Patents by Inventor Brandon A. Turk

Brandon A. Turk 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: 20210123251
    Abstract: A floor height gauge for setting concrete floors is provided. The floor height gauge for setting concrete floors comprises a body, flange, knob and a possible string notch, as well as it can be used in conjunction with a protrusion or stake, insuring accuracy and eliminating the necessity for skilled workers when setting slab top elevations of concrete slabs. The floor height gauge provides a rotational means for one concrete worker to rotate a screed to level concrete to a slab top elevation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventor: Brandon Turk
  • Patent number: 8927898
    Abstract: In a thin beam directional Crystallization System configured anneal a silicon layer on a glass substrate uses a special laser beam profile with an intensity peak at one edge. The system is configured to entirely melt a spatially controlled portion of a silicon layer causing lateral crystal growth. By advancing the substrate or laser a certain step size and subjecting the silicon layer to successive “shots” rom the laser, the entire silicon layer is crystallized. The lateral crystal growth creates a protrusion in the center of the melt area. This protrusion must be re-melted. Accordingly, the step size must be such that there is sufficient overlap between successive shots, i.e., melt zones, to ensure the protrusion is melted. This requires the step size to be less than half the beam width. A smaller step size reduces throughput and increases costs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: TCZ, LLC
    Inventors: Brandon A. Turk, David S. Knowles
  • Publication number: 20120267348
    Abstract: A thin beam directional crystallization system configured to process a substrate comprises a laser configured to produce laser light, the laser configured to have a high energy mode and a low energy mode. The high energy mode is configured to produce light energy sufficient to completely melt a substrate coated with amorphous silicon film, while the low energy mode is configured to produce light energy that is not sufficient to completely melt a substrate coated with amorphous silicon film. The system further comprises beam shaping optics configured to convert the laser light emitted from the laser into a long thin beam with a short axis and a long axis, a stage configured to support the substrate and film, and a translator coupled with the stage, the translator configured to advance the substrate and film so as to produce a step size in conjunction with the firing of the laser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: TCZ LLC
    Inventors: Brandon A. Turk, David S. Knowles
  • Patent number: 8183498
    Abstract: A thin beam directional crystallization system configured to process a substrate comprises a laser configured to produce laser light, the laser configured to have a high energy mode and a low energy mode. The high energy mode is configured to produce light energy sufficient to completely melt a substrate coated with amorphous silicon film, while the low energy mode is configured to produce light energy that is not sufficient to completely melt a substrate coated with amorphous silicon film. The system further comprises beam shaping optics coupled to the laser and configured to convert the laser light emitted from the laser into a long thin beam with a short axis and a long axis, a stage configured to support the substrate and film, and a translator coupled with the stage, the translator configured to advance the substrate and film so as to produce a step size in conjunction with the firing of the laser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: TCZ, LLC
    Inventors: Brandon A. Turk, David S. Knowles
  • Publication number: 20080030877
    Abstract: In a thin beam directional Crystallization System configured anneal a silicon layer on a glass substrate uses a special laser beam profile with an intensity peak at one edge. The system is configured to entirely melt a spatially controlled portion of a silicon layer causing lateral crystal growth. By advancing the substrate or laser a certain step size and subjecting the silicon layer to successive “shots” from the laser, the entire silicon layer is crystallized. The lateral crystal growth creates a protrusion in the center of the melt area. This protrusion must be re-melted. Accordingly, the step size must be such that there is sufficient overlap between successive shots, i.e., melt zones, to ensure the protrusion is melted. This requires the step size to be less than half the beam width. A smaller step size reduces throughput and increases costs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2006
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Applicant: TCZ GMBH
    Inventors: Brandon A. Turk, Bernd Burfeindt, David S. Knowles
  • Publication number: 20070251926
    Abstract: A thin beam directional crystallization system configured to process a substrate comprises a laser configured to produce laser light, the laser configured to have a high energy mode and a low energy mode. The high energy mode is configured to produce light energy sufficient to completely melt a substrate coated with amorphous silicon film, while the low energy mode is configured to produce light energy that is not sufficient to completely melt a substrate coated with amorphous silicon film. The system further comprises beam shaping optics coupled to the laser and configured to convert the laser light emitted from the laser into a long thin beam with a short axis and a long axis, a stage configured to support the substrate and film, and a translator coupled with the stage, the translator configured to advance the substrate and film so as to produce a step size in conjunction with the firing of the laser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2007
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Applicant: TCZ PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Brandon A. Turk, David S. Knowles
  • Publication number: 20070251928
    Abstract: In a thin beam directional Crystallization System configured anneal a silicon layer on a glass substrate uses a special laser beam profile with an intensity peak at one edge. The system is configured to entirely melt a spatially controlled portion of a silicon layer causing lateral crystal growth. By advancing the substrate or laser a certain step size and subjecting the silicon layer to successive “shots” rom the laser, the entire silicon layer is crystallized. The lateral crystal growth creates a protrusion in the center of the melt area. This protrusion must be re-melted. Accordingly, the step size must be such that there is sufficient overlap between successive shots, i.e., melt zones, to ensure the protrusion is melted. This requires the step size to be less than half the beam width. A smaller step size reduces throughput and increases costs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2006
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Applicant: TCZ GmbH
    Inventors: Brandon Turk, David Knowles
  • Patent number: D935910
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Inventor: Brandon Turk
  • Patent number: D951784
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Inventor: Brandon Turk
  • Patent number: D969626
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Inventor: Brandon Turk
  • Patent number: D987043
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Inventor: Brandon Turk
  • Patent number: D1010071
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Inventor: Brandon Turk