Patents by Inventor James David Deakins

James David Deakins 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).

  • Fault tolerant ion source power system
    Patent number: 8755165
    Abstract: The presently disclosed technology provides a responsive ion beam source power supply system capable of handling fault events without relying on conventional protection circuitry (e.g., fuses and breakers) so that physical power supply hardware intervention by a user is minimized for typical fault conditions and the ion beam source power supply system may recover automatically after experiencing a fault condition. The presently disclosed technology further discloses an ion beam source power supply system capable of detecting and diagnosing fault states, autonomously implementing command decisions to preserve or protect the function of other ion source modules or sub-systems, and/or mitigating or recovering from the disruptive fault event and returning the ion beam source system to desired user settings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Veeco Instruments, Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis John Hansen, James David Deakins, Curtis Charles Camus
  • FAULT TOLERANT ION SOURCE POWER SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20120091914
    Abstract: The presently disclosed technology provides a responsive ion beam source power supply system capable of handling fault events without relying on conventional protection circuitry (e.g., fuses and breakers) so that physical power supply hardware intervention by a user is minimized for typical fault conditions and the ion beam source power supply system may recover automatically after experiencing a fault condition. The presently disclosed technology further discloses an ion beam source power supply system capable of detecting and diagnosing fault states, autonomously implementing command decisions to preserve or protect the function of other ion source modules or sub-systems, and/or mitigating or recovering from the disruptive fault event and returning the ion beam source system to desired user settings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2010
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicant: Veeco Instruments, Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis John Hansen, James David Deakins, Curtis Charles Camus