Patents by Inventor Andy Hunter

Andy Hunter 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).

  • Patent number: 7292381
    Abstract: Described is a method for conforming electronics to arbitrary shapes. The method comprises acts of forming a device structure to have a growth substrate, an etch stop layer affixed with the growth substrate, and a micro-electronic array. The micro-electronic array comprises a plurality of components atop the etch stop layer. The micro-electronic array is thereafter embedded into a shrinkable layer. The shrinkable layer is then mounted onto a handle wafer that includes a layer of adhering film with the shrinkable layer being pressed into the layer of adhering film. The growth substrate and the etch stop layer are thereafter removed. The adhering film is then dissolved to demount the micro-electronic array and shrinkable layer. Finally, the shrinkable layer is shrunk to conform the micro-electronic array to a three-dimensional shape, with the growth orientation flipped such that metal interconnects may be made to both the top and bottom of the chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2007
    Assignee: HRL Laboratories, LLC
    Inventors: Pamela Patterson, Andy Hunter, Angela Shum, Peter David Brewer