Patents by Inventor Adrian B. Mann

Adrian B. Mann 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).

  • Electrochemical-control of abrasive polishing and machining rates
    Patent number: 6171467
    Abstract: An apparatus and method is disclosed; both of which use electrochemistry to selectively grow and remove hard oxide coatings on metals, and capacitive double layers on non-metals and semiconductors in order to predict and control the rate of surface abrasion during planarization of the surface of such materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2001
    Assignee: The John Hopkins University
    Inventors: Timothy P. Weihs, Adrian B. Mann, Peter C. Searson