Patents by Inventor Luke Timothy Gritter

Luke Timothy Gritter 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 and Apparatus For Providing a Carbon Nanotube Plasma Limiter Having a Subnanosecond Response Time
    Publication number: 20080165466
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing a carbon nanotube array plasma limiter having a subnanosecond response time is disclosed. A transmission line assembly having a signal line is provided. A carbon nanotube device is coupled to the transmission line assembly across a gap, wherein the carbon nanotube device is configured for enhancement of an electric field, to initiate a streamer breakdown process within the gap to cause a short circuit of the transmission line assembly in response to a predetermined energy pulse.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Inventors: Luke Timothy Gritter, Peter George Krueger, Clifton James Murphy, Robert Michael Pap