Patents by Inventor BRADLEY C. DOWNEY

BRADLEY C. DOWNEY has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10604865
    Abstract: Methods for large-scale manufacturing of semipolar gallium nitride boules are disclosed. The disclosed methods comprise suspending large-area single crystal seed plates in a rack, placing the rack in a large diameter autoclave or internally-heated high pressure apparatus along with ammonia and a mineralizer, and growing crystals ammonothermally. A bi-faceted growth morphology may be maintained to facilitate fabrication of large area semipolar wafers without growing thick boules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: SLT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Mark P. D'Evelyn, Dirk Ehrentraut, Derrick S. Kamber, Bradley C. Downey
  • Patent number: 10301745
    Abstract: An ultralow defect gallium-containing nitride crystal and methods of making ultralow defect gallium-containing nitride crystals are disclosed. The crystals are useful as substrates for light emitting diodes, laser diodes, transistors, photodetectors, solar cells, and photoelectrochemical water splitting for hydrogen generators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: SLT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Mark P. D'Evelyn, Dirk Ehrentraut, Wenkan Jiang, Bradley C. Downey
  • Publication number: 20190003078
    Abstract: Methods for large-scale manufacturing of semipolar gallium nitride boules are disclosed. The disclosed methods comprise suspending large-area single crystal seed plates in a rack, placing the rack in a large diameter autoclave or internally-heated high pressure apparatus along with ammonia and a mineralizer, and growing crystals ammonothermally. A bi-faceted growth morphology may be maintained to facilitate fabrication of large area semipolar wafers without growing thick boules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Mark P. D'EVELYN, Dirk EHRENTRAUT, Derrick S. KAMBER, Bradley C. DOWNEY
  • Patent number: 10145026
    Abstract: Methods for large-scale manufacturing of semipolar gallium nitride boules are disclosed. The disclosed methods comprise suspending large-area single crystal seed plates in a rack, placing the rack in a large diameter autoclave or internally-heated high pressure apparatus along with ammonia and a mineralizer, and growing crystals ammonothermally. A bi-faceted growth morphology may be maintained to facilitate fabrication of large area semipolar wafers without growing thick boules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: SLT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Mark P. D'Evelyn, Dirk Ehrentraut, Derrick S. Kamber, Bradley C. Downey
  • Patent number: 10036099
    Abstract: Large-scale manufacturing of gallium nitride boules using m-plane or wedge-shaped seed crystals can be accomplished using ammonothermal growth methods. Large-area single crystal seed plates are suspended in a rack, placed in a large diameter autoclave or internally-heated high pressure apparatus along with ammonia and a mineralizer, and crystals are grown ammonothermally. The orientation of the m-plane or wedge-shaped seed crystals are chosen to provide efficient utilization of the seed plates and of the volume inside the autoclave or high pressure apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: SLT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Mark P. D'Evelyn, Dirk Ehrentraut, Derrick S. Kamber, Bradley C. Downey
  • Publication number: 20170029978
    Abstract: An ultralow defect gallium-containing nitride crystal and methods of making ultralow defect gallium-containing nitride crystals are disclosed. The crystals are useful as substrates for light emitting diodes, laser diodes, transistors, photodetectors, solar cells, and photoelectrochemical water splitting for hydrogen generators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: MARK P. D'EVELYN, DIRK EHRENTRAUT, WENKAN JIANG, BRADLEY C. DOWNEY
  • Patent number: 9404197
    Abstract: An ultralow defect gallium-containing nitride crystal and methods of making ultralow defect gallium-containing nitride crystals are disclosed. The crystals are useful as substrates for light emitting diodes, laser diodes, transistors, photodetectors, solar cells, and photoelectrochemical water splitting for hydrogen generators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Soraa, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark P. D'Evelyn, Dirk Ehrentraut, Wenkan Jiang, Bradley C. Downey
  • Patent number: 9275912
    Abstract: Methods for quantifying extended defects in a gallium-containing nitride crystal, wafer, or device, are disclosed. The methods include providing a gallium-containing nitride crystal, wafer, or device, processing the gallium-containing nitride crystal, wafer, or device in an etchant solution comprising one or more of H3PO4, H3PO4 that has been conditioned by prolonged heat treatment to form polyphosphoric acid, and H2SO4; removing the gallium-containing nitride crystal, wafer, or device from the etchant solution; and quantifying the concentration of at least one of etch pits or etch grooves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: Soraa, Inc.
    Inventors: Wenkan Jiang, Dirk Ehrentraut, Bradley C. Downey, Mark P. D'Evelyn
  • Publication number: 20150132926
    Abstract: Large-scale manufacturing of gallium nitride boules using m-plane or wedge-shaped seed crystals can be accomplished using ammonothermal growth methods. Large-area single crystal seed plates are suspended in a rack, placed in a large diameter autoclave or internally-heated high pressure apparatus along with ammonia and a mineralizer, and crystals are grown ammonothermally. The orientation of the m-plane or wedge-shaped seed crystals are chosen to provide efficient utilization of the seed plates and of the volume inside the autoclave or high pressure apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: MARK P. D'EVELYN, DIRK EHRENTRAUT, DERRICK S. KAMBER, BRADLEY C. DOWNEY
  • Publication number: 20140065360
    Abstract: An ultralow defect gallium-containing nitride crystal and methods of making ultralow defect gallium-containing nitride crystals are disclosed. The crystals are useful as substrates for light emitting diodes, laser diodes, transistors, photodetectors, solar cells, and photoelectrochemical water splitting for hydrogen generators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: Soraa, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark P. D'Evelyn, Dirk Ehrentaut, Wenkan Jiang, Bradley C. Downey
  • Publication number: 20130323490
    Abstract: Methods for large-scale manufacturing of semipolar gallium nitride boules are disclosed. The disclosed methods comprise suspending large-area single crystal seed plates in a rack, placing the rack in a large diameter autoclave or internally-heated high pressure apparatus along with ammonia and a mineralizer, and growing crystals ammonothermally. A bi-faceted growth morphology may be maintained to facilitate fabrication of large area semipolar wafers without growing thick boules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2013
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Inventors: MARK P. D'EVELYN, DIRK EHRENTRAUT, DERRICK S. KAMBER, BRADLEY C. DOWNEY