Patents by Inventor David Windt

David Windt 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).

  • DYNAMIC APERTURE FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL CONTROL OF THIN-FILM DEPOSITION AND ION-BEAM EROSION
    Publication number: 20170044661
    Abstract: A dynamic aperture system includes at least one baffle array including a plurality of baffle elements, at least one source configured to provide atoms for differential deposition or ions for differential erosion, and an actuator configured to independently translate each baffle element in order to selectively modify at least one of a shape or size of an aperture formed in the baffle array in real-time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2016
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Applicant: UChicago Argonne, LLC
    Inventors: Raymond P. Conley, David Windt