Patents by Inventor Mónica Fernandez Perea

Mónica Fernandez Perea 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).

  • CORROSION-RESISTANT MULTILAYER STRUCTURES WITH IMPROVED REFLECTIVITY
    Publication number: 20130100976
    Abstract: In one general embodiment, a thin film structure includes a substrate; a first corrosion barrier layer above the substrate; a reflective layer above the first corrosion barrier layer, wherein the reflective layer comprises at least one repeating set of sub-layers, wherein one of the sub-layers of each set of sub-layers being of a corrodible material; and a second corrosion barrier layer above the reflective layer. In another general embodiment, a system includes an optical element having a thin film structure as recited above; and an image capture or spectrometer device. In a further general embodiment, a laser according to one embodiment includes a light source and the thin film structure as recited above.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2011
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC
    Inventors: Regina Soufli, Monica Fernandez-Perea, Jeff C. Robinson
  • Corrosion-resistant multilayer structures with improved reflectivity
    Patent number: 8416829
    Abstract: In one general embodiment, a thin film structure includes a substrate; a first corrosion barrier layer above the substrate; a reflective layer above the first corrosion barrier layer, wherein the reflective layer comprises at least one repeating set of sub-layers, wherein one of the sub-layers of each set of sub-layers being of a corrodible material; and a second corrosion barrier layer above the reflective layer. In another general embodiment, a system includes an optical element having a thin film structure as recited above; and an image capture or spectrometer device. In a further general embodiment, a laser according to one embodiment includes a light source and the thin film structure as recited above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
    Inventors: Regina Soufli, Monica Fernandez-Perea, Jeff C. Robinson
  • NARROWBAND FILTERS FOR THE EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET
    Publication number: 20100271693
    Abstract: A filter for extreme ultraviolet is disclosed. The filter may be formed by a multilayer structure comprising several layers of Yb and Al deposited on a substrate using thermal evaporation. The layers of Yb and Al may be separated by SiO layers, which may act as barriers avoiding interaction between the layers. The multilayer structure may be covered by a SiO protective layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2009
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Inventors: Manuela Vidal Dasilva, Mónica Fernandez Perea, Juan Ignacio Larruquert Goicoechea, José Antonio Mendez Morales, José Antonio Aznarez Candao, José María Sanchez Orejuela