Patents by Inventor Gavin M. King
Gavin M. King 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).
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Patent number: 8387158Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of rapidly and repeatably bringing sharp objects into close proximity to a particular region of interest of a sample with high precision and accuracy in two or three dimensions using a laser guided tip approach with three dimensional registration to the surface.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2010Date of Patent: February 26, 2013Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Commerce, The National Institute of Standards and TechnologyInventors: Thomas T Perkins, Gavin M King, Ashley R Carter
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Patent number: 8273257Abstract: In a method for processing a nanotube, a vapor is condensed to a solid condensate layer on a surface of the nanotube and then at least one selected region of the condensate layer is locally removed by directing a beam of energy at the selected region. The nanotube can be processed with at least a portion of the solid condensate layer maintained on the nanotube surface and thereafter the solid condensate layer removed. Nanotube processing can include, e.g., depositing a material layer on an exposed nanotube surface region where the condensate layer was removed. After forming a solid condensate layer, an electron beam can be directed at a selected region along a nanotube length corresponding to a location for cutting the nanotube, to locally remove the condensate layer at the region, and an ion beam can be directed at the selected region to cut the nanotube at the selected region.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2009Date of Patent: September 25, 2012Assignee: President and Fellows of Harvard CollegeInventors: Jene A Golovchenko, Gavin M King, Gregor M Schurmann, Daniel Branton
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Patent number: 8221595Abstract: The invention provides a method for forming a patterned material layer on a structure, by condensing a vapor to a solid condensate layer on a surface of the structure and then localized removal of selected regions of the condensate layer by directing an ion beam at the selected regions, exposing the structure at the selected regions. A material layer is then deposited on top of the solid condensate layer and the exposed structure at the selected regions. Then the solid condensate layer and regions of the material layer that were deposited on the solid condensate layer are removed, leaving a patterned material layer on the structure.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2009Date of Patent: July 17, 2012Assignee: President and Fellows of Harvard CollegeInventors: Daniel Branton, Jene A Golovchenko, Gavin M King, Warren J MoberlyChan, Gregor M Schurmann
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Patent number: 7993538Abstract: The invention provides a method for forming a patterned material layer on a structure, by condensing a vapor to a solid condensate layer on a surface of the structure and then localized removal of selected regions of the condensate layer by directing a beam of energy at the selected regions. The structure can then be processed, with at least a portion of the patterned solid condensate layer on the structure surface, and then the solid condensate layer removed. Further there can be stimulated localized reaction between the solid condensate layer and the structure by directing a beam of energy at at least one selected region of the condensate layer.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2008Date of Patent: August 9, 2011Assignee: President and Fellows of Harvard CollegeInventors: Jene A. Golovchenko, Gavin M. King, Gregor M. Schurmann, Daniel Branton
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Patent number: 7928409Abstract: A method and apparatus for aligning, stabilizing and registering two or more structures in one or more dimensional space with picometer-scale precision. Low noise laser light is scattered by at least one or more structure or fiducial marks. One mark may be coupled to each structure to be positioned. The light which has been scattered off the fiducial marks is collected in a photo-sensitive device which enables real-time high-bandwidth position sensing of each structure. One or more of the structures should be mounted on a stage, and the stage can move in either one or more dimensions. The photo-sensitive device generates signals in response to the scattered light received, and the signals are used to modulate the position of the stage in a feedback loop.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2006Date of Patent: April 19, 2011Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of CommerceInventors: Thomas T. Perkins, Gavin M. King, Ashley R. Carter
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Publication number: 20110035848Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of rapidly and repeatably bringing sharp objects into close proximity to a particular region of interest of a sample with high precision and accuracy in two or three dimensions using a laser guided tip approach with three dimensional registration to the surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2010Publication date: February 10, 2011Inventors: Thomas T. Perkins, Gavin M. King, Ashley R. Carter
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Publication number: 20100257641Abstract: A method and apparatus for aligning, stabilizing and registering two or more structures in one or more dimensional space with picometer-scale precision. Low noise laser light is scattered by at least one or more structure or fiducial marks. One mark may be coupled to each structure to be positioned. The light which has been scattered off the fiducial marks is collected in a photo-sensitive device which enables real-time high-bandwidth position sensing of each structure. One or more of the structures should be mounted on a stage, and the stage can move in either one or more dimensions. The photo-sensitive device generates signals in response to the scattered light received, and the signals are used to modulate the position of the stage in a feedback loop.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2006Publication date: October 7, 2010Applicant: The U.S.A., as represented by the Secretary of Commerce, The Ntl. Inst. of Standards & TechnologyInventors: Thomas T. Perkins, Gavin M. King, Ashley R. Carter
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Patent number: 7582490Abstract: A method for controlling a gap in an electrically conducting solid state structure provided with a gap. The structure is exposed to a fabrication process environment conditions of which are selected to alter an extent of the gap. During exposure of the structure to the process environment, a voltage bias is applied across the gap. Electron tunneling current across the gap is measured during the process environment exposure and the process environment is controlled during process environment exposure based on tunneling current measurement. A method for controlling the gap between electrically conducting electrodes provided on a support structure. Each electrode has an electrode tip separated from other electrode tips by a gap. The electrodes are exposed to a flux of ions causing transport of material of the electrodes to corresponding electrode tips, locally adding material of the electrodes to electrode tips in the gap.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2004Date of Patent: September 1, 2009Assignee: President and Fellows of Harvard CollegeInventors: Jene A. Golovchenko, Gregor M. Schürmann, Gavin M. King, Daniel Branton
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Publication number: 20090179005Abstract: In a method for processing a nanotube, a vapor is condensed to a solid condensate layer on a surface of the nanotube and then at least one selected region of the condensate layer is locally removed by directing a beam of energy at the selected region. The nanotube can be processed with at least a portion of the solid condensate layer maintained on the nanotube surface and thereafter the solid condensate layer removed. Nanotube processing can include, e.g., depositing a material layer on an exposed nanotube surface region where the condensate layer was removed. After forming a solid condensate layer, an electron beam can be directed at a selected region along a nanotube length corresponding to a location for cutting the nanotube, to locally remove the condensate layer at the region, and an ion beam can be directed at the selected region to cut the nanotube at the selected region.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2009Publication date: July 16, 2009Applicant: PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGEInventors: Jene A. Golovchenko, Gavin M. King, Gregor M. Schurmann, Daniel Branton
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Publication number: 20090173716Abstract: The invention provides a method for forming a patterned material layer on a structure, by condensing a vapor to a solid condensate layer on a surface of the structure and then localized removal of selected regions of the condensate layer by directing an ion beam at the selected regions, exposing the structure at the selected regions. A material layer is then deposited on top of the solid condensate layer and the exposed structure at the selected regions. Then the solid condensate layer and regions of the material layer that were deposited on the solid condensate layer are removed, leaving a patterned material layer on the structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2009Publication date: July 9, 2009Applicant: President and Fellows of Harvard CollegeInventors: Daniel Branton, Jene A. Golovchenko, Gavin M. King, Warren J. MoberlyChan, Gregor M. Schurmann
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Patent number: 7524431Abstract: The invention provides a method for forming a patterned material layer on a structure, by condensing a vapor to a solid condensate layer on a surface of the structure and then localized removal of selected regions of the condensate layer by directing a beam of energy at the selected regions, exposing the structure at the selected regions. A material layer is then deposited on top of the solid condensate layer and the exposed structure at the selected regions. Then the solid condensate layer and regions of the material layer that were deposited on the solid condensate layer are removed, leaving a patterned material layer on the structure.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2004Date of Patent: April 28, 2009Assignee: President and Fellows of Harvard CollegeInventors: Daniel Branton, Jene A. Golovchenko, Gavin M. King, Warren J. MoberlyChan, Gregor M. Schürmann
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Publication number: 20090041949Abstract: The invention provides a method for forming a patterned material layer on a structure, by condensing a vapor to a solid condensate layer on a surface of the structure and then localized removal of selected regions of the condensate layer by directing a beam of energy at the selected regions. The structure can then be processed, with at least a portion of the patterned solid condensate layer on the structure surface, and then the solid condensate layer removed. Further there can be stimulated localized reaction between the solid condensate layer and the structure by directing a beam of energy at at least one selected region of the condensate layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2008Publication date: February 12, 2009Applicant: President and Fellows of Harvard CollegeInventors: Jene A. Golovchenko, Gavin M. King, Gregor M. Schurmann, Daniel Branton
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Patent number: 7435353Abstract: The invention provides a method for forming a patterned material layer on a structure, by condensing a vapor to a solid condensate layer on a surface of the structure and then localized removal of selected regions of the condensate layer by directing a beam of energy at the selected regions. The structure can then be processed, with at least a portion of the patterned solid condensate layer on the structure surface, and then the solid condensate layer removed. Further there can be stimulated localized reaction between the solid condensate layer and the structure by directing a beam of energy at at least one selected region of the condensate layer.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2004Date of Patent: October 14, 2008Assignee: President and Fellows of Harvard CollegeInventors: Jene A. Golovchenko, Gavin M. King, Gregor M. Schürmann, Daniel Branton
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Patent number: 7258838Abstract: A solid state nanopore device including two or more materials and a method for fabricating the same. The device includes a solid state insulating membrane having an exposed surface, a conductive material disposed on at least a portion of the exposed surface of the solid state membrane, and a nanopore penetrating an area of the conductive material and at least a portion of the solid state membrane. During fabrication a conductive material is applied on a portion of a solid state membrane surface, and a nanopore of a first diameter is formed. When the surface is exposed to an ion beam, material from the membrane and conductive material flows to reduce the diameter of the nanopore. A method for evaluating a polymer molecule using the solid state nanopore device is also described. The device is contacted with the polymer molecule and the molecule is passed through the nanopore, allowing each monomer of the polymer molecule to be monitored.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2003Date of Patent: August 21, 2007Assignee: President and Fellows of Harvard CollegeInventors: Jiali Li, Derek M. Stein, Gregor M. Schurmann, Gavin M. King, Jene Golovchenko, Daniel Branton, Michael Aziz
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Publication number: 20040229386Abstract: A method for controlling a gap in an electrically conducting solid state structure provided with a gap. The structure is exposed to a fabrication process environment conditions of which are selected to alter an extent of the gap. During exposure of the structure to the process environment, a voltage bias is applied across the gap. Electron tunneling current across the gap is measured during the process environment exposure and the process environment is controlled during process environment exposure based on tunneling current measurement. A method for controlling the gap between electrically conducting electrodes provided on a support structure. Each electrode has an electrode tip separated from other electrode tips by a gap. The electrodes are exposed to a flux of ions causing transport of material of the electrodes to corresponding electrode tips, locally adding material of the electrodes to electrode tips in the gap.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2004Publication date: November 18, 2004Applicant: President and Fellows of Harvard CollegeInventors: Jene A. Golovchenko, Gregor M. Schurmann, Gavin M. King, Daniel Branton