Patents by Inventor Michael D. Shirk

Michael D. Shirk 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).

  • Portable laser synthesizer for high-speed multi-dimensional spectroscopy
    Patent number: 8190242
    Abstract: Portable, field-deployable laser synthesizer devices designed for multi-dimensional spectrometry and time-resolved and/or hyperspectral imaging include a coherent light source which simultaneously produces a very broad, energetic, discrete spectrum spanning through or within the ultraviolet, visible, and near infrared wavelengths. The light output is spectrally resolved and each wavelength is delayed with respect to each other. A probe enables light delivery to a target. For multidimensional spectroscopy applications, the probe can collect the resulting emission and deliver this radiation to a time gated spectrometer for temporal and spectral analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
    Inventors: Stavros G. Demos, Miroslav Y. Shverdin, Michael D. Shirk
  • PORTABLE LASER SYNTHESIZER FOR HIGH-SPEED MULTI-DIMENSIONAL SPECTROSCOPY
    Publication number: 20100020319
    Abstract: Portable, field-deployable laser synthesizer devices designed for multi-dimensional spectrometry and time-resolved and/or hyperspectral imaging include a coherent light source which simultaneously produces a very broad, energetic, discrete spectrum spanning through or within the ultraviolet, visible, and near infrared wavelengths. The light output is spectrally resolved and each wavelength is delayed with respect to each other. A probe enables light delivery to a target. For multidimensional spectroscopy applications, the probe can collect the resulting emission and deliver this radiation to a time gated spectrometer for temporal and spectral analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2009
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Applicant: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC.
    Inventors: Stavros G. Demos, Miroslav Y. Shverdin, Michael D. Shirk
  • DYNAMIC SCRIBE ALIGNMENT FOR LASER SCRIBING, WELDING OR ANY PATTERNING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20090321399
    Abstract: Methods and systems for improving the alignment between a previously formed feature and a subsequently formed feature are provided. An exemplary method can include laser scribing a workpiece (104, 550) having a previously formed first feature. The exemplary method includes imaging the workpiece (104, 550) with an imaging device (320, 420, 554, 640) so as to capture a plurality of positions of the first feature on the workpiece (104, 550) relative to the laser-scribing device (100). The exemplary method further includes using the captured positions to align output from the laser-scribing device (100) in order to form a second feature on the workpiece (104, 550) at a controlled distance from the first feature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2009
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Makoto Inagawa, Shinichi Kurita, Bassam Shamoun, Sriram Krishnaswami, Michael D. Shirk, Kevin L. Cunningham