Patents by Inventor John Ralph Lindsay

John Ralph Lindsay 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).

  • Switches having wettable surfaces comprising a material that does not form alloys with a switching fluid, and method of making same
    Patent number: 6979789
    Abstract: Disclosed is a switch having first and second mated substrates defining therebetween a number of cavities. A plurality of wettable surfaces is deposited in one or more of the cavities. A switching fluid, held within one or more of the cavities, serves to connect and disconnect at least a pair of the wettable surfaces in response to forces that are applied to the switching fluid. The wettable surfaces are formed at least in part of a material that does not form alloys with the switching fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2005
    Assignee: Agilent Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kuixiang Ma, John Ralph Lindsay