Patents by Inventor Brenton Knuffman

Brenton Knuffman 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).

  • ALIGNMENT OF AN ATOM BEAM WITH AN ELECTRIC FIELD IN THE PRODUCTION OF A CHARGED PARTICLE SOURCE
    Publication number: 20130320202
    Abstract: A method for aligning the axis of an atom beam with the orientation of an electric field at a particular location within an enclosure for use in creating a charged particle source by photoionizing a cold atom beam. The method includes providing an atom beam in the enclosure, providing a plurality of electrically conductive devices in said enclosure, evacuating the enclosure to a pressure below about 10?6 millibar, and aligning the axis of the atom beam with the orientation of the electric field, relative to each other, within less than about two degrees. Alignment may be facilitated by applying at least one voltage to the electrically conductive devices, mechanically tilting the atom beam's axis orientation of the electric field relative to each other and/or causing a deflection of the atom beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2013
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Commerce, NIST
    Inventors: Jabez McClelland, Brenton Knuffman, Adam Steele