Patents by Inventor Matthew Robert Curtis

Matthew Robert Curtis 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).

  • Microchannel plate and method of making the microchannel plate with metal contacts selectively formed on one side of channel openings
    Patent number: 11948786
    Abstract: A night vision system, a microchannel plate (MCP), and a planetary deposition system and methodology are provided for selectively depositing an electrode contact metal on one side of MCP channel openings. One or more MCPs can be releasably secured to a face of a platter that rotates about its central platter axis. The rotating platter can be tilted on a rotating ring fixture surrounding an evaporative source of contact metal. Therefore, the rotating platter further rotates so that it orbits around the evaporative source of contact metal. A mask with a variable size mask opening is arranged between the rotating platter and the evaporative source. While the mask orbits around the evaporative source with the rotating platter, the mask does not rotate along its own axis as does the rotating platter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Elbit Systems of America, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Carroll, William J. Baney, Cooper Gray Temple, Matthew Robert Curtis
  • MICROCHANNEL PLATE AND METHOD OF MAKING THE MICROCHANNEL PLATE WITH METAL CONTACTS SELECTIVELY FORMED ON ONE SIDE OF CHANNEL OPENINGS
    Publication number: 20230386810
    Abstract: A night vision system, a microchannel plate (MCP), and a planetary deposition system and methodology are provided for selectively depositing an electrode contact metal on one side of MCP channel openings. One or more MCPs can be releasably secured to a face of a platter that rotates about its central platter axis. The rotating platter can be tilted on a rotating ring fixture surrounding an evaporative source of contact metal. Therefore, the rotating platter further rotates so that it orbits around the evaporative source of contact metal. A mask with a variable size mask opening is arranged between the rotating platter and the evaporative source. While the mask orbits around the evaporative source with the rotating platter, the mask does not rotate along its own axis as does the rotating platter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Stephen Carroll, William J. Baney, Cooper Gray Temple, Matthew Robert Curtis