Patents by Inventor Dennis Pruzan

Dennis Pruzan 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).

  • Methods for creating cadmium telluride (CdTe) and related alloy film
    Patent number: 10453988
    Abstract: A method of creating cadmium telluride films is presented. The method demonstrates heterogeneous nucleation of CdTe directly on a substrate through sequential deposition of aqueous precursor solutions containing cadmium and telluride ions, respectively. The method can include (i) applying a cadmium precursor solution to the substrate to form a cadmium precursor film on the substrate, (ii) applying a telluride precursor solution to the cadmium precursor film. The telluride precursor solution includes Te2? in solution such that a CdTe film is adherently formed directly on the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: University of Utah Research Foundation
    Inventors: Carina Hahn, Dennis Pruzan, Michael Scarpulla
  • Methods for Creating Cadmium Telluride (CdTe) and Related Alloy Film
    Publication number: 20170352775
    Abstract: A method of creating cadmium telluride films is presented. The method demonstrates heterogeneous nucleation of CdTe directly on a substrate through sequential deposition of aqueous precursor solutions containing cadmium and telluride ions, respectively. The method can include (i) applying a cadmium precursor solution to the substrate to form a cadmium precursor film on the substrate, (ii) applying a telluride precursor solution to the cadmium precursor film. The telluride precursor solution includes Te2? in solution such that a CdTe film is adherently formed directly on the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Carina Hahn, Dennis Pruzan, Michael Scarpulla