Patents by Inventor Boris Russ
Boris Russ 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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Patent number: 12204717Abstract: A touch screen (500) can include electrodes (520, 540) (e.g., first and second touch electrodes, reference electrodes) on opposite sides (e.g., top and bottom) of a substrate (510). In some examples, vias (618, 638) can be used to couple the touch electrodes (520, 540) to conductive connections (518, 538) of flex circuits (502, 522) such that the connections (604, 624) to the flex circuits (502, 522) can be on the same side of the substrate (510) even if the touch electrodes (520, 540) are on opposite sides of the substrate (510). The conductive filling material of the via (618) can make direct contact with the conductive connections (604, 624) of the flex circuits (502, 522), for example.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2020Date of Patent: January 21, 2025Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Meng-Tse Chen, Arnoldus Alvin Barlian, Bayu Atmaja Thedjoisworo, Boris Russ, Ziyang Zhang, Nathan Krishan Gupta
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Publication number: 20240045539Abstract: A touch screen (500) can include electrodes (520, 540) (e.g., first and second touch electrodes, reference electrodes) on opposite sides (e.g., top and bottom) of a substrate (510). In some examples, vias (618, 638) can be used to couple the touch electrodes (520, 540) to conductive connections (518, 538) of flex circuits (502, 522) such that the connections (604, 624) to the flex circuits (502, 522) can be on the same side of the substrate (510) even if the touch electrodes (520, 540) are on opposite sides of the substrate (510). The conductive filling material of the via (618) can make direct contact with the conductive connections (604, 624) of the flex circuits (502, 522), for example.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2020Publication date: February 8, 2024Inventors: Meng-Tse CHEN, Arnoldus Alvin BARLIAN, Bayu Atmaja THEDJOISWORO, Boris RUSS, Ziyang ZHANG, Nathan Krishan GUPTA
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Patent number: 10797215Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus related to graded thermoelectric materials. In one aspect, a method includes providing a plurality of nanostructures. The plurality of nanostructures comprise a thermoelectric material, with nanostructures of the plurality of nanostructures having first ligands disposed on surfaces of the nanostructures. The plurality of nanostructures is deposited on a substrate to form a layer. The layer is contacted with a solution containing second ligands. A ligand exchange process occurs where some of the first ligands disposed on the plurality of nanostructures are replaced with the second ligands. A first region of the layer is removed from contact with the solution so that the ligand exchange process does not occur in the first region of the layer, with the ligand exchange process occurring in the layer in contact with the solution. The layer is then removed from contact with the solution.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2016Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Inventors: Boris Russ, David Brown, Jared Lynch, Tristan Day, Nelson E. Coates, Ayaskanta Sahu, Jason D. Forster, Jeffrey Snyder, Jeffrey J. Urban, Rachel A. Segalman
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Patent number: 10522732Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus related to thermoelectric polymer aerogels. In one aspect, a method includes depositing a solution on a substrate. The solution comprises a thermoelectric polymer. Solvent of the solution is removed to form a layer of the thermoelectric polymer. The layer is placed in a polar solvent to form a gel comprising the thermoelectric polymer. The gel is cooled to freeze the polar solvent. The gel is placed in a vacuum environment to sublimate the polar solvent from the gel to form an aerogel comprising the thermoelectric polymer.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2017Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: The Regents of the University of CaliforniaInventors: Edmond W. Zaia, Madeleine P. Gordon, Preston Zhou, Boris Russ, Nelson Coates, Ayaskanta Sahu, Jeffrey J. Urban
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Patent number: 10249808Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus related to surface doping of nanostructures. In one aspect a plurality of nanostructures is fabricated with a solution-based process using a solvent. The plurality of nanostructures comprises a semiconductor. Each of the plurality of nanostructures has a surface with capping species attached to the surface. The plurality of nanostructures is mixed in the solvent with a dopant compound that includes doping species. During the mixing the capping species on the surfaces of the plurality of nanostructures are replaced by the doping species. Charge carriers are transferred between the doping species and the plurality of nanostructures.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2016Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: The Regents of the University of CaliforniaInventors: Ayaskanta Sahu, Boris Russ, Jeffrey J. Urban, Nelson E. Coates, Rachel A. Segalman, Jason D. Forster, Miao Liu, Fan Yang, Kristin A. Persson, Christopher Dames
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Patent number: 9882108Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus related to thermoelectric materials. In one aspect, a method includes providing a plurality of nanostructures. The plurality of nanostructures comprise a thermoelectric material, with each nanostructure of the plurality of nanostructures having first ligands disposed on a surface of the nanostructure. The plurality of nanostructures is mixed with a solution containing second ligands and a ligand exchange process occurs in which the first ligands disposed on the plurality of nanostructures are replaced with the second ligands. The plurality of nanostructures is deposited on a substrate to form a layer. The layer is thermally annealed.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2016Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: The Regents of the University of CaliforniaInventors: Jeffrey J. Urban, Jared Lynch, Nelson Coates, Jason Forster, Ayaskanta Sahu, Michael Chabinyc, Boris Russ
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Publication number: 20170338395Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus related to thermoelectric polymer aerogels. In one aspect, a method includes depositing a solution on a substrate. The solution comprises a thermoelectric polymer. Solvent of the solution is removed to form a layer of the thermoelectric polymer. The layer is placed in a polar solvent to form a gel comprising the thermoelectric polymer. The gel is cooled to freeze the polar solvent. The gel is placed in a vacuum environment to sublimate the polar solvent from the gel to form an aerogel comprising the thermoelectric polymer.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2017Publication date: November 23, 2017Applicant: The Regents of the University of CaliforniaInventors: Edmond W. Zaia, Madeleine P. Gordon, Preston Zhou, Boris Russ, Nelson Coates, Ayaskanta Sahu, Jeffrey J. Urban
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Publication number: 20170069815Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus related to graded thermoelectric materials. In one aspect, a method includes providing a plurality of nanostructures. The plurality of nanostructures comprise a thermoelectric material, with nanostructures of the plurality of nanostructures having first ligands disposed on surfaces of the nanostructures. The plurality of nanostructures is deposited on a substrate to form a layer. The layer is contacted with a solution containing second ligands. A ligand exchange process occurs where some of the first ligands disposed on the plurality of nanostructures are replaced with the second ligands. A first region of the layer is removed from contact with the solution so that the ligand exchange process does not occur in the first region of the layer, with the ligand exchange process occurring in the layer in contact with the solution. The layer is then removed from contact with the solution.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2016Publication date: March 9, 2017Inventors: Boris Russ, David Brown, Jared Lynch, Tristan Day, Nelson E. Coates, Ayaskanta Sahu, Jason D. Forster, Jeffrey Snyder, Jeffrey J. Urban, Rachel A. Segalman
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Publication number: 20170069498Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus related to surface doping of nanostructures. In one aspect a plurality of nanostructures is fabricated with a solution-based process using a solvent. The plurality of nanostructures comprises a semiconductor. Each of the plurality of nanostructures has a surface with capping species attached to the surface. The plurality of nanostructures is mixed in the solvent with a dopant compound that includes doping species. During the mixing the capping species on the surfaces of the plurality of nanostructures are replaced by the doping species. Charge carriers are transferred between the doping species and the plurality of nanostructures.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2016Publication date: March 9, 2017Applicant: The Regents of the University of CaliforniaInventors: Ayaskanta Sahu, Boris Russ, Jeffrey J. Urban, Nelson E. Coates, Rachel A. Segalman, Jason D. Forster, Miao Liu, Fan Yang, Kristin A. Persson, Christopher Dames
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Publication number: 20170069813Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus related to thermoelectric materials. In one aspect, a method includes providing a plurality of nanostructures. The plurality of nanostructures comprise a thermoelectric material, with each nanostructure of the plurality of nanostructures having first ligands disposed on a surface of the nanostructure. The plurality of nanostructures is mixed with a solution containing second ligands and a ligand exchange process occurs in which the first ligands disposed on the plurality of nanostructures are replaced with the second ligands. The plurality of nanostructures is deposited on a substrate to form a layer. The layer is thermally annealed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2016Publication date: March 9, 2017Applicant: The Regents of the University of CaliforniaInventors: Jeffrey J. Urban, Jared Lynch, Nelson Coates, Jason Forster, Ayaskanta Sahu, Michael Chabinyc, Boris Russ
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Publication number: 20150243869Abstract: A an organic material is shown including a conjugated core, one or more electron donating moieties, and a non-conjugated spacer coupled between the conjugated core and the electron donating moiety. Methods of forming the organic material include solution based processing. One example of an organic material includes a self-doping n-type organic material.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2015Publication date: August 27, 2015Inventors: Rachel Segalman, Boris Russ, Fulvio Brunetti, Craig Hawker, Michael L. Chabinyc, Jeffrey J. Urban
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Publication number: 20150118441Abstract: The present disclosure provides a multi-layer thermal protection material comprising: (i) a substrate layer; (ii) a reflection layer formed on the substrate layer; and (iii) an emission layer formed on the reflection layer and effective to convert thermal energy to photonic energy. The reflection layer comprises a porous scattering media effective to reflect photonic energy away from the substrate layer. The emission layer comprises a thermally emissive dopant incorporated into a thermal matrix material. The present disclosure also provides articles such as portions of hypersonic flight vehicles and turbine component parts that include coatings comprising the multi-layer protection material of the present disclosure. The present disclosure also provides methods of making and using the multi-layer thermal protection material and associated articles described herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2013Publication date: April 30, 2015Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Wen Shang, Tao DENG, Boris RUSS, Hendrik Pieter Jacobus DE BOCK, Adam RASHEED, Andrew Arthur Paul BURNS, Mohamed SAKAMI, Steven Charles ACETO, Andrey MESHKOV, Scott Michael MILLER
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Publication number: 20130258600Abstract: An article and method of forming the article is disclosed. The article includes a heat source, a substrate, and a thermal interface element having a plurality of freestanding nanosprings disposed in thermal communication with the substrate and the heat source. The nanosprings of the article include at least one inorganic material and also at least 50% of the nanosprings have a thermal conductivity of at least 1 watt/mK per nano spring.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2009Publication date: October 3, 2013Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Tao Deng, Todd Garrett Wetzel, Kripa Kiran Varanasi, Ambarish Jayant Kulkarni, Boris Russ