Patents by Inventor Ethan Pfeiffer

Ethan Pfeiffer 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).

  • Method for producing a nano-gap in a brittle film assisted by a stabilizing substrate
    Patent number: 10656137
    Abstract: This application discloses a method for developing a conductive nano-gap. The first step can comprise depositing a brittle material on a substrate. Next, a conductive graphene layer can be deposited at the surface of the brittle material. Lastly, a crack can be propagated through the brittle material and the graphene using a force, the crack a nano-gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Inventor: Ethan Pfeiffer
  • System and Method for Producing a Nano Metal Mesh using a Brittle Film Template for Lithography
    Publication number: 20180173345
    Abstract: This disclosure teaches a method for producing a nano metal mesh. A brittle layer can be deposited onto a flexible substrate, the brittle layer having a thickness on the flexible substrate. The flexible substrate can be bent to produce a plurality of gaps on the brittle material. A material can be deposited at the surface of the flexible substrate filling the gaps of the brittle layer. Then, the brittle layer can be etched from the flexible substrate using an etchant, a nano metal mesh formed by the material previously in the gaps. The disclosure also teaches a nano metal mesh made using this method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventor: Ethan Pfeiffer
  • System and method for producing a nano metal mesh using a brittle film template for lithography
    Patent number: 9915002
    Abstract: This disclosure teaches a method for producing a nano metal mesh. A brittle layer can be deposited onto a flexible substrate, the brittle layer having a thickness on the flexible substrate. The flexible substrate can be bent to produce a plurality of gaps on the brittle material. A material can be deposited at the surface of the flexible substrate filling the gaps of the brittle layer. Then, the brittle layer can be etched from the flexible substrate using an etchant, a nano metal mesh formed by the material previously in the gaps. The disclosure also teaches a nano metal mesh made using this method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Inventor: Ethan Pfeiffer
  • System and Method for Producing a Nano Metal Mesh using a Brittle Film Template for Lithography
    Publication number: 20170081769
    Abstract: This disclosure teaches a method for producing a nano metal mesh. A brittle layer can be deposited onto a flexible substrate, the brittle layer having a thickness on the flexible substrate. The flexible substrate can be bent to produce a plurality of gaps on the brittle material. A material can be deposited at the surface of the flexible substrate filling the gaps of the brittle layer. Then, the brittle layer can be etched from the flexible substrate using an etchant, a nano metal mesh formed by the material previously in the gaps. The disclosure also teaches a nano metal mesh made using this method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2015
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventor: Ethan Pfeiffer
  • Method for Producing a Nano-gap in a Brittle Film Assisted by a Stabilizing Substrate
    Publication number: 20170082598
    Abstract: This application discloses a method for developing a conductive nano-gap. The first step can comprise depositing a brittle material on a substrate. Next, a conductive graphene layer can be deposited at the surface of the brittle material. Lastly, a crack can be propagated through the brittle material and the graphene using a force, the crack a nano-gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2015
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventor: Ethan Pfeiffer