Patents by Inventor Ken Trenholm

Ken Trenholm 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).

  • Microwave applicator with solid-state generator power source
    Patent number: 11222770
    Abstract: A microwave system has a solid-state generator which generates microwave energy and includes at least one control input for receiving a control signal to vary electrically a parameter of the microwave energy. A microwave load receives the microwave energy and produces an effect in response to the microwave energy. A microwave conducting element couples the microwave energy to the microwave load. An impedance match adjusting device is coupled to the microwave conducting element to vary at least one of the parameters of the microwave energy. The effect produced in response to the microwave energy is altered by both electrical variation of the parameter of the microwave energy via the control signal and adjustment of the impedance match adjusting device to vary the parameter of the microwave energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: MKS INSTRUMENTS, INC.
    Inventors: Mohammad Kamarehi, Ken Trenholm, Colin Sanford, Kevin Wenzel, Olivia Keller
  • MICROWAVE APPLICATOR WITH SOLID-STATE GENERATOR POWER SOURCE
    Publication number: 20210005430
    Abstract: A microwave system has a solid-state generator which generates microwave energy and includes at least one control input for receiving a control signal to vary electrically a parameter of the microwave energy. A microwave load receives the microwave energy and produces an effect in response to the microwave energy. A microwave conducting element couples the microwave energy to the microwave load. An impedance match adjusting device is coupled to the microwave conducting element to vary at least one of the parameters of the microwave energy. The effect produced in response to the microwave energy is altered by both electrical variation of the parameter of the microwave energy via the control signal and adjustment of the impedance match adjusting device to vary the parameter of the microwave energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Applicant: MKS Instruments, Inc.
    Inventors: Mohammad Kamarehi, Ken Trenholm, Colin Sanford, Kevin Wenzel, Olivia Keller
  • Microwave applicator with solid-state generator power source
    Patent number: 10790118
    Abstract: A microwave system has a solid-state generator which generates microwave energy and includes at least one control input for receiving a control signal to vary electrically a parameter of the microwave energy. A microwave load receives the microwave energy and produces an effect in response to the microwave energy. A microwave conducting element couples the microwave energy to the microwave load. An impedance match adjusting device is coupled to the microwave conducting element to vary at least one of the parameters of the microwave energy. The effect produced in response to the microwave energy is altered by both electrical variation of the parameter of the microwave energy via the control signal and adjustment of the impedance match adjusting device to vary the parameter of the microwave energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: MKS Instruments, Inc.
    Inventors: Mohammad Kamarehi, Ken Trenholm, Colin Sanford, Kevin Wenzel, Olivia Keller
  • MICROWAVE APPLICATOR WITH SOLID-STATE GENERATOR POWER SOURCE
    Publication number: 20180269037
    Abstract: A microwave system has a solid-state generator which generates microwave energy and includes at least one control input for receiving a control signal to vary electrically a parameter of the microwave energy. A microwave load receives the microwave energy and produces an effect in response to the microwave energy. A microwave conducting element couples the microwave energy to the microwave load. An impedance match adjusting device is coupled to the microwave conducting element to vary at least one of the parameters of the microwave energy. The effect produced in response to the microwave energy is altered by both electrical variation of the parameter of the microwave energy via the control signal and adjustment of the impedance match adjusting device to vary the parameter of the microwave energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2017
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Applicant: MKS Instruments, Inc.
    Inventors: Mohammad Kamarehi, Ken Trenholm, Colin Sanford, Kevin Wenzel, Olivia Keller