Patents by Inventor Donald Dunning

Donald Dunning 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).

  • Substrate holder for optical coating machines
    Publication number: 20070245955
    Abstract: A substrate holder for supporting substrates during coating processes includes an expandable outer frame, and a plurality of flexible arms defining a mesh or lattice like structure. Openings, formed by the interconnecting flexible arms, are defined by a plurality of resilient walls, which alternatively flex into and out of each opening providing equally spaced points of support for each substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2006
    Publication date: October 25, 2007
    Applicant: JDS Uniphase Corporation
    Inventors: David Stohl, Donald Dunning