Patents by Inventor Matthew Lee Tingey

Matthew Lee Tingey 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).

  • Surfaces with gradients in surface topography
    Patent number: 6849321
    Abstract: A method for preparing a metallized surface that possesses gradients in surface topography includes obliquely depositing a metal from a metal source onto a surface of a support. The surface of the support includes a first end, a second end, and a region between the first and second ends. The second end of the surface is located nearer to the metal source than is the first end, and the metal is deposited onto the first end of the surface at a first angle of incidence and the metal is deposited onto the second end of the surface at a second angle of incidence. The first angle of incidence is greater than the second angle of incidence, and the metal is deposited onto the region between the first and second ends at angles of incidence that vary over the region to produce the metallized surface with gradients in surface topography. The angles of incidence are measured from the normal of the support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2005
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Nicholas L. Abbott, Yan-Yeung Luk, Matthew Lee Tingey
  • Surfaces with gradients in surface topography
    Publication number: 20040091620
    Abstract: A method for preparing a metallized surface that possesses gradients in surface topography includes obliquely depositing a metal from a metal source onto a surface of a support. The surface of the support includes a first end, a second end, and a region between the first and second ends. The second end of the surface is located nearer to the metal source than is the first end, and the metal is deposited onto the first end of the surface at a first angle of incidence and the metal is deposited onto the second end of the surface at a second angle of incidence. The first angle of incidence is greater than the second angle of incidence, and the metal is deposited onto the region between the first and second ends at angles of incidence that vary over the region to produce the metallized surface with gradients in surface topography. The angles of incidence are measured from the normal of the support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2002
    Publication date: May 13, 2004
    Applicant: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Nicholas L. Abbott, Yan-Yeung Luk, Matthew Lee Tingey