Patents by Inventor Max N. Mankin
Max N. Mankin 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).
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Patent number: 10720297Abstract: Disclosed embodiments include vacuum electronics devices and methods of fabricating a vacuum electronics device. In a non-limiting embodiment, a vacuum electronics device includes: an electrode; a first film layer disposed on the electrode about a periphery of the electrode; and a second film layer disposed on the first film layer, the second film layer including a plurality of electrically conductive grid lines patterned therein that are supported only at the periphery of the electrode by the first film layer.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2019Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: Modern Electron, Inc.Inventors: Yong Sun, Andrew T. Koch, Andrew R. Lingley, Chloe A. M. Fabien, Max N. Mankin, Tony S. Pan
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Patent number: 10674685Abstract: A method of pollinating a plant includes receiving, with a processing circuit, plant data regarding a plant having flowers, and controlling, by the processing circuit, operation of an robotic device to selectively pollinate a portion of the plurality of flowers based on the plant data. The robotic device includes sensors configured to acquire plant data, a pollination device configured to pollinate flowers of a plant, a collection device configured to collect pollen, and a pollination prevention device configured prevent a flower from being pollinated.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2015Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: ELWHA LLCInventors: Kenneth G. Caldeira, Alistair K. Chan, Roderick A. Hyde, Jordin T. Kare, Max N. Mankin, Tony S. Pan, Lowell L. Wood, Jr.
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Patent number: 10668305Abstract: Garment systems including a flexible compression garment, at least one sensor, and at least one therapeutic stimulation delivery device operable responsive to sensing feedback from the at least one sensor, effective to provide therapeutic radiation to a body part of a subject. Methods of using such garment systems are also described.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2017Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: ELWHA LLCInventors: Jesse R. Cheatham, III, Roderick A. Hyde, Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Jordin T. Kare, Eric C. Leuthardt, Max N. Mankin, Nathan P. Myhrvold, Tony S. Pan, Robert C. Petroski, Elizabeth A. Sweeney, Clarence T. Tegreene, Nicholas W. Touran, Yaroslav A. Urzhumov, Charles Whitmer, Lowell L. Wood, Jr., Victoria Y. H. Wood
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Patent number: 10658144Abstract: Disclosed embodiments include vacuum electronics devices and methods of fabricating a vacuum electronics device. In a non-limiting embodiment, a vacuum electronics device includes: an electrode; a plurality of grid supports disposed on the electrode, each of the plurality of grid supports having a first width; and a plurality of grid lines, each of the plurality of grid lines being supported on an associated one of the plurality of grid supports, each of the plurality of grid lines having a second width that is wider than the first width.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2018Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: Modern Electron, LLCInventors: Stephen E. Clark, Chloe A. M. Fabien, Gary D. Foley, Arvind Kannan, Andrew T. Koch, Andrew R. Lingley, Hsin-I Lu, Max N. Mankin, Tony S. Pan, Jason M. Parker, Peter J. Scherpelz, Yong Sun, Chuteng Zhou
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Patent number: 10596365Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein relate to a garment system including at least one sensor and at least one actuator that operates responsive to sensing feedback from the at least one sensor to cause a flexible compression garment to selectively constrict or selectively dilate, thereby compressing or relieving compression against at least one body part of a subject. Such selective constriction or dilation can improve muscle functioning or joint functioning during use of motion-conducive equipment, such as an exercise bike or rowing machine.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2019Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: ELWHA LLCInventors: Roderick A. Hyde, Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Jordin T. Kare, Max N. Mankin, Nathan P. Myhrvold, Tony S. Pan, Robert C. Petroski, Elizabeth A. Sweeney, Clarence T. Tegreene, Nicholas W. Touran, Yaroslav A. Urzhumov, Lowell L. Wood, Jr., Victoria Y. H. Wood
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Publication number: 20200075286Abstract: Disclosed embodiments include vacuum electronic devices and methods of fabricating a vacuum electronic device. In a non-limiting embodiment, a vacuum electronic device includes an electrode that defines discrete support structures therein. A first film layer is disposed on the electrode about a periphery of the electrode and on the support structures. A second film layer is disposed on the first film layer. The second film layer includes electrically conductive grid lines patterned therein that are supported by and suspended between the support structures.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2019Publication date: March 5, 2020Applicant: Modern Electron, LLCInventors: Max N. Mankin, Chloe A. M. Fabien, Gary D. Foley, Andrew T. Koch, William Kokonaski, Andrew R. Lingley, Tony S. Pan, Yong Sun
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Publication number: 20200066474Abstract: Disclosed embodiments include cathodes with conformal cathode surfaces, vacuum electronic devices with cathodes with conformal cathode surfaces, and methods of manufacturing the same. In a non-limiting embodiment, a cathode for a vacuum electronic device includes: a substrate having a predetermined shape; and electron emissive material disposed on at least one portion of at least one surface of the substrate, a shape of the electron emissive material conforming to the predetermined shape of the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2019Publication date: February 27, 2020Applicant: Modern Electron, LLCInventors: John J. Lorr, Daniel Kraemer, Dusan Coso, Max N. Mankin, Tony S. Pan, Ad de Pijper
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Publication number: 20190371582Abstract: Disclosed embodiments include vacuum electronic devices, methods of operating a vacuum electronic device, and methods of fabricating a vacuum electronic device. In a non-limiting embodiment, a vacuum electronics device includes a cathode and an anode. At least one focus grid is disposed between the cathode and the anode, and the at least one focus grid is physically disconnected from the cathode. The at least one acceleration grid is disposed between the cathode and the anode, and the at least one acceleration grid is further disposed adjacent the at least one focus grid. The at least one acceleration grid is physically disconnected from the cathode.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2018Publication date: December 5, 2019Applicant: Modern Electron, LLCInventors: Stephen E. Clark, Richard M. Gorski, Arvind Kannan, Andrew T. Koch, Andrew R. Lingley, Hsin-I Liu, Max N. Mankin, Tony S. Pan, Jason M. Parker
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Patent number: 10483073Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods of fabricating electronic devices or components thereof. The electronic devices can be vacuum electronic devices. The methods can include disposing a first material on or in a substrate. The methods can further include removing a portion of the first material to form one or more structure protruding from the substrate. The methods can further include disposing a second material onto the one or more structure of the first material, and then removing a portion of the second material to form one or more sidewall structures. A second portion of the one or more structures of the first material can also be removed to form a fabricated structure including the substrate and one or more sidewall structures protruding therefrom.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2017Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: Elwha LLCInventors: Andrew T. Koch, Andrew R. Lingley, Max N. Mankin, Tony S. Pan
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Publication number: 20190341216Abstract: Disclosed embodiments include vacuum electronics devices and methods of fabricating a vacuum electronics device. In a non-limiting embodiment, a vacuum electronics device includes: an electrode; a first film layer disposed on the electrode about a periphery of the electrode; and a second film layer disposed on the first film layer, the second film layer including a plurality of electrically conductive grid lines patterned therein that are supported only at the periphery of the electrode by the first film layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2019Publication date: November 7, 2019Applicant: Modern Electron, LLCInventors: Yong Sun, Andrew T. Koch, Andrew R. Lingley, Chloe A. M. Fabien, Max N. Mankin, Tony S. Pan
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Patent number: 10456604Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein relate to a garment system including a flexible compression garment, at least one sensor, and at least one therapeutic stimulation delivery device operable responsive to sensing feedback from the at least one sensor, effective to provide therapeutic radiation to a body part of a subject. Embodiments disclosed herein also relate to methods of using such garment systems.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2017Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: ELWHA LLCInventors: Jesse R. Cheatham, III, Roderick A. Hyde, Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Jordin T. Kare, Eric C. Leuthardt, Max N. Mankin, Nathan P. Myhrvold, Tony S. Pan, Robert C. Petroski, Elizabeth A. Sweeney, Clarence T. Tegreene, Nicholas W. Touran, Yaroslav A. Urzhumov, Charles Whitmer, Lowell L. Wood, Jr., Victoria Y. H. Wood
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Patent number: 10424455Abstract: Disclosed embodiments include vacuum electronics devices and methods of fabricating a vacuum electronics device. In a non-limiting embodiment, a vacuum electronics device includes: an electrode; a first film layer disposed on the electrode about a periphery of the electrode; and a second film layer disposed on the first film layer, the second film layer including a plurality of electrically conductive grid lines patterned therein that are supported only at the periphery of the electrode by the first film layer.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2018Date of Patent: September 24, 2019Assignee: Modern Electron, LLCInventors: Yong Sun, Andrew T. Koch, Andrew R. Lingley, Chloe A. M. Fabien, Max N. Mankin, Tony S. Pan
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Publication number: 20190175899Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein relate to a garment system including at least one sensor and at least one actuator that operates responsive to sensing feedback from the at least one sensor to cause a flexible compression garment to selectively constrict or selectively dilate, thereby compressing or relieving compression against at least one body part of a subject. Such selective constriction or dilation can improve muscle functioning or joint functioning during use of motion-conducive equipment, such as an exercise bike or rowing machine.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2019Publication date: June 13, 2019Inventors: Roderick A. Hyde, Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Jordin T. Kare, Max N. Mankin, Nathan P. Myhrvold, Tony S. Pan, Robert C. Petroski, Elizabeth A. Sweeney, Clarence T. Tegreene, Nicholas W. Touran, Yaroslav A. Urzhumov, Lowell L. Wood, JR., Victoria Y.H. Wood
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Publication number: 20190145877Abstract: A helmet testing apparatus includes a sensor configured to be selectively positionable within an interior head cavity of a helmet to acquire compliance data regarding a liner of the helmet and a processing circuit configured to determine a rating for the helmet based on the compliance data and predetermined compliance parameters for the helmet.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2018Publication date: May 16, 2019Applicant: Elwha LLCInventors: Alistair K. Chan, Geoffrey F. Deane, William D. Duncan, Philip A. Eckhoff, Bran Ferren, William Gates, W. Daniel Hillis, Roderick A. Hyde, Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Edward K.Y. Jung, Jordin T. Kare, John Latham, Max N. Mankin, Nathan P. Myhrvold, Robert C. Petroski, Clarence T. Tegreene, David B. Tuckerman, Thomas A. Weaver, Charles Whitmer, Lowell L. Wood, JR., Victoria Y.H. Wood
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Patent number: 10232165Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein relate to a garment system including at least one sensor and at least one actuator that operates responsive to sensing feedback from the at least one sensor to cause a flexible compression garment to selectively constrict or selectively dilate, thereby compressing or relieving compression against at least one body part of a subject. Such selective constriction or dilation can improve muscle functioning or joint functioning during use of motion-conducive equipment, such as an exercise bike or rowing machine.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2015Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: ELWHA LLCInventors: Roderick A. Hyde, Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Jordin T. Kare, Max N. Mankin, Nathan P. Myhrvold, Tony S. Pan, Robert C. Petroski, Elizabeth A. Sweeney, Clarence T. Tegreene, Nicholas W. Touran, Yaroslav A. Urzhumov, Lowell L. Wood, Jr., Victoria Y. H. Wood
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Publication number: 20190043685Abstract: Disclosed embodiments include vacuum electronics devices and methods of fabricating a vacuum electronics device. In a non-limiting embodiment, a vacuum electronics device includes: an electrode; a plurality of grid supports disposed on the electrode, each of the plurality of grid supports having a first width; and a plurality of grid lines, each of the plurality of grid lines being supported on an associated one of the plurality of grid supports, each of the plurality of grid lines having a second width that is wider than the first width.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2018Publication date: February 7, 2019Applicant: Modern Electron, LLCInventors: Stephen E. Clark, Chloe A. M. Fabien, Gary D. Foley, Arvind Kannan, Andrew T. Koch, Andrew R. Lingley, Hsin-I Lu, Max N. Mankin, Tony S. Pan, Jason M. Parker, Peter J. Scherpelz, Yong Sun, Chuteng Zhou
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Publication number: 20190027334Abstract: Disclosed embodiments include vacuum electronics devices and methods of fabricating a vacuum electronics device. In a non-limiting embodiment, a vacuum electronics device includes: an electrode; a first film layer disposed on the electrode about a periphery of the electrode; and a second film layer disposed on the first film layer, the second film layer including a plurality of electrically conductive grid lines patterned therein that are supported only at the periphery of the electrode by the first film layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2018Publication date: January 24, 2019Applicant: Modern Electron, LLCInventors: Yong Sun, Andrew T. Koch, Andrew R. Lingley, Chloe A. M. Fabien, Max N. Mankin, Tony S. Pan
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Patent number: 10184867Abstract: A helmet testing apparatus including a movable member, a sensor coupled to the movable member and configured to acquire compliance data regarding a liner disposed within a shell of a helmet through engagement of the sensor with the liner, and a processing circuit configured to determine a rating for the helmet based on the compliance data and predetermined compliance parameters for the helmet.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2016Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Assignee: Elwha LLCInventors: Alistair K. Chan, Geoffrey F. Deane, William D. Duncan, Philip A. Eckhoff, Bran Ferren, William Gates, W. Daniel Hillis, Roderick A. Hyde, Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Edward K. Y. Jung, Jordin T. Kare, John Latham, Max N. Mankin, Nathan P. Myhrvold, Robert C. Petroski, Clarence T. Tegreene, David B. Tuckerman, Thomas A. Weaver, Charles Whitmer, Lowell L. Wood, Jr., Victoria Y. H. Wood
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Patent number: 10176960Abstract: The present disclosure relates to devices and methods for enhancing the collection of charge carriers, such as electrons. Methods of manufacturing the devices are also disclosed. An electronic device can include a cathode, an anode, a gate electrode, and a focus electrode. The cathode can include a cathode substrate and an emitting region that is configured to emit an electron flow. The anode can include an anode substrate and a collection region that is configured to receive and/or absorb the electron flow. The gate electrode can be receptive to a first power source to produce a voltage in the gate electrode that is positively-biased with respect to the cathode. The focus electrode can be receptive to a second power source to produce a voltage in the focus electrode that is negatively-biased with respect to the gate electrode and/or the cathode.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2017Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Assignee: Elwha LLCInventors: Heinz Hermann Busta, Richard M. Gorski, Max N. Mankin, Tony S. Pan
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Publication number: 20180294133Abstract: The present disclosure relates to devices and methods for enhancing the collection of charge carriers, such as electrons. Methods of manufacturing the devices are also disclosed. An electronic device can include a cathode, an anode, a gate electrode, and a focus electrode. The cathode can include a cathode substrate and an emitting region that is configured to emit an electron flow. The anode can include an anode substrate and a collection region that is configured to receive and/or absorb the electron flow. The gate electrode can be receptive to a first power source to produce a voltage in the gate electrode that is positively-biased with respect to the cathode. The focus electrode can be receptive to a second power source to produce a voltage in the focus electrode that is negatively-biased with respect to the gate electrode and/or the cathode.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2017Publication date: October 11, 2018Inventors: Heinz Hermann Busta, Richard M. Gorski, Max N. Mankin, Tony S. Pan