Patents by Inventor Emily Heckman

Emily Heckman 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).

  • Multi-junction resistance strain gauge design for enhanced gauge factor
    Patent number: 12281949
    Abstract: A multi-junction resistance strain gauge comprises a substrate; a sinterable ink deposited directly on the substrate forming a non-conductive pattern; a stripe pattern generated on the sinterable ink by sintering, the stripe pattern having one or more non-conductive gaps, the stripe pattern having a first electrical conductivity; a sintered bridge across each of the one or more gaps and providing electrical continuity through the stripe and across the gaps, each bridge having a second electrical conductivity which is lower than the first electrical conductivity. The substrate is a non-conductive material or a conductive material coated with a thin insulator on which the stripe pattern is generated. The sinterable ink is a silver ink. The first electrical conductivity and the second electrical conductivity comprise different electrical conductivity. The first electrical conductivity of the stripe is a factor of about 1.7 or more higher than the second electrical conductivity of the bridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: Roberto Aga, Emily Heckman
  • MULTI-JUNCTION RESISTANCE STRAIN GAUGE DESIGN FOR ENHANCED GAUGE FACTOR
    Publication number: 20240068890
    Abstract: A multi-junction resistance strain gauge comprises a substrate; a sinterable ink deposited directly on the substrate forming a non-conductive pattern; a stripe pattern generated on the sinterable ink by sintering, the stripe pattern having one or more non-conductive gaps, the stripe pattern having a first electrical conductivity; a sintered bridge across each of the one or more gaps and providing electrical continuity through the stripe and across the gaps, each bridge having a second electrical conductivity which is lower than the first electrical conductivity. The substrate is a non-conductive material or a conductive material coated with a thin insulator on which the stripe pattern is generated. The sinterable ink is a silver ink. The first electrical conductivity and the second electrical conductivity comprise different electrical conductivity. The first electrical conductivity of the stripe is a factor of about 1.7 or more higher than the second electrical conductivity of the bridge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Roberto Aga, Emily Heckman
  • FIBER-SPUN, CHICKEN-LIKE, FOOD PRODUCTS AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING
    Publication number: 20230284652
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods and wet spinning systems to produce a fiber-spun, chicken-like, food product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Amir Farnoud, Sean Raspet, Andrew Fuhrer, Andrew Brandon, Hitesh Manglani, Emily Heckman, Oscar Mota-Huerta