Patents by Inventor Lamonte H. Lawrence

Lamonte H. Lawrence 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 making an epitaxial germanium temperature sensor
    Patent number: 7232487
    Abstract: A method of making a highly sensitive epitaxial germanium low temperature sensor that is superior in the method of production and performance than those currently available. The geometry and sensitivity of the sensor can be tuned to desired temperature ranges, and specifically can operate at cryogenic temperatures. The sensor can be manufactured uniformly and reproducibly in large quantities at relatively low cost in which large area arrays are possible. The applications of the sensors range from conventional low temperature thermometry and control in laboratory and industrial settings, to applications associated with infrared, x-ray, particle and plasma physics and spectroscopy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2007
    Assignee: Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
    Inventors: Eric H. Silver, Norman W. Madden, McDonald Robinson, Lamonte H. Lawrence
  • Method for making an epitaxial germanium temperature sensor
    Publication number: 20040217845
    Abstract: A method of making a highly sensitive epitaxial germanium low temperature sensor that is superior in the method of production and performance than those currently available. The geometry and sensitivity of the sensor can be tuned to desired temperature ranges, and specifically can operate at cryogenic temperatures. The sensor can be manufactured uniformly and reproducibly in large quantities at relatively low cost in which large area arrays are possible. The applications of the sensors range from conventional low temperature thermometry and control in laboratory and industrial settings, to applications associated with infrared, x-ray, particle and plasma physics and spectroscopy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2001
    Publication date: November 4, 2004
    Inventors: Eric H. Silver, Norman W. Madden, McDonald Robinson, Lamonte H. Lawrence