Patents by Inventor Janet Nguyen

Janet Nguyen 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).

  • Patent number: 10148244
    Abstract: A micromechanical resonator is disclosed. The resonator includes a resonant micromechanical element. A film of annealable material deposited on a facial surface of the element. In one instance, the resonance of the element can be adjusting by using a feedback loop to control annealing of the deposited film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC
    Inventors: Michael David Henry, Janet Nguyen, Matt Eichenfield, Roy H. Olsson
  • Patent number: 9203134
    Abstract: A micromechanical resonator is disclosed. The resonator includes a resonant micromechanical element. A film of annealable material can be deposited on a facial surface of the element. The resonance of the element can be tuned by annealing the deposited film. Also disclosed are methods of applying a film on a resonator and annealing the film, thereby tuning one or more resonant properties of the resonator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: Sandia Corporation
    Inventors: Michael David Henry, Roy H. Olsson, Karl Douglas Greth, Travis Ryan Young, Janet Nguyen, James E. Stevens