Patents by Inventor Brian W. Dodson

Brian W. Dodson 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).

  • Photodetectors with passive thermal radiation control
    Patent number: 6297496
    Abstract: A new class of photodetectors which include means for passive shielding against undesired thermal radiation is disclosed. Such devices can substitute in applications currently requiring cooled optical sensors, such as IR detection and imaging. This description is included for purposes of searching, and is not intended to limit or otherwise influence the interpretation of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2001
    Assignee: Sandia Corporation
    Inventors: Shawn-Yu Lin, James G. Fleming, Brian W. Dodson
  • Method of producing strained-layer semiconductor devices via subsurface-patterning
    Patent number: 5225368
    Abstract: A method is described for patterning subsurface features in a semiconductor device, wherein the semiconductor device includes an internal strained layer. The method comprises creating a pattern of semiconductor material over the semiconductor device, the semiconductor material having a predetermined thickness which stabilizes areas of the strained semiconductor layer that lie beneath the pattern. Subsequently, a heating step is applied to the semiconductor device to cause a relaxation in areas of the strained layer which do not lie beneath the semiconductor material pattern, whereby dislocations result in the relaxed areas and impair electrical transport therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 6, 1993
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy
    Inventor: Brian W. Dodson