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Surface Science and Technology Group

Directed by Professor Robert Lamb

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Patent Portfolio

Devices

International PCT filings

  • "Fabrication of zinc oxide films on non planar substrates and the use thereof", Koch, M.; Mar, L.; Timbrell, P. and R.Lamb, PCT Int. Appl. WO 9850316 (1998).

Country patents

  • M.Koch, R.Lamb, L.Mar and P.Timbrell, US 6,931,552
  • M.Koch, R.Lamb, L.Mar and P.Timbrell, Canada CA 2288273
  • M.Koch, R.Lamb, L.Mar and P.Timbrell, Australia AU721820

Materials

International PCT filings

  • "Epitaxial films", Tran, N.; Hartman, A. and Lamb, R. PCT Int. Appl. WO 2000079033 (2000).
  • "A method of growing a ZnO Film", Petrella, A.; Roberts, N. and Lamb, R. PCT Int. Appl. WO 200194661 (2001).

Country patents

  • A.Petrella, R.Lamb, N.Roberts, US 6,808,743
  • N.Tran, R.Lamb and A. Hartmann, Australia AU 2005100412

Hydrophobics

International PCT filings

  • "Hydrophobic coatings". Lamb, R.; Zhang, H. and Raston, C. PCT Int. Appl. WO 9842452 (1998).
  • "Hydrophobic coating material containing modified gels." Jones, A; Lamb, R. and Zhang, H. PCT Int. Appl. WO 2001014497(2001).
  • "Durable Superhydrophobic Coating" Zhang, H.; Lamb, R. and Jones, A. PCT Int. Appl. WO 2004090065 (2004).
  • "Transparent Superhydrophobic Coating." Jones, A.; Zhang, H. and Lamb, R. PCT Int. Appl. WO 2004090064 (2004).
  • "Formation of trifunctional alkylsilane/polysiloxane-based hydrophobic coatings with nanoscale roughness on microstructured surfaces" Zhang, H. and Lamb, R. PCT Int. Appl., PCT Int. Appl. WO 2005068399 (2005).
  • "Hydrophobic coating compositions based on alkylsilane-derived nanoparticles, inorganic microparticles in organic solvent" Zhang, H. and Lamb, R. PCT Int. Appl., WO 2005068400 (2005).
  • "Hydrophobic and lyophobic coatings" Zhang, H. and Lamb, R. PCT Int. Appl., WO 2005001051 (2005).

Country patents

  • H. Zhang; R. Lamb; A. Jones. US 6,743,467
  • A. Jones; R. Lamb; H. Zhang. NZ 517308 (2000).
  • A. Jones; R. Lamb; H. Zhang. 86755, Singapore, (2000).
  • Zhang, Hua; Lamb, Robert Norman; Jones, Ashley Ward. CN 1378581 (2000)
  • A. Jones; H. Zhang; R. Lamb; EP 1210396.
  • H. Zhang; R. Lamb; A. Jones. CA 2383234.
  • H. Zhang; R. Lamb; A. Jones ard. JP 2001-518815.
  • A. Jones; R. Lamb; H. Zhang. 2002-7002153, Republic of Korea.
  • A. Jones; R. Lamb; H. Zhang a. IN/PCT/2002/00213/DEL, India.
  • R. Lamb; H. Zhang; C. Raston. PCT Int. Appl. (1998), WO 9842452
  • R. Lamb; H. Zhang; C. Raston. AU 750208.
  • R. Lamb; H. Zhang; C. Raston. NZ337777 (1998).
  • R. Lamb; H. Zhang; C. Raston. 68112, Singapore (1998).
  • R. Lamb; H. Zhang; C. Raston. CN 1251059.
  • R. Lamb; H. Zhang; C. Raston. HK 1027061.
  • R. Lamb; H. Zhang; C. Raston. US 2003/0134035.
  • R. Lamb; H. Zhang; C. Raston. EP 0969934.
  • R. Lamb; H. Zhang; C. Raston. CA 2283699.
  • R. Lamb; H. Zhang; C. Raston. JP 10-544533.
  • R. Lamb; H. Zhang; C. Raston. 2001-0005511, Republic of Korea.
  • H. Zhang; R. Lamb. DE 10051182, 2006
  • H. Zhang; R. Lamb. EP 1375143, 2006
  • H. Zhang; R. Lamb. AT314157T, 2006