Patents by Inventor Joshua B. Ballard

Joshua B. Ballard 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).

  • RUGGED, SINGLE CRYSTAL WIDE-BAND-GAP-MATERIAL SCANNING-TUNNELING-MICROSCOPY/LITHOGRAPHY TIPS
    Publication number: 20210263069
    Abstract: Provided is a composite metal-wide-bandgap semiconductor tip for scanning tunneling microscopy and/or scanning tunneling lithography, a method of forming, and a method for using the composite metal-wide-bandgap semiconductor tip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Steven R.J. BRUECK, Daniel FEEZELL, John RANDALL, Tito BUSANI, Joshua B. BALLARD, Mahmoud BEHZADIRAD, Ashwin Krishnan RISHINARAMANGALAM
  • Rugged, single crystal wide-band-gap-material scanning-tunneling-microscopy/lithography tips
    Patent number: 11002758
    Abstract: Provided is a composite metal-wide-bandgap semiconductor tip for scanning tunneling microscopy and/or scanning, tunneling lithography, a method of forming, and a method for using the composite metal-wide-bandgap semiconductor tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Inventors: Steven R. J. Brueck, Daniel Feezell, John Randall, Tito Busani, Joshua B. Ballard, Mahmoud Behzadirad, Ashwin Krishnan Rishinaramangalam
  • RUGGED, SINGLE CRYSTAL WIDE-BAND-GAP-MATERIAL SCANNING-TUNNELING-MICROSCOPY/LITHOGRAPHY TIPS
    Publication number: 20190120873
    Abstract: Provided is a composite metal-wide-bandgap semiconductor tip for scanning tunneling microscopy and/or scanning, tunneling lithography, a method of forming, and a method for using the composite metal-wide-bandgap semiconductor tip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Steven R.J. BRUECK, Daniel FEEZELL, John RANDALL, Tito BUSANI, Joshua B. BALLARD, Mahmoud BEHZADIRAD, Ashwin Krishnan RISHINARAMANGALAM
  • Methods, devices, and systems for forming atomically precise structures
    Patent number: 9329201
    Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems for forming atomically precise structures are provided. In some embodiments, the methods, devices, and systems of the present disclosure utilize a scanning tunneling microscope (STM) to remove portions of a monolayer of atoms or molecules from a crystalline surface to form atomically precise structures. The STM is utilized to both image the sample and remove the desired portions of the monolayer of atoms or molecules. In some instances, the lattice structure of the crystalline surface is utilized as a coordinate system by a control system of the STM to facilitate the automated removal of specific atoms or molecules from the crystalline surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: Zyvex Labs LLC
    Inventors: John Neal Randall, James R. Von Ehr, James H. G. Owen, Joshua B. Ballard, Ehud Fuchs
  • Methods, Devices, and Systems for Forming Atomically Precise Structures
    Publication number: 20150355226
    Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems for forming atomically precise structures are provided. In some embodiments, the methods, devices, and systems of the present disclosure utilize a scanning tunneling microscope (STM) to remove portions of a monolayer of atoms or molecules from a crystalline surface to form atomically precise structures. The STM is utilized to both image the sample and remove the desired portions of the monolayer of atoms or molecules. In some instances, the lattice structure of the crystalline surface is utilized as a coordinate system by a control system of the STM to facilitate the automated removal of specific atoms or molecules from the crystalline surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Applicant: Zyvex Labs, LLC
    Inventors: John Neal Randall, James R. Von Ehr, James H.G. Owen, Joshua B. Ballard, Ehud Fuchs