Optical sampling appratus.
|-
|align = "justify" bgcolor = "#C0C0C0"|4
|align = "justify"|[http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=7306503.PN.&OS=PN/7306503&RS=PN/7306503 US7306503B2]
|align = "justify"|Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
|align = "justify"|Method and apparatus of fixing carbon fibers on a substrate using an aerosol deposition process
|align = "justify"|Appratus for manufacturing substate with carbon nanotubes in it.
|align = "justify"|Arc dischage method is involved for producing CNTs and hence forming it on substrate.
|align = "justify"|Manufacturing and Processing of CNT<nowiki>’</nowiki>s
|-
|align = "justify" bgcolor = "#C0C0C0"|5
|align = "justify"|[http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=7259510.PN.&OS=PN/7259510&RS=PN/7259510 US7259510B1]
|align = "justify"|Agere Systems Inc.
|align = "justify"|On-chip vacuum tube device and process for making device
|align = "justify"|Microwave vacuum tube is described with electrodes and CNTs.
|align = "justify"|Cathode is comprising of carbon nanotubes.
|align = "justify"|Electron emission device
|-
|align = "justify" bgcolor = "#C0C0C0"|6
|align = "justify"|[http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=7232987.PN.&OS=PN/7232987&RS=PN/7232987 US7232987B2]
|align = "justify"|None
|align = "justify"|Instrument and method to measure available light energy for photosynthesis
|align = "justify"|A device to calculate and filter amout of light required and available for photosynthesis of plants.
|align = "justify"|Photovoltaic material is made up of carbon nanotubes.
|align = "justify"|Optical Instrument
|-
|align = "justify" bgcolor = "#C0C0C0"|7
|align = "justify"|[http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=7161148.PN.&OS=PN/7161148&RS=PN/7161148 US7161148B1]
|align = "justify"|Crystals and Technologies, Ltd.
|align = "justify"|Tip structures, devices on their basis, and methods for their preparation
|align = "justify"| A tip structure for an electron emissive device or a scanning probe device is described.
|align = "justify"|At least one link of the tip structure is made up of Carbon naotubes.
|align = "justify"|Electron emission device
|-
|align = "justify" bgcolor = "#C0C0C0"|8
|align = "justify"|[http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=7175494.PN.&OS=PN/7175494&RS=PN/7175494 US7175494B1]
|align = "justify"|cDream Corporation
|align = "justify"|Forming carbon nanotubes at lower temperatures suitable for an electron-emitting device
|align = "justify"|An electron emission device is described comprising of carbon nanotubes.
|align = "justify"|Carbon nanotubes are manufactured at 300° C. to 500° C which makes them compatible with the thermal stress of the underlying substrate.
|align = "justify"|Electron emission device
|-
|align = "justify" bgcolor = "#C0C0C0"|9
|align = "justify"|[http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=7161286.PN.&OS=PN/7161286&RS=PN/7161286 US7161286B2]
|align = "justify"|Tsinghua University <nowiki>|</nowiki> Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
|align = "justify"|Carbon nanotube array and method for making same
|align = "justify"|A carbon nanotube-based device is described which includes a substrate and number of catalytic nano-sized particles.
|align = "justify"|Carbon nanotubes are manufactured on the substrate.
|align = "justify"|Manufacturing and Processing of CNT<nowiki>’</nowiki>s
|-
|align = "justify" bgcolor = "#C0C0C0"|10
|align = "justify"|[http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=7145528.PN.&OS=PN/7145528&RS=PN/7145528 US7145528B2]
|align = "justify"|Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
|align = "justify"|Display device and driving and controlling method therefor
|align = "justify"|A display device with display panel is described and use of electron emitters.
|align = "justify"|Cathode is comprising of carbon nanotubes.
|align = "justify"|Electron emission device
|-
|align = "justify" bgcolor = "#C0C0C0"|11
|align = "justify"|[http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=7115863.PN.&OS=PN/7115863&RS=PN/7115863 US7115863B1]
|align = "justify"|Hitachi, Ltd.
|align = "justify"|Probe for scanning probe lithography and making method thereof
|align = "justify"|A probe of scanning probe lithography is described
|align = "justify"|Shaft of the probe is made up of Carbon nanaotubes.
|align = "justify"|Manufacturing and Processing of CNT<nowiki>’</nowiki>s
|-
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[[Media:Analysis_electrical.xls|Sample Analysis on use of Carbon nanotubes in discharge tubes and discharge lamps]]
[[Image:Analysis1.jpg|600px|center|thumb|Sample Analysis for discharge tubes and discharge lamps patents(30 patents)]]
== Key Players ==
=== Universities ===
* Universities play an important role in research and that's why it needs to be analyzed.
* Only 245 patents are filled by the universities research division.
* But companies are dependent on them for research activities.
* The analysis will give the insight of most involved university in terms of research on Carbon nanotubes.
[[Image:report2.jpg|700 px|center|Top Universities|thumb|Number of patents by universities in Carbon nanotubes area]]
=== Companies ===
* Large number of companies are now moving into this area.
* A sizeable number of startups too are coming into the picture.
{|border="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="100%"
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#C0C0C0"|Top Companies
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#C0C0C0"|Number of patents filed
|-
|align = "center"|[http://www.foxconn.com/ Hon Hai Prec Ind Co]
|align = "center"|118
|-
|align = "center"|[http://www.samsung.com Samsung Electronics]
|align = "center"|77
|-
|align = "center"|[http://www.samsungsdi.com/contents/kr/main.jsp Samsung SDI Co. Ltd.]
|align = "center"|71
|-
|align = "center"|[http://www.sony.com Sony Corp.]
|align = "center"|70
|-
|align = "center"|[http://www.toray.com/ Toray Industry]
|align = "center"|69
|-
|align = "center"|[http://www.fujitsu.com/global/ Fujitsu Ltd.]
|align = "center"|68
|-
|align = "center"|[http://www.nec.com/ Nippon Electric Co.]
|align = "center"|64
|-
|align = "center"|[http://www.itri.org.tw/eng/research/nano/index.jsp Ind Tech Res Inst]
|align = "center"|62
|-
|align = "center"|[http://www.imm.ac.cn/en/index.html Nat Inst for Materia]
|align = "center"|59
|-
|align = "center"|Others
|align = "center"|58
|-
|}
== Market Research ==
=== Nanotechnology market ===
* Nanotechnology is a growing market.
* Lux Research (a market research company in nanotechnology) believes that market will reach from $13 billion in 2005 to $292 billion in 2010.
* In 2015 market for nano materials will reach to $340 billion and electronics market will reach to $300 billion.
* US nanotech funding has increased from $270 million to $850 million.
[[Image:lux1.jpg|400 px|center|thumb|Predictions of market by Lux research]]
[[Image:lux3.jpg|400 px|center|thumb|US funding]]
[[Image:lux2.jpg|400 px|center|thumb|Market by different categories]]
=== Carbon Nanotubes market ===
* Market size will increase from $6 million in 2004 to $1,070 million in 2014.
[[Image:marketresearch.jpg|300 px|center|thumb|Carbon nanotubes market estimate]]
== Published Papers ==
* Academic papers published on carbon nanotubes have been on the rise and patent filings have been keeping up with this upswing, says a review in the journal Science.
* According to the review, around 1,500 scientific papers were published in 2001 compared to about 1,100 in 2000 and around 700 in 1999.
[http://news.thomasnet.com/IMT/archives/2002/09/materials_nanot.html?t=archive Source]
== SWOT analysis on nanotechnology ==
{|border="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="100%"
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#D99795"|'''Strength'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#D99795"|'''Weakness'''
|-
|align = "center"|In nanomaterials research and development
|align = "center"|Critical issues(ecological meltdown,poverty and disease)
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBEEF3"|In biomimetics research
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBEEF3"|Lack of planet friendly scorecard for research
|-
|align = "center"|In nanoelectronics and IT research including quantum computing
|align = "center"|No clear technology transfer routes to the less developed world.
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBEEF3"|In nanophotovoltaic research
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBEEF3"|Fragmented research infrastructure
|-
|align = "center"|In nanosensors research and development
|align = "center"|Nationally variable industry pull through
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBEEF3"|In strong industrial base in instrumentation
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBEEF3"|Variable incentives/cultures for supporting start-ups
|-
|align = "center"|In nanomedicine
|align = "center"|Funding slow and bureaucratic
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBEEF3"|In cultural differences resulting in imaginative approaches to results
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBEEF3"|No wide support for individual genius
|-
|align = "center"|In the ability to work in teams
|align = "center"|Academic research often lags industry
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBEEF3"|Acceleration of new company formation underway
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBEEF3"|Funding may be duplicated
|-
|align = "center"|Openness in developing and adopting environmentally friendly techniques
|align = "center"|Lack of fiscal incentives for environmentally friendly techniques;also lack of legal incentives
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBEEF3"|Openness to developing technologies for the less developed regions
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBEEF3"|Critically slow emergence of technology from the research base
|-
|align = "center"|
|align = "center"|Lack of skilled staff
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#D99795"|'''Opportunities'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#D99795"|'''Threats'''
|-
|align = "center"|The exploitation of planet and people friendly research
|align = "center"|Brain drain in life sciences,electronics,software and engineering
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBEEF3"|Development of widely available technologies(sensors,renewable energy,medicine etc.)
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBEEF3"|Public backlash to nanotechnology
|-
|align = "center"|Creation of new technologies(medical and non-medical)
|align = "center"|Too little,too late, of the technologies that matter
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBEEF3"|Reduction animal experimentation through cell-base toxicity testing
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBEEF3"|
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|align = "center"|Critical niche opportunities in areas such as lab-on-a-chip and sensor technology
|align = "center"|
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== Conferences ==
* Major Conferences
{|border="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="100%"
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#C0C0C0"|'''S.no.'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#C0C0C0"|'''Conference'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#C0C0C0"|'''Location'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#C0C0C0"|'''Date'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#C0C0C0"|'''Email'''
|-
|align = "right" bgcolor = "#C0C0C0"|1
|<font color="#0000FF"><u>[http://www.nsti.org/Nanotech2008/ Nanotech 2008 - 11th Annual NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show]</u></font>
|Boston,USA
|1-5June, 2008
|bfr@nsti.org
|-
|align = "right" bgcolor = "#C0C0C0"|2
|<font color="#0000FF"><u>[http://www.nanoeurope.com/ NanoEurope 2008]</u></font>
|St.Gallen, Switzerland
|16-17 Sep, 2008
|joerg.guettinger@ncb.ch
|-
|align = "right" bgcolor = "#C0C0C0"|3
|<font color="#0000FF"><u>[http://www.nanotech.net/node/2 Nanotech Northern Europe 2008]</u></font>
|Copenhagen,Denmark
|23-25 Sep, 2008
|katriina.forsstrom@spinverse.com
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* Complete list of Nanotechnology Conferences
http://www.allconferences.com/Science/Nanotechnology/
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