Patents by Inventor Diana-Andra Borca-Tasciuc
Diana-Andra Borca-Tasciuc 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).
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Patent number: 11955575Abstract: A system for providing a solar harvesting building envelope is disclosed. The system includes a plurality of solar harvesting apparatus configured to be installed as or on a building envelope in a manner like that of traditional shingles or siding. The apparatus includes a frame having a photovoltaic end wall, and reflective base and side walls. A translucent, wedge-shaped body layer is positioned on the frame. A luminescent species film is positioned at and substantially parallel to a base of the wedge-shaped body layer, such that the luminescent species film is positioned at an angle relative to the photovoltaic end wall. Light incident on the wedge-shaped body layer is concentrated towards the photovoltaic end wall, such as through absorption and re-emission along with scattering by the luminescent species film and internal reflection by the wedge-shaped body layer and the reflective base and side walls of the frame.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2022Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteInventors: Michael Hughes, Diana-Andra Borca-Tasciuc, Deborah A. Kaminski
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Publication number: 20230395738Abstract: A luminescent solar concentrator including a light propagation device, one or more photovoltaic cells, and one or more waveguides is provided. The light propagation device includes a plurality of nanostructures configured to permit preferential propagation of a wavelength range of light in one direction. The one or more photovoltaic cells are positioned adjacent an end of the light propagation device. The one or more waveguides are configured to guide light toward the one or more photovoltaic cells via total internal reflection within the luminescent solar concentrator.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2021Publication date: December 7, 2023Applicant: Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteInventors: Vincent James Oliveto, Diana-Andra Borca-Tasciuc
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Publication number: 20220302333Abstract: A system for providing a solar harvesting building envelope is disclosed. The system includes a plurality of solar harvesting apparatus configured to be installed as or on a building envelope in a manner like that of traditional shingles or siding. The apparatus includes a frame having a photovoltaic end wall, and reflective base and side walls. A translucent, wedge-shaped body layer is positioned on the frame. A luminescent species film is positioned at and substantially parallel to a base of the wedge-shaped body layer, such that the luminescent species film is positioned at an angle relative to the photovoltaic end wall. Light incident on the wedge-shaped body layer is concentrated towards the photovoltaic end wall, such as through absorption and re-emission along with scattering by the luminescent species film and internal reflection by the wedge-shaped body layer and the reflective base and side walls of the frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2022Publication date: September 22, 2022Applicant: Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteInventors: Michael Hughes, Diana-Andra Borca-Tasciuc, Deborah A. Kaminski
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Patent number: 11251323Abstract: A system for providing a solar harvesting building envelope is disclosed. The system includes a plurality of solar harvesting apparatus configured to be installed as or on a building envelope in manner like that of traditional shingles or siding. The apparatus includes a frame having a photovoltaic end wall, as well as reflective base and side walls. A translucent, wedge-shaped body layer is positioned on the frame. A luminescent species film is positioned at and substantially parallel to a base of the wedge-shaped body layer, such that the luminescent species film is positioned at an angle relative to the photovoltaic end wall. Light incident on the wedge-shaped body layer is concentrated towards the photovoltaic end wall, such as through absorption and re-emission along with scattering by the luminescent species film and internal reflection by the wedge-shaped body layer and the reflective base and side walls of the frame.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2017Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteInventors: Michael Hughes, Diana-Andra Borca-Tasciuc, Deborah A. Kaminski
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Publication number: 20210198096Abstract: A MEMS device and a method of forming the same. A disclosed method includes: providing a silicon substrate layer, a buried oxide layer and a device silicon layer; using a microfabrication process to pattern a set of device features on the device silicon layer including a shuttle mass and an anchor frame; removing the silicon substrate layer and buried oxide below the shuttle mass; placing a shadow mask on a surface of the device silicon layer, wherein the shadow mask has a microscale opening to expose at least one device feature; and forming a nanoscale stopper on a sidewall of the at least one device feature by depositing a deposition material through the opening in a controlled manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2020Publication date: July 1, 2021Applicant: Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteInventors: Diana-Andra Borca-Tasciuc, Mona Mostafa Hella, John Oxaal
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Patent number: 10858241Abstract: A MEMS device and a method of forming the same. A disclosed method includes: providing a silicon substrate layer, a buried oxide layer and a device silicon layer; using a microfabrication process to pattern a set of device features on the device silicon layer including a shuttle mass and an anchor frame; removing the silicon substrate layer and buried oxide below the shuttle mass; placing a shadow mask on a surface of the device silicon layer, wherein the shadow mask has an microscale opening to expose at least one device feature; and forming a nanoscale stopper on a sidewall of the at least one device feature by depositing a deposition material through the opening in a controlled manner.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2016Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteInventors: Diana-Andra Borca-Tasciuc, Mona Mostafa Hella, John Oxaal
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Publication number: 20190245105Abstract: A system for providing a solar harvesting building envelope is disclosed. The system includes a plurality of solar harvesting apparatus configured to be installed as or on a building envelope in manner like that of traditional shingles or siding. The apparatus includes a frame having a photovoltaic end wall, as well as reflective base and side walls. A translucent, wedge-shaped body layer is positioned on the frame. A luminescent species film is positioned at and substantially parallel to a base of the wedge-shaped body layer, such that the luminescent species film is positioned at an angle relative to the photovoltaic end wall. Light incident on the wedge-shaped body layer is concentrated towards the photovoltaic end wall, such as through absorption and re-emission along with scattering by the luminescent species film and internal reflection by the wedge-shaped body layer and the reflective base and side walls of the frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2017Publication date: August 8, 2019Applicant: Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteInventors: Michael HUGHES, Diana-Andra BORCA-TASCIUC, Deborah A. KAMINSKI
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Publication number: 20180354780Abstract: A MEMS device and a method of forming the same. A disclosed method includes: providing a silicon substrate layer, a buried oxide layer and a device silicon layer; using a microfabrication process to pattern a set of device features on the device silicon layer including a shuttle mass and an anchor frame; removing the silicon substrate layer and buried oxide below the shuttle mass; placing a shadow mask on a surface of the device silicon layer, wherein the shadow mask has an microscale opening to expose at least one device feature; and forming a nanoscale stopper on a sidewall of the at least one device feature by depositing a deposition material through the opening in a controlled manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2016Publication date: December 13, 2018Applicant: Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteInventors: Diana-Andra Borca-Tasciuc, Mona Mostafa Hella, John Oxaal