Patents by Inventor Britain J. Smith

Britain J. Smith 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).

  • Imprint Lithography Templates Having Alignment Marks
    Publication number: 20090214689
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention is an imprint template for imprint lithography that comprises alignment marks embedded in bulk material of the imprint template.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2009
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Applicant: BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
    Inventors: Todd C. Bailey, Stephen C. Johnson, Matthew E. Colburn, Byung-Jin Choi, Britain J. Smith, Carlton G. Willson, Sidlgata V. Sreenivasan, John G. Ekerdt
  • Planarization composition and method of patterning a substrate using the same
    Publication number: 20040112862
    Abstract: The present invention includes a composition and a method for forming a pattern on a substrate with the composition by forming a cross-linked polymer from the composition upon exposing the same to radiation. To that end, in one embodiment of the present invention the composition includes a non-silicon-containing acrylate component, and an initiator component combined with said non-silicon-containing acrylate to provide a viscosity no greater than 5 cps. The initiator component is responsive to radiation to initiate a free radical reaction and cause the non-silicon containing acrylate component to polymerize and cross-link. One embodiment of the non-silicon-containing acrylate component includes ethylene glycol diacrylate. The method includes depositing the composition to function as a planarization layer. Thereafter, a layer of polymerizable material into which a pattern is to be recorded is deposited.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2002
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Applicant: MOLECULAR IMPRINTS, INC.
    Inventors: C. Grant Willson, Britain J. Smith, Nicholas A. Stacey