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Otto Z. Zhou
Also filed as: ZHOU OTTO · ZHOU OTTO Z
49 granted patents·13 pending applications·3,487 citations·filing 1999–2021
99Inventor score
Files withUNIV NORTH CAROLINA26UNIV NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL13XINTEK INC5ZHOU OTTO Z4APPLIED NANOTECHNOLOGIES INC2
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62 records- 0199US6553096B1X-ray generating mechanism using electron field emission cathodeUNIV NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 22, 2003·328 cites·31 claims
- 0298US7359484B2Devices and methods for producing multiple x-ray beams from multiple locationsXINTEK INC·Filed 2005·Granted Apr 15, 2008·69 cites·60 claims
- 0398US6876724B2Large-area individually addressable multi-beam x-ray system and method of forming sameUNIV NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 5, 2005·136 cites·78 claims
- 0498US6630772B1Device comprising carbon nanotube field emitter structure and process for forming deviceAGERE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 7, 2003·443 cites·17 claims
- 0598US6277318B1Method for fabrication of patterned carbon nanotube filmsAGERE SYST GUARDIAN CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Aug 21, 2001·379 cites·9 claims
- 0697US7751528B2Stationary x-ray digital breast tomosynthesis systems and related methodsUNIV NORTH CAROLINA·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 6, 2010·80 cites·46 claims
- 0797US7147894B2Method for assembling nano objectsUNIV NORTH CAROLINA·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 12, 2006·153 cites·10 claims
- 0897US7085351B2Method and apparatus for controlling electron beam currentUNIV NORTH CAROLINA·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 1, 2006·104 cites·28 claims
- 0997US6980627B2Devices and methods for producing multiple x-ray beams from multiple locationsXINTEK INC·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 27, 2005·113 cites·51 claims
- 1097US6787122B2Method of making nanotube-based material with enhanced electron field emission propertiesUNIV NORTH CAROLINA·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 7, 2004·80 cites·54 claims
- 1197US6422450B1Nanotube-based high energy material and methodUNIV NORTH CAROLINA THE CHAPEL·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 23, 2002·271 cites·17 claims
- 1296US7245692B2X-ray imaging systems and methods using temporal digital signal processing for reducing noise and for obtaining multiple images simultaneouslyUNIV NORTH CAROLINA·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 17, 2007·35 cites·54 claims
- 1396US7227924B2Computed tomography scanning system and method using a field emission x-ray sourceUNIV NORTH CAROLINA·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 5, 2007·48 cites·26 claims
- 1496US6850595B2X-ray generating mechanism using electron field emission cathodeUNIV NORTH CAROLINA·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 1, 2005·68 cites·54 claims
- 1596US6334939B1Nanostructure-based high energy capacity materialUNIV NORTH CAROLINA·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 1, 2002·231 cites·11 claims
- 1696US6280697B1Nanotube-based high energy material and methodUNIV NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL·Filed 1999·Granted Aug 28, 2001·148 cites·15 claims
- 1795US10835199B2Optical geometry calibration devices, systems, and related methods for three dimensional x-ray imagingUNIV NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 17, 2020·11 cites·18 claims
- 1895US7252749B2Deposition method for nanostructure materialsUNIV NORTH CAROLINA·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 7, 2007·47 cites·106 claims
- 1995US7220971B1Multi-pixel electron microbeam irradiator systems and methods for selectively irradiating predetermined locationsUNIV NORTH CAROLINA·Filed 2005·Granted May 22, 2007·29 cites·57 claims
- 2095US6969690B2Methods and apparatus for patterned deposition of nanostructure-containing materials by self-assembly and related articlesUNIV NORTH CAROLINA·Filed 2004·Granted Nov 29, 2005·99 cites·28 claims
- 2192US8971484B2High speed, small footprint x-ray tomography inspection systems, devices, and methodsXINRAY SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 3, 2015·45 cites·20 claims
- 2292US8002958B2Deposition method for nanostructure materialsUNIV NORTH CAROLINA·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 23, 2011·10 cites·8 claims
- 2392US7486772B2Systems and methods for x-ray imaging and scanning of objectsXINTEK INC·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 3, 2009·20 cites·48 claims
- 2492US7014743B2Methods for assembly and sorting of nanostructure-containing materials and related articlesUNIV NORTH CAROLINA·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 21, 2006·54 cites·8 claims
- 2591US7455757B2Deposition method for nanostructure materialsUNIV NORTH CAROLINA·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 25, 2008·34 cites·38 claims
- 2691US6514395B2Nanostructure-based high energy capacity materialUNIV NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL·Filed 2001·Granted Feb 4, 2003·84 cites·3 claims
- 2790US7826595B2Micro-focus field emission x-ray sources and related methodsUNIV NORTH CAROLINA·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 2, 2010·22 cites·18 claims
- 2889US12016716B2Stationary intraoral tomosynthesis imaging systems, methods, and computer readable media for three dimensional dental imagingSURROUND MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2021·Granted Jun 25, 2024·2 cites·20 claims
- 2989US9782136B2Intraoral tomosynthesis systems, methods, and computer readable media for dental imagingUNIV NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 10, 2017·21 cites·22 claims
- 3089US7129513B2Field emission ion source based on nanostructure-containing materialXINTEK INC·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 31, 2006·41 cites·28 claims
- 3188US8995608B2Compact microbeam radiation therapy systems and methods for cancer treatment and researchUNIV NORTH CAROLINA·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 31, 2015·31 cites·12 claims
- 3288US8600003B2Compact microbeam radiation therapy systems and methods for cancer treatment and researchZHOU OTTO Z·Filed 2010·Granted Dec 3, 2013·39 cites·15 claims
- 3385US10980494B2Systems and related methods for stationary digital chest tomosynthesis (s-DCT) imagingUNIV NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 20, 2021·9 cites·22 claims
- 3484US9907520B2Digital tomosynthesis systems, methods, and computer readable media for intraoral dental tomosynthesis imagingUNIV NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 6, 2018·8 cites·8 claims
- 3584US8155262B2Methods, systems, and computer program products for multiplexing computed tomographyZHOU OTTO Z·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 10, 2012·11 cites·13 claims
- 3684US6965199B2Coated electrode with enhanced electron emission and ignition characteristicsTYCO ELECTRONICS CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 15, 2005·30 cites·18 claims
- 3783US8358739B2Systems and methods for temporal multiplexing X-ray imagingUNIV NORTH CAROLINA·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 22, 2013·5 cites·17 claims
- 3881US11950944B2Compact x-ray devices, systems, and methods for tomosynthesis, fluoroscopy, and stereotactic imagingTHE UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA ATCHAPEL HILL·Filed 2021·Granted Apr 9, 2024·2 cites·16 claims
- 3981US7887689B2Method and apparatus for attaching nanostructure-containing material onto a sharp tip of an object and related articlesUNIV NORTH CAROLINA·Filed 2004·Granted Feb 15, 2011·10 cites·13 claims
- 4080US8189893B2Methods, systems, and computer program products for binary multiplexing x-ray radiographyZHANG JIAN·Filed 2007·Granted May 29, 2012·10 cites·24 claims
- 4179US10539708B2Mobile and free-form x-ray imaging systems and methodsUNIV NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 21, 2020·6 cites·22 claims
- 4279US7618300B2Method of synthesizing small-diameter carbon nanotubes with electron field emission propertiesUNIV DUKE·Filed 2004·Granted Nov 17, 2009·26 cites·10 claims
- 4378US7082182B2Computed tomography system for imaging of human and small animalUNIV NORTH CAROLINA·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 25, 2006·91 cites·12 claims
- 4474US11051771B2Stationary intraoral tomosynthesis imaging systems, methods, and computer readable media for three dimensional dental imagingXINTEK INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jul 6, 2021·2 cites·21 claims
- 4565US2008099339A1Deposition method for nanostructure materialsZHOU OTTO Z·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 4663US12004890B2Intraoral tomosynthesis X-ray imaging device, system, and method with interchangeable collimatorXIN VIVO INC·Filed 2018·Granted Jun 11, 2024·2 cites·24 claims
- 4760US12193852B2Systems and related methods for stationary digital chest tomosynthesis (s-DCT) imagingUNIV NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL·Filed 2021·Granted Jan 14, 2025·0 cites·18 claims
- 4860US2008199626A1Method for assembling nano objectsUNIV NORTH CAROLINA·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 4955US12465297B2Multi-modality dental x-ray imaging device and methodsUNIV NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL·Filed 2021·Granted Nov 11, 2025·0 cites·18 claims
- 5054US2006274889A1Method and apparatus for controlling electron beam currentUNIV NORTH CAROLINA·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
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