Patents by Inventor Christopher Mark Melliar-Smith

Christopher Mark Melliar-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).

  • Publication number: 20100323490
    Abstract: Fabricating a cross-point memory structure using two lithography steps with a top conductor and connector or memory element and a bottom conductor orthogonal to the top connector. A first lithography step followed by a series of depositions and etching steps patterns a first channel having a bottom conductor. A second lithography step followed by a series of depositions and etching steps patterns a second channel orthogonal to the first channel and having a memory element connecting the an upper conductor and the lower conductor at their overlaid intersections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2010
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Applicant: MOLECULAR IMPRINTS, INC.
    Inventors: Sidlgata V. Sreenivasan, Christopher Mark Melliar-Smith, Dwayne L. LaBrake
  • Publication number: 20100278954
    Abstract: Imprint lithography templates for patterning substrates are described. The templates include a section having a mold a first pattern of alignment forming areas and template alignment marks. The additional sections are generally devoid of a mold. One or more of the additional section may include the first pattern of a second pattern of alignment forming areas and template alignment marks. The second pattern may correspond to the first pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2010
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Applicant: MOLECULAR IMPRINTS, INC.
    Inventors: Sidlgata V. Sreenivasan, Ian M. McMackin, Christopher Mark Melliar-Smith, Byung-Jin Choi
  • Patent number: 7795132
    Abstract: Fabricating a cross-point memory structure using two lithography steps with a top conductor and connector or memory element and a bottom conductor orthogonal to the top connector. A first lithography step followed by a series of depositions and etching steps patterns a first channel having a bottom conductor. A second lithography step followed by a series of depositions and etching steps patterns a second channel orthogonal to the first channel and having a memory element connecting the an upper conductor and the lower conductor at their overlaid intersections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Molecular Imprints, Inc.
    Inventors: Sidlgata V. Sreenivasan, Christopher Mark Melliar-Smith, Dwayne L. LaBrake
  • Patent number: 7780893
    Abstract: A method of patterning a substrate comprising first and second fields with a template, the template having a mold and a plurality of alignment forming areas and a plurality of template alignment marks, the method comprising: positioning a material on the first field of the substrate and a plurality of regions of the substrate, the plurality of regions laying outside of the first and second fields; positioning the mold and the substrate such that a desired spatial relationship between the mold and the first field of the substrate is obtained to define a pattern in the material on the first field of the substrate while concurrently defining a plurality of substrate alignment marks with the material in the plurality of regions of the substrate in superimposition with the plurality of alignment forming areas of the template; positioning a material on the second field of the substrate; and positioning the mold and the substrate to obtain a desired spatial relationship between the plurality of template alignment ma
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: Molecular Imprints, Inc.
    Inventors: Sidlgata V. Sreenivasan, Ian M. McMackin, Christopher Mark Melliar-Smith, Byung-Jin Choi
  • Publication number: 20090133751
    Abstract: Solar cells having at least one electron acceptor layer and at least one electron donor layer forming a patterned p-n junction are described. Electron acceptor layer may be formed by patterning formable N-type material between a template and an electrode layer, and solidifying the formable N-type material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2008
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Applicants: MOLECULAR IMPRINTS, INC., BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
    Inventors: Sidlgata V. Sreenivasan, Shrawan Singhal, Christopher Mark Melliar-Smith, Frank Y. Xu, Byung-Jin Choi
  • Publication number: 20090035934
    Abstract: Fabricating a cross-point memory structure using two lithography steps with a top conductor and connector or memory element and a bottom conductor orthogonal to the top connector. A first lithography step followed by a series of depositions and etching steps patterns a first channel having a bottom conductor. A second lithography step followed by a series of depositions and etching steps patterns a second channel orthogonal to the first channel and having a memory element connecting the an upper conductor and the lower conductor at their overlaid intersections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2008
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Applicant: Molecular Imprints, Inc.
    Inventors: Sidlgata V. Sreenivasan, Christopher Mark Melliar-Smith, Dwayne L. LaBrake
  • Publication number: 20070228610
    Abstract: A method of patterning a substrate comprising first and second fields with a template, the template having a mold and a plurality of alignment forming areas and a plurality of template alignment marks, the method comprising: positioning a material on the first field of the substrate and a plurality of regions of the substrate, the plurality of regions laying outside of the first and second fields; positioning the mold and the substrate such that a desired spatial relationship between the mold and the first field of the substrate is obtained to define a pattern in the material on the first field of the substrate while concurrently defining a plurality of substrate alignment marks with the material in the plurality of regions of the substrate in superimposition with the plurality of alignment forming areas of the template; positioning a material on the second field of the substrate; and positioning the mold and the substrate to obtain a desired spatial relationship between the plurality of template alignment ma
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2007
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Applicant: Molecular Imprints, Inc.
    Inventors: Sidlgata V. Sreenivasan, Ian M. McMackin, Christopher Mark Melliar-Smith, Byung-Jin Choi
  • Patent number: 3998718
    Abstract: To adapt ion milling of thin film devices to the requirements of large scale industrial production a configuration of ion source and device holders is proposed which allows the simultaneous processing of a large number of devices. In the proposed configuration ions are emitted radially from a cylindrical source and strike surfaces to be patterned on devices attached to device holders which rotate and revolve around the ion source in planetary fashion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 1976
    Date of Patent: December 21, 1976
    Assignee: Bell Telephone Laboratories, Incorporated
    Inventor: Christopher Mark Melliar-Smith