Patents by Inventor Donnie Reinhard

Donnie Reinhard 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).

  • Process and apparatus for diamond synthesis
    Patent number: 9487858
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a microwave plasma deposition process and apparatus for producing diamond, preferably as single crystal diamond (SCD). The process and apparatus enables the production of multiple layers of the diamond by the use of an extending device to increase the length and the volume of a recess in a holder containing a SCD substrate as layers of diamond are deposited. The diamond is used for abrasives, cutting tools, gems, electronic substrates, heat sinks, electrochemical electrodes, windows for high power radiation and electron beams, and detectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignees: BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, Fraunhofer USA
    Inventors: Jes Asmussen, Timothy Grotjohn, Donnie Reinhard, Rahul Ramamurti, M. Kagan Yaran, Thomas Schuelke, Michael Becker, David King
  • Process and apparatus for diamond synthesis
    Publication number: 20090239078
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a microwave plasma deposition process and apparatus for producing diamond, preferably as single crystal diamond (SCD). The process and apparatus enables the production of multiple layers of the diamond by the use of an extending device to increase the length and the volume of a recess in a holder containing a SCD substrate as layers of diamond are deposited. The diamond is used for abrasives, cutting tools, gems, electronic substrates, heat sinks, electrochemical electrodes, windows for high power radiation and electron beams, and detectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2009
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Applicants: Board of Trustees of Michigan State University, Fraunhofer USA
    Inventors: Jes Asmussen, Timothy Grotjohn, Donnie Reinhard, Rahul Ramamurti, M. Kagan Yaran, Thomas Schuelke, Michael Becker, David King
  • Drapable diamond thin films and method for the preparation thereof
    Publication number: 20050095429
    Abstract: Wetted thin diamond films which are drapable are described. The films are mounted on various substrates and used as windows for electromagnetic radiation or form a surface coating on an article of manufacture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2003
    Publication date: May 5, 2005
    Applicants: Board of Trustees of Michigan State University, Fraunhofer USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Donnie Reinhard, Jes Asmussen, Michael Becker, Timothy Grotjohn, Thomas Schuelke, Roger Booth