Patents by Inventor Frances M. Ross

Frances M. Ross 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).

  • Publication number: 20200287237
    Abstract: Copper ionic conductor films and method of making the same are provided. In one aspect, a method of forming a crystalline ionic conductor film includes: depositing a mixture of sources for components of the crystalline ionic conductor film onto a substrate, the components including: i) Cu, ii) a component A selected from: Rb, Cs, K, Na and/or Li, and iii) a component B selected from: F, Cl, Br and/or I; and annealing the mixture under conditions sufficient to form the crystalline ionic conductor film on the substrate having a formula: CuxAyBz, wherein 0<x<20, 0<y<10, and 0<z<30. A device having a crystalline ionic conductor film as an electrolyte and method of forming the device are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Teodor K. Todorov, Douglas M. Bishop, John Collins, Frances M. Ross
  • Patent number: 8852408
    Abstract: An electrochemical cell apparatus is disclosed where the cell has a chamber for containing an electrolyte. The chamber is situated between a bottom and a top substrate. One or more bottom windows are in the bottom substrate and one or more top windows are in the top substrate. Each window has a window cover facing the chamber. The top window and bottom window each have a portion in alignment so that an electron beam passes through both respective portions. A spacer is deposited between the top and bottom substrate and forming walls surrounding the chamber. Two or more electrodes, each having an interior portion that is within the chamber and electrically continuous with an exterior portion external to the chamber, are located on the chamber side of the bottom substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: S. Jay Chey, Mark den Heijer, Aparna Prabhakar, Frances M. Ross, Ranjani Sirdeshmukh
  • Publication number: 20100276277
    Abstract: An electrochemical cell apparatus is disclosed where the cell has a chamber for containing an electrolyte. The chamber is situated between a bottom and a top substrate. One or more bottom windows are in the bottom substrate and one or more top windows are in the top substrate. Each window has a window cover facing the chamber. The top window and bottom window each have a portion in alignment so that an electron beam passes through both respective portions. A spacer is deposited between the top and bottom substrate and forming walls surrounding the chamber. Two or more electrodes, each having an interior portion that is within the chamber and electrically continuous with an exterior portion external to the chamber, are located on the chamber side of the bottom substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2009
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Inventors: S. Jay Chey, Mark den Heijer, Aparna Prabhakar, Frances M. Ross, Ranjani Sirdeshmukh