Patents by Inventor Kenneth Robert Dillon

Kenneth Robert Dillon 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).

  • Method for forming microstructures on a substrate using a mold
    Patent number: 7033534
    Abstract: In a method of making a microstructured assembly, a substantially uniform coating of a curable material is formed on a substrate with the coating defining a leading edge. The coating is contacted with a mold starting at the leading edge to form in the curable material a plurality of barrier regions connected by intervening land regions. The curable material is cured and the mold is removed. Optionally, the coating includes a binder. Such a coating can optionally be debinded. In addition, the coating can be fired to form ceramic microstructures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2006
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Raymond Chi-Hing Chiu, Kenneth Robert Dillon
  • Method for forming microstructures on a substrate using a mold
    Publication number: 20030098528
    Abstract: In a method of making a microstructured assembly, a substantially uniform coating of a curable material is formed on a substrate with the coating defining a leading edge. The coating is contacted with a mold starting at the leading edge to form in the curable material a plurality of barrier regions connected by intervening land regions. The curable material is cured and the mold is removed. Optionally, the coating includes a binder. Such a coating can optionally be debinded. In addition, the coating can be fired to form ceramic microstructures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2001
    Publication date: May 29, 2003
    Applicant: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Raymond Chi-Hing Chiu, Kenneth Robert Dillon