Patents by Inventor Danil M. LUKIN

Danil M. LUKIN 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).

  • Nanoscale field-emission device and method of fabrication
    Patent number: 10622181
    Abstract: Nanoscale field-emission devices are presented, wherein the devices include at least a pair of electrodes separated by a gap through which field emission of electrons from one electrode to the other occurs. The gap is dimensioned such that only a low voltage is required to induce field emission. As a result, the emitted electrons energy that is below the ionization potential of the gas or gasses that reside within the gap. In some embodiments, the gap is small enough that the distance between the electrodes is shorter than the mean-free path of electrons in air at atmospheric pressure. As a result, the field-emission devices do not require a vacuum environment for operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: California Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Axel Scherer, William M. Jones, Danil M. Lukin, Sameer Walavalkar, Chieh-feng Chang
  • Nanoscale field-emission device and method of fabrication
    Patent number: 10366856
    Abstract: Nanoscale field-emission devices are presented, wherein the devices include at least a pair of electrodes separated by a gap through which field emission of electrons from one electrode to the other occurs. The gap is dimensioned such that only a low voltage is required to induce field emission. As a result, the emitted electrons energy that is below the ionization potential of the gas or gasses that reside within the gap. In some embodiments, the gap is small enough that the distance between the electrodes is shorter than the mean-free path of electrons in air at atmospheric pressure. As a result, the field-emission devices do not require a vacuum environment for operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Axel Scherer, William M. Jones, Danil M. Lukin, Sameer Walavalkar, Chieh-feng Chang
  • Nanoscale Field-Emission Device and Method of Fabrication
    Publication number: 20180277329
    Abstract: Nanoscale field-emission devices are presented, wherein the devices include at least a pair of electrodes separated by a gap through which field emission of electrons from one electrode to the other occurs. The gap is dimensioned such that only a low voltage is required to induce field emission. As a result, the emitted electrons energy that is below the ionization potential of the gas or gasses that reside within the gap. In some embodiments, the gap is small enough that the distance between the electrodes is shorter than the mean-free path of electrons in air at atmospheric pressure. As a result, the field-emission devices do not require a vacuum environment for operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Axel SCHERER, William M. JONES, Danil M. LUKIN, Sameer WALAVALKAR, Chieh-feng CHANG
  • Nanoscale Field-Emission Device and Method of Fabrication
    Publication number: 20170250048
    Abstract: Nanoscale field-emission devices are presented, wherein the devices include at least a pair of electrodes separated by a gap through which field emission of electrons from one electrode to the other occurs. The gap is dimensioned such that only a low voltage is required to induce field emission. As a result, the emitted electrons energy that is below the ionization potential of the gas or gasses that reside within the gap. In some embodiments, the gap is small enough that the distance between the electrodes is shorter than the mean-free path of electrons in air at atmospheric pressure. As a result, the field-emission devices do not require a vacuum environment for operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventors: Axel SCHERER, William M. JONES, Danil M. LUKIN, Sameer WALAVALKAR, Chieh-feng CHANG