Patents by Inventor Kerry Vahala

Kerry Vahala 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: 20050111776
    Abstract: Polymer micro-resonators and methods of fabricating the same. A liquid polymer material is applied to a micro-resonator master that includes at least one micro-resonator, such as a disk or toroid micro-resonator. The liquid molding material is cured or set to form a mold that is derived from the master. A replica of the master micro-resonator is cast using the mold, and the replicated micro-toroid resonator(s) are separated from the mold. The polymer micro-resonators can have Q factors up to about 5×106. The mold and replica materials can be a silicone material, such as polydimethylsiloxane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2004
    Publication date: May 26, 2005
    Inventors: Andrea Martin, Deniz Armani, Lan Yang, Kerry Vahala