Patents by Inventor Andrew Perrella

Andrew Perrella 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).

  • Highly charged ion modified oxide device and method of making same
    Patent number: 7914915
    Abstract: A highly charged ion modified device is provided that includes a first metal layer or layers deposited on a substrate and an insulator layer, deposited on the first metal layer, including a plurality of holes therein produced by irradiation thereof with highly charged ions. The metal of a further metal layer, deposited on the insulator layer, fills the plurality of holes in the insulator layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Commerce, The National Institutes of Standards and Technology
    Inventors: Joshua M. Pomeroy, Holger Grube, Andrew Perrella, Fern Slew, legal representative
  • HIGHLY CHARGED ION MODIFIED OXIDE DEVICE AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME
    Publication number: 20080220279
    Abstract: A highly charged ion modified device is provided that includes a first metal layer or layers deposited on a substrate and an insulator layer, deposited on the first metal layer, including a plurality of holes therein produced by irradiation thereof with highly charged ions. The metal of a further metal layer, deposited on the insulator layer, fills the plurality of holes in the insulator layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2008
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Inventors: Joshua M. POMEROY, Holger Grube, Andrew Perrella, Fern Slew