Patents by Inventor Jeff A. Bullington

Jeff A. Bullington 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: 20190177213
    Abstract: The invention relates to eliminating or dramatically reducing the mechanical distortion induced in photo-definable glass as a function of temperature and time processing during metallization that enable multi-layer and single layer photo-definable structures, that can contain electronic, photonic, or MEMS devices to create unique vertically integrated device or system level structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Jeb H. Flemming, Jeff A. Bullington
  • Publication number: 20190161389
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method to fabricate an optical coupler comprising the steps of: preparing a photosensitive glass substrate comprising at least silica, lithium oxide, aluminum oxide, and cerium oxide; masking a halftone design with variation in optical density to delineate an optical element in the glass; exposing the photosensitive glass substrate to an activating energy source; exposing the photosensitive glass substrate to a heating phase of at least ten minutes above its glass transition temperature; cooling the photosensitive glass substrate to transform at least part of the exposed glass to a crystalline material to form a glass-crystalline substrate; and etching the glass-crystalline substrate with an etchant solution to form the one or more optical elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Jeb H. Flemming, Jeff A. Bullington, Luis C. Chenoweth, Roger Cook
  • Publication number: 20190093233
    Abstract: A method for fabrication of selectively deposited electroless copper metallization on a photo-definable glass substrate. The electroless copper can metallize a two-dimensional or three-dimensional structure on the photo-definable glass to connect or isolate passive or active devices. The electroless copper metallization can also coat the side walls of aspect ratio blind or through hole via.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Jeb H. Flemming, Jeff A. Bullington, Sierra D. Jarrett, Timothy J. Mezel
  • Publication number: 20190074136
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of fabrication and device made by preparing a photosensitive glass substrate comprising at least silica, lithium oxide, aluminum oxide, and cerium oxide, masking a design layout comprising one or more holes or post to form one or more high surface area capacitive device for monolithic system level integration on a glass substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Jeb H. Flemming, Jeff A. Bullington, Kyle McWethy
  • Patent number: 10201091
    Abstract: The present invention includes compositions and methods of creating electrical isolation and ground plane structures, around electronic devices (inductors, antenna, resistors, capacitors, transmission lines and transformers) in photo definable glass ceramic substrates in order to prevent parasitic electronic signals, RF signals, differential voltage build up and floating grounds from disrupting and degrading the performance of isolated electronic devices by the fabrication of electrical isolation and ground plane structures on a photo-definable glass substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: 3D Glass Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeb H. Flemming, Jeff A. Bullington, Roger Cook, Kyle McWethy
  • Publication number: 20180368267
    Abstract: The present invention includes compositions and methods of creating electrical isolation and ground plane structures, around electronic devices (inductors, antenna, resistors, capacitors, transmission lines and transformers) in photo definable glass ceramic substrates in order to prevent parasitic electronic signals, RF signals, differential voltage build up and floating grounds from disrupting and degrading the performance of isolated electronic devices by the fabrication of electrical isolation and ground plane structures on a photo-definable glass substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Jeb H. Flemming, Jeff A. Bullington, Roger Cook, Kyle McWethy
  • Publication number: 20180254496
    Abstract: This invention describes a low-cost, lightweight, high-performance composite bipolar plate for fuel cell applications. The composite bipolar plate can be produced using stamped or pressed into the final form including flow channels and other structures prior to curing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: David Restrepo, Matthew McInnis, Sean Christiansen, Jeff Bullington
  • Patent number: 10070533
    Abstract: The present invention includes compositions and methods of creating electrical isolation and ground plane structures, around electronic devices (inductors, antenna, resistors, capacitors, transmission lines and transformers) in photo definable glass ceramic substrates in order to prevent parasitic electronic signals, RF signals, differential voltage build up and floating grounds from disrupting and degrading the performance of isolated electronic devices by the fabrication of electrical isolation and ground plane structures on a photo-definable glass substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: 3D GLASS SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Jeb H. Flemming, Jeff Bullington, Roger Cook, Kyle McWethy
  • Publication number: 20180195198
    Abstract: Graphene has been used in nanocomposites as constituents/doping in plastics or epoxy providing dramatic enhancement of the mechanical properties but have not progressed past the laboratory level novelty. This invention can provide a graphene based composite structure with a density less that 1.9 g/cm3 for a fiber, yarn, rope or cable and a density less that 1.5 g/cm3 for a sheet both structure have tensile and shear strength greater than either Aluminum or Steel; thus providing a graphene material that is both much lighter and stronger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: Jeff Bullington, Richard A. Stoltz
  • Publication number: 20180174700
    Abstract: The present method includes graphene, preferably in the form of flat graphene oxide flakes with, by mass, preferably between 0.5% and 35% PAN. The graphene oxide and conductive-polymer PAN is in a co-suspension in water and is co-deposited on a surface. The deposited PAN with a high-percentage graphene-oxide layer is dried. Our tests have produced electrical conductivities 1000 times more conductive than the PAN by itself. Our testing indicates that using flakes that are flat is essential to getting very high conductivity, and that controlled oxidation is very important in suspending graphene oxide in water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Applicant: Gamor Inc.
    Inventors: Matt McInnis, Jeff Bullington, David Restrepo, Richard Stoltz, Sean Christiansen
  • Patent number: 9951436
    Abstract: Graphene has been used in nanocomposites as constituents/doping in plastics or epoxy providing dramatic enhancement of the mechanical properties but have not progressed past the laboratory level novelty. This invention can provide a graphene based composite structure with a density less that 1.9 g/cm3 for a fiber, yarn, rope or cable and a density less that 1.5 g/cm3 for a sheet both structure have tensile and shear strength greater than either Aluminum or Steel; thus providing a graphene material that is both much lighter and stronger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: GARMOR INC.
    Inventors: Jeff Bullington, Richard Stoltz
  • Publication number: 20180086643
    Abstract: This can be a method of making a high strength composite reinforcing fiber using flat GO flakes coated on a conventional reinforcing fiber. This maintains some the flexibility of the fiber and aligns the flat graphene flakes along the surface of the fiber; this dramatically increases the strength of the fiber. It also allows bonding between overlapping flakes, in contrast to flakes being uniformly dispersed in a host material that is being reinforced and dramatically increases the strength of the host material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Sean Christiansen, David Restrepo, Richard Stoltz, Jeff Bullington
  • Publication number: 20180057404
    Abstract: A method of producing dispersed of high quality graphene/graphite oxides in a powder matrix to then be reacted to form a composite. Where the powders have similar hydrophobicity and the graphene/graphite oxides has minimal surface oxidation or minimal epoxy group and where the powders are sonically mixed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Sean Christiansen, David Restrepo, Richard Stoltz, Jeff Bullington
  • Publication number: 20180044532
    Abstract: This is generally a method of producing dispersed high quality engineered composite structures using flat flakes of graphene/graphene oxides/reduced graphene oxides in a host as the reinforcing additive of the composite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: Sean Christiansen, David Restrepo, Dan O'Donnell, Matthew McInnis, Richard Stoltz, Jeff Bullington
  • Patent number: 9828290
    Abstract: A method of producing dispersed of high quality graphene/graphite oxides in a powder matrix to then be reacted to form a composite. Where the powders have similar hydrophobicity and the graphene/graphite oxides has minimal surface oxidation or minimal epoxy group and where the powders are sonically mixed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: GARMOR INC.
    Inventors: Sean Christiansen, David Restrepo, Richard Stoltz, Jeff Bullington
  • Publication number: 20170233290
    Abstract: A method of producing dispersed of high quality graphene/graphite oxides in a powder matrix to then be reacted to form a composite. Where the powders have similar hydrophobicity and the graphene/graphite oxides has minimal surface oxidation or minimal epoxy group and where the powders are sonically mixed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2015
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: Gamor Inc.
    Inventors: Sean Christiansen, David Restrepo, Richard Stoltz, Jeff Bullington
  • Publication number: 20170152147
    Abstract: This is generally a method of producing graphene-containing suspensions of flakes of high quality graphene/graphite oxides and method of producing graphene/graphite oxides. Both the exfoliating graphite into flakes and oxidizing the graphite flakes and the preparation and suspension of the flakes can be done with high volume production and at a low cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Inventors: Richard Stoltz, Jeff Bullington
  • Publication number: 20170098501
    Abstract: A method of fabrication and device made by preparing a photosensitive glass substrate comprising at least silica, lithium oxide, aluminum oxide, and cerium oxide, masking a design layout comprising one or more holes to form one or more electrical conduction paths on the photosensitive glass substrate, exposing at least one portion of the photosensitive glass substrate to an activating energy source, exposing the photosensitive glass substrate to a heating phase of at least ten minutes above its glass transition temperature, cooling the photosensitive glass substrate to transform at least part of the exposed glass to a crystalline material to form a glass-crystalline substrate and etching the glass-crystalline substrate with an etchant solution to form one or more angled channels that are then coated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2015
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Inventors: JEB H. Flemming, JEFF BULLINGTON
  • Publication number: 20170094794
    Abstract: The present invention includes compositions and methods of creating electrical isolation and ground plane structures, around electronic devices (inductors, antenna, resistors, capacitors, transmission lines and transformers) in photo definable glass ceramic substrates in order to prevent parasitic electronic signals, RF signals, differential voltage build up and floating grounds from disrupting and degrading the performance of isolated electronic devices by the fabrication of electrical isolation and ground plane structures on a photo-definable glass substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Jeb H. Flemming, Jeff Bullington, Roger Cook, Kyle McWethy
  • Publication number: 20170003421
    Abstract: A method of fabrication and device made by preparing a photosensitive glass substrate comprising at least silica, lithium oxide, aluminum oxide, and cerium oxide, masking a design layout comprising form one or more micro lens on the photosensitive glass substrate, exposing at least one portion of the photosensitive glass substrate to an activating energy source, exposing the photosensitive glass substrate to a heating phase of at least ten minutes above its glass transition temperature, cooling the photo sensitive glass substrate to transform at least part of the exposed glass to a crystalline material to form a glass-crystalline substrate and etching the glass-crystalline substrate with an etchant solution to form one or more a micro lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventors: Jeb H. Flemming, Jeff Bullington