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AUSTIN,
Texas, Aug. 2, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Austin, TX -based
Nano-Proprietary, Inc. (OTCBB:NNPP), through its subsidiary,
Applied Nanotech, Inc. (ANI), today announced that
three new patents were issued related to the use of
electron emissions from carbon nanotubes for various
applications. U.S. Patent No. 6,739,932 presents a
low cost manufacturing process that can be easily
implemented for field emission displays utilizing
carbon nanotubes. This patent extends the current
printing manufacturing technology developed by ANI
to embossing techniques suitable for high volume manufacturing.
U.S. Patent No. 6,700,454 covers the use of carbon
nanotubes electron emission for making integrated
arrays of radio frequency sources in a single vacuum
envelope. This invention is the base of the phase
II SBIR grant being done in collaboration with Northrop
Grumman Systems Corporation for developing traveling
microwave tubes for radar applications (phased array
radar).
Finally, U.S. Patent No. 6,750,461 extends the applications
of electron emission from carbon nanotubes to achieving
large area electron beam sources. Such sources are
intended for applications in office automation equipment,
ecology, homeland security and large area x-ray sources.
"These patents are very crucial to our strategy
as we continue to strengthen our intellectual property
base in nanotechnology and more specifically in the
use of carbon nanotubes for immediate applications,"
said Marc Eller, Chief Executive Officer of Nano-Proprietary,
Inc.
ABOUT NANO-PROPRIETARY, INC.
Nano-Proprietary, Inc. is a holding company consisting
of two wholly-owned operating subsidiaries. Applied
Nanotech Inc. is a premier research and commercialization
organization dedicated to developing applications
for nanotechnology with an extremely strong position
in the field of electron emission applications from
carbon film/nanotubes. Electronic Billboard Technology,
Inc. (EBT) possesses technology related to electronic
digitized sign technology.
Nano-Proprietary's website is www.nano-proprietary.com
CONTACT: Nano-Proprietary, Inc.
Doug Baker
Chief Financial Officer
(248) 391-0612
dbaker@ameritech.net
Source: Nano-Proprietary Inc.
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