Patents by Inventor Allen R. Kirkpatrick

Allen R. Kirkpatrick 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).

  • Publication number: 20220115236
    Abstract: An improved ANAB system or process substantially or fully eliminating contaminant particles from reaching a beam target by adding to the usual primary (first) ionizer of the ANAB system or process an additional (second) ionizer to ionize contaminant particles and means to block or retard the ionized particles to prevent their reaching the beam target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Applicant: Exogenesis Corporation
    Inventor: Allen R. Kirkpatrick
  • Publication number: 20210405523
    Abstract: A device such as a medical device and a method for making same provides a device surfaces modified by beam irradiation, such as a gas cluster ion beams or a neutral beam, to inhibit or delay attachment or activation or clotting of platelets or to match surface energy of the device to that of a protein with the property of inhibition of bacterial colonization that can coat the all or part of the device surface to effect such inhibition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: Exogenesis Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph Khoury, Sean R. Kirkpatrick, Michael J. Walsh, James G. Bachand, Allen R. Kirkpatrick, Thomas J. Webster
  • Patent number: 11101134
    Abstract: An improved ANAB system or process substantially or fully eliminating contaminant particles from reaching a beam target by adding to the usual primary (first) ionizer of the ANAB system or process an additional (second) ionizer to ionize contaminant particles and means to block or retard the ionized particles to prevent their reaching the beam target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Exogenesis Corporation
    Inventor: Allen R. Kirkpatrick
  • Patent number: 11048162
    Abstract: An apparatus, method and products thereof provide an accelerated neutral beam derived from an accelerated gas cluster ion beam for processing materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Exogenesis Corporation
    Inventors: Sean R. Kirkpatrick, Allen R. Kirkpatrick
  • Patent number: 10971324
    Abstract: A device such as a medical device and a method for making same provides a surface modified by beam irradiation, such as a gas cluster ion beams or a neutral beam, to inhibit or delay attachment or activation or clotting of platelets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Exogenesis Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph Khoury, Sean R. Kirkpatrick, Michael J. Walsh, James G. Bachand, Allen R. Kirkpatrick
  • Patent number: 10858732
    Abstract: A method for Neutral Beam irradiation derived from gas cluster ion beams and articles produced thereby including optical elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Exogenesis Corporation
    Inventors: Sean R. Kirkpatrick, Allen R. Kirkpatrick, Michael J. Walsh
  • Patent number: 10825685
    Abstract: A method for treating a silicon substrate, and a silicon substrate, provide a surface treated with an accelerated neutral beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Exogenesis Corporation
    Inventors: Sean R. Kirkpatrick, Allen R. Kirkpatrick, Michael J. Walsh, Richard C. Svrluga
  • Publication number: 20200249565
    Abstract: An apparatus, method and products thereof provide an accelerated neutral beam derived from an accelerated gas cluster ion beam for processing materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Sean R. Kirkpatrick, Allen R. Kirkpatrick
  • Patent number: 10627352
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are disclosed for employing an accelerated neutral beam derived from an accelerated gas cluster ion beam as a physical etching beam for providing reduced material mixing at the etched surface, compared to previous techniques. This results in the ability to achieve improved depth profile resolution in measurements by analytical instruments such as SIMS and XPS (or ESCA) analytical instruments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Exogenesis Corporation
    Inventors: Sean R. Kirkpatrick, Allen R. Kirkpatrick
  • Publication number: 20200083048
    Abstract: An improved ANAB system or process substantially or fully eliminating contaminant particles from reaching a beam target by adding to the usual primary (first) ionizer of the ANAB system or process an additional (second) ionizer to ionize contaminant particles and means to block or retard the ionized particles to prevent their reaching the beam target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Applicant: Exogenesis Corporation
    Inventor: Allen R. Kirkpatrick
  • Publication number: 20190279872
    Abstract: A method for treating a silicon substrate, and a silicon substrate, provide a surface treated with an accelerated neutral beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Applicant: Exogenesis Corporation
    Inventors: Sean R. Kirkpatrick, Allen R. Kirkpatrick, Michael J. Walsh, Richard C. Svrluga
  • Patent number: 10409155
    Abstract: An apparatus, method and products thereof provide an accelerated neutral beam derived from an accelerated gas cluster ion beam for processing materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Exogensis Corporation
    Inventors: Sean R. Kirkpatrick, Allen R. Kirkpatrick
  • Publication number: 20190185991
    Abstract: A method for Neutral Beam irradiation derived from gas cluster ion beams and articles produced thereby including optical elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Sean R. Kirkpatrick, Allen R. Kirkpatrick, Michael J. Walsh
  • Patent number: 10202684
    Abstract: A method for Neutral Beam irradiation derived from gas cluster ion beams and articles produced thereby including optical elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: EXOGENESIS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sean R. Kirkpatrick, Allen R. Kirkpatrick, Michael J. Walsh
  • Patent number: 10181402
    Abstract: A method of treating a surface of a silicon substrate forms an accelerated gas cluster ion beam of carbon atoms, promotes fragmentation and/or dissociation of gas cluster ions in the beam, removes charged particles from the beam to form a neutral beam, and treats a portion of a surface of the silicon substrate by irradiating it with the neutral beam. A silicon substrate surface layer of SiCX (0.05<X<3) formed by accelerated and focused Neutral Beam irradiation of a silicon substrate wherein the Neutral Beam is derived from a gas cluster ion beam which has had its cluster ions dissociated and charged particles removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: EXOGENESIS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sean R. Kirkpatrick, Allen R. Kirkpatrick, Michael J. Walsh, Richard C. Svrluga
  • Publication number: 20180190468
    Abstract: A device such as a medical device and a method for making same provides a surface modified by beam irradiation, such as a gas cluster ion beams or a neutral beam, to inhibit or delay attachment or activation or clotting of platelets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2018
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Joseph Khoury, Sean R. Kirkpatrick, Michael J. Walsh, James G. Bachand, Allen R. Kirkpatrick
  • Patent number: 9799488
    Abstract: A method of improving the surface of an object treats the surface with a neutral beam formed from a gas cluster ion mean to create a surface texture and/or increase surface area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Exogenesis Corporation
    Inventors: Sean R. Kirkpatrick, Allen R. Kirkpatrick, Michael J. Walsh, Richard C. Svrluga
  • Publication number: 20160172197
    Abstract: A method for treating a silicon substrate, and a silicon substrate, provide a surface treated with an accelerated neutral beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Applicant: Exogenesis Corporation
    Inventors: Sean R. Kirkpatrick, Allen R. Kirkpatrick, Michael J. Walsh, Richard C. Svrluga
  • Publication number: 20150294838
    Abstract: A method of improving the surface of an object treats the surface with a neutral beam formed from a gas cluster ion mean to create a surface texture and/or increase surface area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Applicant: EXOGENESIS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sean R. Kirkpatrick, Allen R. Kirkpatrick, Michael J. Walsh, Richard C. Svrluga
  • Patent number: 9117628
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for characterizing a particle beam provides receiving a particle beam in a central region of a reduced pressure enclosure; impacting the received beam against a beam strike that is thermally isolated from the enclosure; measuring a temperature change of the beam strike due to the impacting beam; measuring a pressure change in the enclosure due to receiving the beam; and processing the measured temperature change and the measured pressure change to determine beam characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: Exogenesis Corporation
    Inventors: Sean R. Kirkpatrick, Allen R. Kirkpatrick