Patents by Inventor Karen Ruth Brower

Karen Ruth Brower 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: 20110043726
    Abstract: A light shutter and an EL panel are sandwiched between two substrates, one of which includes a common front electrode. The common front electrode is electrically floating. Patterned rear electrodes, on either side of the EL panel, are capacitively coupled to each other by the common front electrode. The rear electrodes can be segmented and the segments addressed individually. Each substrate is coated with a layer of PDLC and the substrates are laminated by joining the layers of PDLC.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2009
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Applicant: World Properties, Inc.
    Inventors: Mahyar Vahabzadeh, William F. Scholz, Karen Ruth Brower
  • Patent number: 7238535
    Abstract: An test cell is adapted for both making and testing samples. The cell includes a bottom plate and a top plate having concentric apertures defining a central test cavity. A post attached to the bottom plate closes off the bottom of the test cavity. A slide closes off the top of the test cavity. The top of the post is spaced slightly from the underside of the slide to define a test cavity of substantially uniform thickness. The test cavity is filled with phosphor suspended in uncured resin, closed, and the resin is cured. Once cured, the sample is stable, although delicate, and can be re-measured several times with reproducible results. The measurement takes place in the cell, using a thin film of oil for wetting surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignee: World Properties, Inc.
    Inventors: Karen Ruth Brower, Roy Scott Chancellor, William A. Coghlan, Will Melvell Hooke, Jr., Curtis Henry Kempton, Alan C. Thomas