Patents by Inventor Gilda A. Miner

Gilda A. Miner 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).

  • Laser-induced fabrication of metallic interlayers and patterns in polyimide films
    Patent number: 7758927
    Abstract: Self-metallizing polyimide films are created by doping polyamic acid solutions with metallic ions and solubilizing agents. Upon creating a film, the film is exposed to coherent light for a specific time and then cured. The resulting film has been found to have a metallic surface layer and a metallic subsurface layer (interlayer). The layer separating the metallic layer has a uniform dispersion of small metal particulates within the polymer. The layer below the interlayer has larger metal particulates uniformly distributed within the polymer. By varying the intensity or time of exposure to the coherent light, three-dimensional control of metal formation within the film is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Inventors: Gilda A. Miner, Diane M. Stoakley, Gregory A. Gaddy, Brent D. Koplitz, Steven M. Simpson, Michael F. Lynch, Samuel C. Ruffner