Patents by Inventor Chad Barry

Chad Barry 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).

  • Method and apparatus for depositing charge and/or nanoparticles
    Patent number: 7232771
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for use in depositing electrical charge and/or nanoparticles is provided. A stamping process is used in which a stamp having a flexible layer such as a flexible semiconductor layer applies a charge pattern on a substrate. Other techniques include lithographic patterning, the use of pre-patterned dissimilar materials, deposition by ions or radiation, the use of differing work functions, the use of liquid phase materials. Deposition monitoring techniques and apparatuses are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2007
    Assignee: Regents of the University of Minnesota
    Inventors: Heiko O. Jacobs, Chad Barry
  • Method and apparatus for depositing charge and/or nanoparticles
    Publication number: 20050123687
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for use in depositing electrical charge and/or nanoparticles is provided. A stamping process is used in which a stamp having a flexible layer such as a flexible semiconductor layer applies a charge pattern on a substrate. Other techniques include lithographic patterning, the use of pre-patterned dissimilar materials, deposition by ions or radiation, the use of differing work functions, the use of liquid phase materials. Deposition monitoring techniques and apparatuses are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2004
    Publication date: June 9, 2005
    Inventors: Heiko Jacobs, Chad Barry