Patents by Inventor Brian D. Schultz

Brian D. Schultz 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: 20140197732
    Abstract: A plasma generating system. A pair of electrodes are spaced apart by an electrode gap. A source of a gas adapted to place the gas in the electrode gap. A power generating circuit is coupled to the electrodes to generate an electric field across the electrodes so as to initiate a plasma discharge within the electrode gap. The power generating circuit has adequate capacity to maintain a sufficient electric field across the gap during the plasma discharge to allow a plasma impedance to self-tune to the plasma generating system. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY CENTER
    Inventors: Brian D. Schultz, William M. Hooke, Michael J. Kelly
  • Patent number: 8263976
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure consistent with certain implementations has a crystalline substrate oriented with a {111} plane surface that is within 10 degrees of surface normal. An epitaxially grown electrically insulating interlayer overlays the crystalline substrate and establishes a coincident lattice that mates with the surface symmetry of the {111} plane surface. An atomically stable two dimensional crystalline film resides on the epitaxial insulating layer with a coincident lattice match to the insulating interlayer. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: International Technology Center
    Inventors: Brian D. Schultz, Gary Elder McGuire
  • Publication number: 20110210373
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure consistent with certain implementations has a crystalline substrate oriented with a {111} plane surface that is within 10 degrees of surface normal. An epitaxially grown electrically insulating interlayer overlays the crystalline substrate and establishes a coincident lattice that mates with the surface symmetry of the {111} plane surface. An atomically stable two dimensional crystalline film resides on the epitaxial insulating layer with a coincident lattice match to the insulating interlayer. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2011
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Inventors: Brian D. Schultz, Gary Elder McGuire
  • Patent number: 7960259
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure consistent with certain implementations has a crystalline substrate oriented with a {111} plane surface that is within 10 degrees of surface normal. An epitaxially grown electrically insulating interlayer overlays the crystalline substrate and establishes a coincident lattice that mates with the surface symmetry of the {111} plane surface. An atomically stable two dimensional crystalline film resides on the epitaxial insulating layer with a coincident lattice match to the insulating interlayer. Methods of fabrication are disclosed. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: International Technology Center
    Inventors: Brian D. Schultz, Gary Elder McGuire
  • Publication number: 20090079040
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure consistent with certain implementations has a crystalline substrate oriented with a {111} plane surface that is within 10 degrees of surface normal. An epitaxially grown electrically insulating interlayer overlays the crystalline substrate and establishes a coincident lattice that mates with the surface symmetry of the {111} plane surface. An atomically stable two dimensional crystalline film resides on the epitaxial insulating layer with a coincident lattice match to the insulating interlayer. Methods of fabrication are disclosed. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2008
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Inventors: Brian D. Schultz, Gary Elder McGuire