Patents by Inventor Andreas Roelofs
Andreas Roelofs 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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Publication number: 20240099501Abstract: An apparatus is provided for preparing a hot liquid drink makes use of expansion of a phase change material (as is for example used in a wax motor) to drive displacement of the liquid into or out of a heating vessel.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2020Publication date: March 28, 2024Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Kasper Roelof Loopstra, Andrea Favero, Bart-Jan Zwart
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Patent number: 9885861Abstract: A method for rapid imaging of a material specimen includes positioning a tip to contact the material specimen, and applying a force to a surface of the material specimen via the tip. In addition, the method includes moving the tip across the surface of the material specimen while removing electrical charge therefrom, generating a signal produced by contact between the tip and the surface, and detecting, based on the data, the removed electrical charge induced through the tip during movement of the tip across the surface. The method further includes measuring the detected electrical charge.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2014Date of Patent: February 6, 2018Assignee: UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLCInventors: Andreas Roelofs, Seungbum Hong
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Patent number: 9548394Abstract: A two-dimensional thin film transistor and a method for manufacturing a two-dimensional thin film transistor includes layering a semiconducting channel material on a substrate, providing a first electrode material on top of the semiconducting channel material, patterning a source metal electrode and a drain metal electrode at opposite ends of the semiconducting channel material from the first electrode material, opening a window between the source metal electrode and the drain metal electrode, removing the first electrode material from the window located above the semiconducting channel material providing a gate dielectric above the semiconducting channel material, and providing a top gate above the gate dielectric, the top gate formed from a second electrode material. The semiconducting channel material is made of tungsten diselenide, the first electrode material and the second electrode material are made of graphene, and the gate dielectric is made of hexagonal boron nitride.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2015Date of Patent: January 17, 2017Assignee: UChicago Argonne, LLCInventors: Saptarshi Das, Anirudha V. Sumant, Andreas Roelofs
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Publication number: 20150303315Abstract: A two-dimensional thin film transistor and a method for manufacturing a two-dimensional thin film transistor includes layering a semiconducting channel material on a substrate, providing a first electrode material on top of the semiconducting channel material, patterning a source metal electrode and a drain metal electrode at opposite ends of the semiconducting channel material from the first electrode material, opening a window between the source metal electrode and the drain metal electrode, removing the first electrode material from the window located above the semiconducting channel material providing a gate dielectric above the semiconducting channel material, and providing a top gate above the gate dielectric, the top gate formed from a second electrode material. The semiconducting channel material is made of tungsten diselenide, the first electrode material and the second electrode material are made of graphene, and the gate dielectric is made of hexagonal boron nitride.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2015Publication date: October 22, 2015Applicant: UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLCInventors: Saptarshi Das, Anirudha V. Suman, Andreas Roelofs
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Publication number: 20150301324Abstract: A method for rapid imaging of a material specimen includes positioning a tip to contact the material specimen, and applying a force to a surface of the material specimen via the tip. In addition, the method includes moving the tip across the surface of the material specimen while removing electrical charge therefrom, generating a signal produced by contact between the tip and the surface, and detecting, based on the data, the removed electrical charge induced through the tip during movement of the tip across the surface. The method further includes measuring the detected electrical charge.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2014Publication date: October 22, 2015Applicant: UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLCInventors: Andreas Roelofs, Seungbum Hong
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Patent number: 8836944Abstract: Systems and methods for opto electric properties are provided. A light source illuminates a sample. A reference detector senses light from the light source. A sample detector receives light from the sample. A positioning fixture allows for relative positioning of the sample or the light source with respect to each other. An electrical signal device measures the electrical properties of the sample. The reference detector, sample detector and electrical signal device provide information that may be processed to determine opto-electric properties of the same.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2012Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: Uchicago Argonne, LLCInventors: Maxim Nikiforov, Seth B. Darling, Ozgun Suzer, Jeffrey Guest, Andreas Roelofs
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Patent number: 8686388Abstract: A resistive sense memory cell includes a layer of crystalline praseodymium calcium manganese oxide and a layer of amorphous praseodymium calcium manganese oxide disposed on the layer of crystalline praseodymium calcium manganese oxide forming a resistive sense memory stack. A first and second electrode are separated by the resistive sense memory stack. The resistive sense memory cell can further include an oxygen diffusion barrier layer separating the layer of crystalline praseodymium calcium manganese oxide from the layer of amorphous praseodymium calcium manganese oxide a layer. Methods include depositing an amorphous praseodymium calcium manganese oxide disposed on the layer of crystalline praseodymium calcium manganese oxide forming a resistive sense memory stack.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2012Date of Patent: April 1, 2014Assignee: Seagater Technology LLCInventors: Andreas Roelofs, Markus Siegert, Venugopalan Vaithyanathan, Wei Tian, Yongchul Ahn, Muralikrishnan Balakrishnan, Olle Heinonen
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Publication number: 20140085638Abstract: Systems and methods for opto electric properties are provided. A light source illuminates a sample. A reference detector senses light from the light source. A sample detector receives light from the sample. A positioning fixture allows for relative positioning of the sample or the light source with respect to each other. An electrical signal device measures the electrical properties of the sample. The reference detector, sample detector and electrical signal device provide information that may be processed to determine opto-electric properties of the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2012Publication date: March 27, 2014Inventors: Maxim NIKIFOROV, Seth B. DARLING, Ozgun SUZER, Jeffrey GUEST, Andreas ROELOFS
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Patent number: 8400825Abstract: Memory units that have a magnetic tunnel junction cell that utilizes spin torque and a current induced magnetic field to assist in the switching of the magnetization orientation of the free layer of the magnetic tunnel junction cell. The memory unit includes a spin torque current source for passing a current through the magnetic tunnel junction cell, the spin torque current source having a direction perpendicular to the magnetization orientations, and also includes a magnetic ampere field current source is oriented in a direction orthogonal or at some angles to the magnetization orientations.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2012Date of Patent: March 19, 2013Assignee: Seagate Technologies LLCInventors: Xiaobin Wang, Haiwen Xi, Hongyue Liu, Insik Jin, Andreas Roelofs, Eileen Yan, Dimitar V. Dimitrov
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Publication number: 20120273744Abstract: A resistive sense memory cell includes a layer of crystalline praseodymium calcium manganese oxide and a layer of amorphous praseodymium calcium manganese oxide disposed on the layer of crystalline praseodymium calcium manganese oxide forming a resistive sense memory stack. A first and second electrode are separated by the resistive sense memory stack. The resistive sense memory cell can further include an oxygen diffusion barrier layer separating the layer of crystalline praseodymium calcium manganese oxide from the layer of amorphous praseodymium calcium manganese oxide a layer. Methods include depositing an amorphous praseodymium calcium manganese oxide disposed on the layer of crystalline praseodymium calcium manganese oxide forming a resistive sense memory stack.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2012Publication date: November 1, 2012Applicant: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLCInventors: Andreas Roelofs, Markus Siegert, Venugopalan Vaithyanathan, Wei Tian, Yongchul Ahn, Muralikrishnan Balakrishnan, Olle Heinonen
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Publication number: 20120250405Abstract: Memory units that have a magnetic tunnel junction cell that utilizes spin torque and a current induced magnetic field to assist in the switching of the magnetization orientation of the free layer of the magnetic tunnel junction cell. The memory unit includes a spin torque current source for passing a current through the magnetic tunnel junction cell, the spin torque current source having a direction perpendicular to the magnetization orientations, and also includes a magnetic ampere field current source is oriented in a direction orthogonal or at some angles to the magnetization orientations.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2012Publication date: October 4, 2012Applicant: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLCInventors: Xiaobin Wang, Haiwen Xi, Hongyue Liu, Insik Jin, Andreas Roelofs, Eileen Yan, Dimitar V. Dimitrov
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Patent number: 8227783Abstract: A resistive sense memory cell includes a layer of crystalline praseodymium calcium manganese oxide and a layer of amorphous praseodymium calcium manganese oxide disposed on the layer of crystalline praseodymium calcium manganese oxide forming a resistive sense memory stack. A first and second electrode are separated by the resistive sense memory stack. The resistive sense memory cell can further include an oxygen diffusion barrier layer separating the layer of crystalline praseodymium calcium manganese oxide from the layer of amorphous praseodymium calcium manganese oxide a layer. Methods include depositing an amorphous praseodymium calcium manganese oxide disposed on the layer of crystalline praseodymium calcium manganese oxide forming a resistive sense memory stack.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2009Date of Patent: July 24, 2012Assignee: Seagate Technology LLCInventors: Andreas Roelofs, Markus Siegert, Venugopalan Vaithyanathan, Wei Tian, Yongchul Ahn, Muralikrishnan Balakrishnan, Olle Heinonen
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Patent number: 8223532Abstract: Memory units that have a magnetic tunnel junction cell that utilizes spin torque and a current induced magnetic field to assist in the switching of the magnetization orientation of the free layer of the magnetic tunnel junction cell. The memory unit includes a spin torque current source for passing a current through the magnetic tunnel junction cell, the spin torque current source having a direction perpendicular to the magnetization orientations, and also includes a magnetic ampere field current source is oriented in a direction orthogonal or at some angles to the magnetization orientations.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2008Date of Patent: July 17, 2012Assignee: Seagate Technology LLCInventors: Xiaobin Wang, Haiwen Xi, Hongyue Liu, Insik Jin, Andreas Roelofs, Eileen Yan, Dimitar V. Dimitrov
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Patent number: 8102691Abstract: Magnetic shift registers in which data writing and reading is accomplished by moving the magnetic domain walls by electric current. Various embodiments of domain wall nodes or anchors that stabilize a domain wall are provided. In some embodiments, the wall anchors are elements separate from the magnetic track. In other embodiments, the wall anchors are disturbances in the physical configuration of the magnetic track. In still other embodiments, the wall anchors are disturbances in the material of the magnetic track.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2008Date of Patent: January 24, 2012Assignee: Seagate Technology LLCInventors: Haiwen Xi, Xiaobin Wang, Dimitar V. Dimitrov, Paul E. Anderson, Harry Liu, Song S. Xue, Andreas Roelofs, Markus Siegert
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Patent number: 7876595Abstract: A register having a track with a first electrode is at the first end to supply a current to the track in a first direction and a second electrode at the second end to supply a current to the track in a second direction, the second direction being opposite to the first direction. A first domain wall anchor and a second domain wall anchor are positioned proximate the track between the first electrode and the second electrode. Each of the domain wall anchors has a ferromagnetic pinned layer and a barrier layer proximate the track, with the barrier layer between the track and the ferromagnetic pinned layer. The ferromagnetic layer has a magnetization orientation pinned perpendicular to the magnetization orientation of the track.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2008Date of Patent: January 25, 2011Assignee: Seagate Technology LLCInventors: Haiwen Xi, Dimitar V. Dimitrov, Andreas Roelofs, Xiaobin Wang, Paul E Anderson, Hongyue Liu
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Publication number: 20110006275Abstract: A resistive sense memory cell includes a layer of crystalline praseodymium calcium manganese oxide and a layer of amorphous praseodymium calcium manganese oxide disposed on the layer of crystalline praseodymium calcium manganese oxide forming a resistive sense memory stack. A first and second electrode are separated by the resistive sense memory stack. The resistive sense memory cell can further include an oxygen diffusion barrier layer separating the layer of crystalline praseodymium calcium manganese oxide from the layer of amorphous praseodymium calcium manganese oxide a layer. Methods include depositing an amorphous praseodymium calcium manganese oxide disposed on the layer of crystalline praseodymium calcium manganese oxide forming a resistive sense memory stack.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2009Publication date: January 13, 2011Applicant: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLCInventors: Andreas Roelofs, Markus Siegert, Venugopalan Vaithyanathan, Wei Tian, Yongchul Ahn, Muralikrishnan Balakrishnan, Olle Heinonen
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Patent number: 7838066Abstract: A single annealing process simultaneously creates local areas of ferroelectric imprint that can be used as markers, and areas with low leakage current that exhibit ideal symmetric switching on ferroelectric recording media.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2007Date of Patent: November 23, 2010Assignee: Seagate Technology LLCInventors: Tong Zhao, Andreas Roelofs, Cedric Stephane Bedoya
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Patent number: 7796494Abstract: A method of writing to ferroelectric storage medium includes the steps of applying a first write voltage to a ferroelectric layer for writing a first bit in a first polarization direction and applying a second write voltage to the ferroelectric layer for writing a second bit in a second polarization direction opposing the first polarization direction. The first write voltage having a first magnitude, and the second write voltage having a second magnitude being greater than the first magnitude. The ferroelectric layer having a ferroelectric imprint polarization direction, and the first polarization direction being substantially the same as the ferroelectric imprint polarization direction. The ferroelectric medium contains first bits with a first surface area that is substantially equal to second bits surface area. A probe storage apparatus can use this method and ferroelectric medium.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2008Date of Patent: September 14, 2010Assignee: Seagate Technology, LLCInventors: Tong Zhao, Andreas Roelofs, Martin Forrester
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Publication number: 20100073984Abstract: A register having a track with a first electrode is at the first end to supply a current to the track in a first direction and a second electrode at the second end to supply a current to the track in a second direction, the second direction being opposite to the first direction. A first domain wall anchor and a second domain wall anchor are positioned proximate the track between the first electrode and the second electrode. Each of the domain wall anchors has a ferromagnetic pinned layer and a barrier layer proximate the track, with the barrier layer between the track and the ferromagnetic pinned layer. The ferromagnetic layer has a magnetization orientation pinned perpendicular to the magnetization orientation of the track.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2008Publication date: March 25, 2010Applicant: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLCInventors: Haiwen Xi, Dimitar V. Dimitrov, Andreas Roelofs, Xiaobin Wang, Paul E. Anderson, Hongyue Liu
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Publication number: 20100054111Abstract: A method of writing to ferroelectric storage medium includes the steps of applying a first write voltage to a ferroelectric layer for writing a first bit in a first polarization direction and applying a second write voltage to the ferroelectric layer for writing a second bit in a second polarization direction opposing the first polarization direction. The first write voltage having a first magnitude, and the second write voltage having a second magnitude being greater than the first magnitude. The ferroelectric layer having a ferroelectric imprint polarization direction, and the first polarization direction being substantially the same as the ferroelectric imprint polarization direction. The ferroelectric medium contains first bits with a first surface area that is substantially equal to second bits surface area. A probe storage apparatus can use this method and ferroelectric medium.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2008Publication date: March 4, 2010Applicant: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLCInventors: Tong Zhao, Andreas Roelofs, Martin Forrester