Patents by Inventor Gregg E. Hardy

Gregg E. Hardy 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).

  • Panel with micro-hole pattern in a structurally thin portion
    Patent number: 8450640
    Abstract: An area of reduced thickness is formed in a panel, and a pattern of microscopic holes are formed in the area. The holes are filled with a light transmissive material such as a curable polymer. The thinned area may also be filled with a polymer to reinforce the thinned area and the polymer may be colored to add color to light transmitted through the pattern. The panel can form a portion of a housing surrounding a lighting source that makes the holes visible when lit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Electro Scientific Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregg E. Hardy, Michael S. Nashner, Jeffrey Howerton
  • PANEL WITH MICRO-HOLE PATTERN IN A STRUCTURALLY THIN PORTION
    Publication number: 20110222298
    Abstract: An area of reduced thickness is formed in a panel, and a pattern of microscopic holes are formed in the area. The holes are filled with a light transmissive material such as a curable polymer. The thinned area may also be filled with a polymer to reinforce the thinned area and the polymer may be colored to add color to light transmitted through the pattern. The panel can form a portion of a housing surrounding a lighting source that makes the holes visible when lit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2011
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Gregg E. Hardy, Michael S. Nashner, Jeffrey Howerton
  • Method of producing a panel having an area with light transmissivity
    Patent number: 7968820
    Abstract: A method for producing an area of light transmissivity in a generally opaque panel comprises forming an area of reduced thickness in the panel, laser drilling an array of microscopic holes in the area and thereafter filling the holes with a light transmissive material such as a curable polymer. The thinned area may also be filled with a polymer to reinforce the thinned area, and the polymer may be colored to add color to light transmitted through the pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Electro Scientific Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregg E. Hardy, Michael S. Nashner, Jeffrey Howerton
  • PROCESS FOR STRUCTURALLY THINNING MATERIALS DRILLED WITH VIA PATTERNS
    Publication number: 20070278703
    Abstract: A method for thinning a substrate prior to drilling and/or for structurally reinforcing a thinned substrate having a via pattern after drilling and products resulting thereby. A substrate, or panel, has a first thickness. A pocket is formed in the substrate where the pocket has a second thickness less than the first thickness. At least one via is drilled in the pocket, and the via(s) are filled with an optically transmissive material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2007
    Publication date: December 6, 2007
    Applicant: ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Gregg E. Hardy, Michael S. Nashner, Jeffrey Howerton
  • Docking digital picture displays
    Patent number: 6717798
    Abstract: A digital picture display system may operate through a wireless connection to a remote processor-based display. The system may operate in a portable and/or a fixed mode. In the portable mode, a portable display device may be wirelessly coupled to the processor-based system and may function using its own onboard battery source. In a fixed mode, the portable device may be plugged into a display station, which not only provides an AC power supply, but also aesthetically frames the display device, providing a picture framing function as well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2004
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Cynthia S. Bell, Gregg E. Hardy
  • Docking digital picture displays
    Publication number: 20020135974
    Abstract: A digital picture display system may operate through a wireless connection to a remote processor-based display. The system may operate in a portable and/or a fixed mode. In the portable mode, a portable display device may be wirelessly coupled to the processor-based system and may function using its own onboard battery source. In a fixed mode, the portable device may be plugged into a display station, which not only provides an AC power supply, but also aesthetically frames the display device, providing a picture framing function as well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2001
    Publication date: September 26, 2002
    Inventors: Cynthia S. Bell, Gregg E. Hardy