Patents by Inventor Brian James Gally
Brian James Gally 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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Publication number: 20230413471Abstract: A heat transfer system including an active component and a dissipation region is described. The active component is configured to undergo vibrational motion. The active component transfers fluid from a high pressure region to an ambient pressure region via an egress. The active component also induces a pulsating pressure in the fluid. The pulsating pressure is dissipated in the dissipation region such that turbulence is reduced where the fluid is introduced to the ambient pressure region.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2023Publication date: December 21, 2023Inventors: Suryaprakash Ganti, Prabhu Sathyamurthy, Vikram Mukundan, Sangkyu Kim, Prathima Kapa, Lizbeth Gomez, Brian James Gally
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Patent number: 11802554Abstract: A system including an orifice plate, a fan element and at least one channel is disclosed. The orifice plate has at least one orifice therein. The fan element is configured to undergo vibrational motion to drive a fluid through the orifice(s). The fluid is drawn through the channel(s) in response to the fluid being driven through the at least one orifice.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2020Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: Frore Systems Inc.Inventors: Ananth Saran Yalamarthy, Vikram Mukundan, Suryaprakash Ganti, Narayana Prasad Rayapati, Prabhu Sathyamurthy, Seshagiri Rao Madhavapeddy, Marc Mignard, Brian James Gally
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Publication number: 20230332847Abstract: A heat transfer system includes fluid transfer cells that vibrationally move a fluid and a thermally conductive cover that conducts heat from the cells while avoiding transfer of mechanical energy between the cells. A fluid transfer module includes outer and inner walls, a support member, and a membrane. The outer wall has an outer opening. The inner wall has an inner opening. The support member is disposed laterally on the inner wall such that a flow chamber is defined between the outer and inner walls. The membrane is supported by the support member along the outer wall. A fluid transfer module includes an inlet port and an actuator. The actuator undergoes vibrational motion and has first and second vibrational modes. The first vibrational mode causes fluid to enter the inlet port. The second vibrational mode expels fluid from the inlet port, which reduces clogging of the inlet port.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2023Publication date: October 19, 2023Inventors: Prabhu Sathyamurthy, Suryaprakash Ganti, Vikram Mukundan, Sangkyu Kim, Prathima Kapa, Seshagiri Rao Madhavapeddy, Shekhar Halakatti, Brian James Gally
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Patent number: 11533823Abstract: A mobile device case is described. The mobile device case includes a housing configured to retain a mobile device and an active cooling system integrated into the housing. The active cooling system configured to use vibrational motion to cool a surface of the mobile device.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2020Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: Frore Systems Inc.Inventors: Suryaprakash Ganti, Brian James Gally, Prabhu Sathyamurthy, Seshagiri Rao Madhavapeddy
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Publication number: 20220087059Abstract: A system including a tile and a hood is described. The tile includes a plurality of cooling cells. Each of the cooling cells includes a support structure and a cooling element. The cooling element is supported by the support structure and is configured to undergo vibrational motion when actuated to drive a fluid toward a heat-generating structure. The hood is coupled to the tile and directs the fluid around the plurality of cooling cells.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2021Publication date: March 17, 2022Inventors: Prabhu Sathyamurthy, Suryaprakash Ganti, Prathima Kapa, Seshagiri Rao Madhavapeddy, Shekhar Halakatti, Brian James Gally
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Publication number: 20220087064Abstract: A method for providing a cooling system is described. The method includes providing a plurality of sheets. Each sheet includes at least one structure for a level in each cooling cell of a plurality of cooling cells. A particular level of each cooling cell includes a cooling element having a first side and a second side. The cooling element is configured to undergo vibrational motion to drive fluid from the first side to the second side. The method also includes aligning the sheets, attaching the sheets to form a laminate that includes the cooling cells, and separating the laminate into sections. Each section includes at least one cooling cell.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2021Publication date: March 17, 2022Inventors: Suryaprakash Ganti, Brian James Gally, Ming-Hau Tung, Seshagiri Rao Madhavapeddy, Vikram Mukundan, Ananth Saran Yalamarthy, Leonard Eugene Fennell
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Publication number: 20220081284Abstract: A system including a plurality of cooling cells is described. Each of the cooling cells includes a support structure and a cooling element. The cooling element has a central region having an axis and a perimeter. The cooling element IS supported by the support structure at the central region and along the axis. At least a portion of the perimeter being unpinned. The cooling element is configured to undergo vibrational motion when actuated to drive a fluid toward a heat-generating structure. A portion of the cooling cells aligned along the axis are physically connected such that the cooling cells form an integrated cooling cell tile.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2021Publication date: March 17, 2022Inventors: Suryaprakash Ganti, Seshagiri Rao Madhavapeddy, Vikram Mukundan, Ananth Saran Yalamarthy, Prabhu Sathyamurthy, Brian James Gally
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Publication number: 20210193900Abstract: A method for providing a piezoelectric device is described. The method includes providing a first electrode layer on a substrate and coating at least one layer of piezoelectric material. The coating using at least one of clot-die coating, dip coating, aerosol coating and R2R coating such that a layer of the at least one layer of piezoelectric material has a variation in thickness of not more than ten percent. The layer(s) of piezoelectric materials are also heat treated. Multiple layers of piezoelectric material may be slot-die coated and heat treated to provide a multilayer having the desired thickness. A second electrode layer is provided on the layer(s) of piezoelectric material.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2019Publication date: June 24, 2021Inventors: Suryaprakash Ganti, Leonard Eugene Fennell, Ming Tung, Brian James Gally
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Publication number: 20210185853Abstract: A mobile device case is described. The mobile device case includes a housing configured to retain a mobile device and an active cooling system integrated into the housing. The active cooling system configured to use vibrational motion to cool a surface of the mobile device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2020Publication date: June 17, 2021Inventors: Suryaprakash Ganti, Brian James Gally, Prabhu Sathyamurthy, Seshagiri Rao Madhavapeddy
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Publication number: 20210131415Abstract: A system including an orifice plate, a fan element and at least one channel is disclosed. The orifice plate has at least one orifice therein. The fan element is configured to undergo vibrational motion to drive a fluid through the orifice(s). The fluid is drawn through the channel(s) in response to the fluid being driven through the at least one orifice.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2020Publication date: May 6, 2021Inventors: Ananth Saran Yalamarthy, Vikram Mukundan, Suryaprakash Ganti, Narayana Prasad Rayapati, Prabhu Sathyamurthy, Seshagiri Rao Madhavapeddy, Marc Mignard, Brian James Gally
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Patent number: 9001412Abstract: A microelectromechanical (MEMS) device includes a substrate, a movable element over the substrate, and an actuation electrode above the movable element. The movable element includes a deformable layer and a reflective element. The deformable layer is spaced from the reflective element.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2012Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignee: QUALCOMM MEMS Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Clarence Chui, William Cummings, Brian James Gally, Lior Kogut, Ming-Hau Tung, Yeh-Jiun Tung, Chih-Wei Chiang, Denis Endisch
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Patent number: 8872085Abstract: In various embodiments described herein, a display device includes a front illumination device that comprises a light guide disposed forward of an array of display elements, such as an array of interferometric modulators, to distribute light across the array of display elements. The light guide panel may include a turning layer to deliver uniform illumination from a light source to the array of display elements. For many portable display applications, the light guide panel comprises the substrate used in fabricating the display elements. The light guide panel may include additional films as well. The light guide panel, for example, may include a diffuser and/or an optical isolation layer to further enhance the optical imaging characteristics of the display.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2007Date of Patent: October 28, 2014Assignee: QUALCOMM MEMS Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Russell Wayne Gruhlke, Brian James Gally, Marek Mienko, Ion Bita, Gang Xu
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Patent number: 8830557Abstract: Methods of fabricating an electromechanical systems (EMS) device with spacers between plates and EMS devices formed by the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, a EMS device is fabricated by laminating a front substrate and a carrier, each of which has components preformed thereon. The front substrate is provided with stationary electrodes formed thereover. A carrier including movable electrodes formed thereover is attached to the front substrate. The carrier may be released after transferring the movable electrodes to the front substrate. In other embodiments, the carrier stays over the front substrate, and serves as a backplate for the EMS device. Features are formed by deposition and patterning, by embossing, or by patterning and etching. Spacers are provided between the front substrate and the backplate to maintain a gap therebetween. The resulting EMS devices can trap smaller volumes between laminated substrates and are less susceptible to pressure variations and moisture leakage.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2012Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: QUALCOMM MEMS Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey Brian Sampsell, Brian James Gally, Philip Don Floyd
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Publication number: 20130100518Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus for an electromechanical systems device. In one aspect, an electromechanical systems device may include a substrate and a movable layer positioned apart from the substrate. The movable layer and the substrate may define a cavity. The movable layer may be movable to increase the size of the cavity or to decrease the size of the cavity. The movable layer also may include a first anchor point attaching the movable layer to the substrate and a first feature associated with the first anchor point. The first feature may include a protrusion of the movable layer into or out from the cavity.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2012Publication date: April 25, 2013Applicant: QUALCOMM MEMS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Chandra Shekar Reddy Tupelly, Yi Tao, Kostadin Dimitrov Djordjev, Lior Kogut, Brian William Arbuckle, Brian James Gally, Ming-Hau Tung
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Publication number: 20130003160Abstract: Methods of fabricating an electromechanical systems (EMS) device with spacers between plates and EMS devices formed by the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, a EMS device is fabricated by laminating a front substrate and a carrier, each of which has components preformed thereon. The front substrate is provided with stationary electrodes formed thereover. A carrier including movable electrodes formed thereover is attached to the front substrate. The carrier may be released after transferring the movable electrodes to the front substrate. In other embodiments, the carrier stays over the front substrate, and serves as a backplate for the EMS device. Features are formed by deposition and patterning, by embossing, or by patterning and etching. Spacers are provided between the front substrate and the backplate to maintain a gap therebetween. The resulting EMS devices can trap smaller volumes between laminated substrates and are less susceptible to pressure variations and moisture leakage.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2012Publication date: January 3, 2013Applicant: QUALCOMM MEMS Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey Brian Sampsell, Brian James Gally, Philip Don Floyd
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Patent number: 8284475Abstract: Methods of fabricating a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) device with spacers between plates and MEMS devices formed by the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, a MEMS device is fabricated by laminating a front substrate and a carrier, each of which has components preformed thereon. The front substrate is provided with stationary electrodes formed thereover. A carrier including movable electrodes formed thereover is attached to the front substrate. The carrier of some embodiments is released after transferring the movable electrodes to the front substrate. In other embodiments, the carrier stays over the front substrate, and serves as a backplate for the MEMS device. Features are formed by deposition and patterning, by embossing, or by patterning and etching. Spacers are provided between the front substrate and the backplate to maintain a gap therebetween. The methods not only reduce the manufacturing costs, but also provide a higher yield.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2010Date of Patent: October 9, 2012Assignee: Qualcomm Mems Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey Brian Sampsell, Brian James Gally, Philip Don Floyd
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Publication number: 20100182675Abstract: Methods of fabricating a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) device with spacers between plates and MEMS devices formed by the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, a MEMS device is fabricated by laminating a front substrate and a carrier, each of which has components preformed thereon. The front substrate is provided with stationary electrodes formed thereover. A carrier including movable electrodes formed thereover is attached to the front substrate. The carrier of some embodiments is released after transferring the movable electrodes to the front substrate. In other embodiments, the carrier stays over the front substrate, and serves as a backplate for the MEMS device. Features are formed by deposition and patterning, by embossing, or by patterning and etching. Spacers are provided between the front substrate and the backplate to maintain a gap therebetween. The methods not only reduce the manufacturing costs, but also provide a higher yield.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2010Publication date: July 22, 2010Applicant: QUALCOMM MEMS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Jeffrey Brian Sampsell, Brian James Gally, Philip Don Floyd
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Patent number: 7719752Abstract: Methods of fabricating a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) device with reduced masking and MEMS devices formed by the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, a MEMS device is fabricated by laminating a front substrate and a carrier, each of which has components preformed thereon. The front substrate is provided with stationary electrodes formed thereover. A carrier including movable electrodes formed thereover is attached to the front substrate. The carrier of some embodiments is released after transferring the movable electrodes to the front substrate. In other embodiments, the carrier stays over the front substrate, and serves as a backplate for the MEMS device. Features are formed by deposition and patterning, by embossing, or by patterning and etching. In some embodiments in which the MEMS device serves as an interferometric modulator, the front substrate is also provided with black masks to prevent or mitigate bright areas in the actuated state of the MEMS device.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2007Date of Patent: May 18, 2010Assignee: QUALCOMM MEMS Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey Brian Sampsell, Brian James Gally, Philip Don Floyd
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Patent number: 7704772Abstract: A method of manufacturing a microelectromechanical device includes forming at least two conductive layers on a substrate. An isolation layer is formed between the two conductive layers. The conductive layers are electrically coupled together and then the isolation layer is removed to form a gap between the conductive layers. The electrical coupling of the layers mitigates or eliminates the effects of electrostatic charge build up on the device during the removal process.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2008Date of Patent: April 27, 2010Assignee: Qualcomm MEMS Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Ming-Hau Tung, Brian James Gally, Manish Kothari, Clarence Chui, John Batey
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Publication number: 20090068781Abstract: A method of manufacturing a microelectromechanical device includes forming at least two conductive layers on a substrate. An isolation layer is formed between the two conductive layers. The conductive layers are electrically coupled together and then the isolation layer is removed to form a gap between the conductive layers. The electrical coupling of the layers mitigates or eliminates the effects of electrostatic charge build up on the device during the removal process.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2008Publication date: March 12, 2009Applicant: IDC, LLCInventors: Ming-Hau Tung, Brian James Gally, Manish Kothari, Clarence Chui, John Batey