Patents by Inventor Erik A. Mikalsen

Erik A. Mikalsen 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).

  • Chemical and topological surface modification to enhance coating adhesion and compatibility
    Patent number: 10934220
    Abstract: A process of coating a substrate containing silicon with an environmental barrier coating, comprising altering a surface of the substrate and applying an environmental barrier layer to the surface of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Erik A. Mikalsen, James T. Beals, Tania Bhatia Kashyap
  • Chemical and topological surface modification to enhance coating adhesion and compatibility
    Publication number: 20200055788
    Abstract: A process of coating a substrate containing silicon with an environmental barrier coating, comprising altering a surface of the substrate and applying an environmental barrier layer to the surface of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Erik A. Mikalsen, James T. Beals, Tania Bhatia Kashyap
  • Ultrathin oxide films on semiconductors
    Publication number: 20040238817
    Abstract: A method of making a semiconductor structure includes contacting a surface of a semiconductor with a liquid including Zr4(OPrn)16 to form a modified surface, activating the modified surface, and repeating the contacting and activating to form a layer of zirconia on the semiconductor surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2004
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Applicant: The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
    Inventors: Walter G. Klemperer, Jason Lee, Erik A. Mikalsen, David A. Payne
  • Ultrathin oxide films on semiconductors
    Patent number: 6794315
    Abstract: A method of making a semiconductor structure includes contacting a surface of a semiconductor with a liquid including Zr4(OPrn)16 to form a modified surface, activating the modified surface, and repeating the contacting and activating to form a layer of zirconia on the semiconductor surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2004
    Assignee: Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
    Inventors: Walter G. Klemperer, Jason Lee, Erik A. Mikalsen, David A. Payne
  • ULTRATHIN OXIDE FILMS ON SEMICONDUCTORS
    Publication number: 20040175960
    Abstract: A method of making a semiconductor structure includes contacting a surface of a semiconductor with a liquid including Zr4(OPrn)16 to form a modified surface, activating the modified surface, and repeating the contacting and activating to form a layer of zirconia on the semiconductor surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2003
    Publication date: September 9, 2004
    Inventors: Walter G. Klemperer, Jason Lee, Erik A. Mikalsen, David A. Payne