Patents by Inventor Michael E. MCCONNEY
Michael E. MCCONNEY 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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Publication number: 20230369046Abstract: Methods of making molybdenum sulfide (MoS2) on a stretchable substrate are disclosed. The method includes magnetron sputtering MoS2 onto a stretchable substrate, such as a stretchable polymeric material, at low temperatures to form a film precursor, and illumination annealing the film precursor to form high quality MoS2. The illumination source may be a laser or other source of radiation. Also, two-dimensional nanoelectronic devices made by the methods and/or from the high quality MoS2 are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2023Publication date: November 16, 2023Applicant: University of DaytonInventors: Christopher Muratore, Michael E. McConney, Travis E. Shelton, Nicholas R. Glavin, John E. Bultman, Andrey A. Voevodin
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Publication number: 20230336144Abstract: A nonreciprocal microwave phase shifter or circulator includes a substrate, a transducer on a surface of the substrate and configured to reciprocally convert between electrical signals to acoustic waves, a first piezoelectric material configured to generate and transport acoustic waves from a signal applied to the transducer, and a thin film magnetic material configured to couple to acoustic waves through magnetoelastic coupling so as to have nonreciprocal magnetoelastic coupled acoustic wave transport. Phase shifts of acoustic waves through the thin film magnetic material in directions toward and away the transducer have significantly different magnitudes.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2023Publication date: October 19, 2023Inventors: Michael R. Page, Derek A. Bas, Piyush J. Shah, Michael J. Newburger, Michael E. McConney, Amber N. Reed
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Patent number: 11754799Abstract: A tunable optical filter for a detector is presented including a plate having a top side and a bottom side. The plate has material properties making it transparent to a range of optical frequencies. A transparent metasurface is proximate the top side of the plate. The transparent metasurface is configured to have a transmissive pass band and a stop band. An undercarriage support structure is proximate the bottom side of the plate. The undercarriage support is responsive to photothermal heating. The undercarriage support is configured to deform from the photothermal heating caused by an undesired signal thereby shifting the stop band in frequency toward the undesired signal to block reception of the undesired signal by the detector.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2020Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air ForceInventors: Harris J Hall, David Torres Reyes, Michael E McConney
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Publication number: 20220051894Abstract: Methods of making molybdenum sulfide (MoS2) on a stretchable substrate are disclosed. The method includes magnetron sputtering MoS2 onto a stretchable substrate, such as a stretchable polymeric material, at low temperatures to form a film precursor, and illumination annealing the film precursor to form high quality MoS2. The illumination source may be a laser or other source of radiation. Also, two-dimensional nanoelectronic devices made by the methods and/or from the high quality MoS2 are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2021Publication date: February 17, 2022Applicant: University of DaytonInventors: Christopher Muratore, Michael E. McConney, Travis E. Shelton, Nicholas R. Glavin, John E. Bultman, Andrey A. Voevodin
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Publication number: 20220019048Abstract: A tunable optical filter for a detector is presented including a plate having a top side and a bottom side. The plate has material properties making it transparent to a range of optical frequencies. A transparent metasurface is proximate the top side of the plate. The transparent metasurface is configured to have a transmissive pass band and a stop band. An undercarriage support structure is proximate the bottom side of the plate. The undercarriage support is responsive to photothermal heating. The undercarriage support is configured to deform from the photothermal heating caused by an undesired signal thereby shifting the stop band in frequency toward the undesired signal to block reception of the undesired signal by the detector.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2020Publication date: January 20, 2022Inventors: Harris J Hall, David Torres Reyes, Michael E McConney
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Patent number: 10731077Abstract: A shape-programmable liquid crystal elastomer comprises polymerized, nematic monomers. The monomers are organized into a plurality of voxels with each voxel having a director orientation.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2018Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air ForceInventors: Timothy J. White, Taylor H. Ware, Michael E. McConney, Jeong Jae Wie, Suk-Kyun Ahn
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Patent number: 10626329Abstract: A method of making a shape-programmable liquid crystal elastomer. The method includes preparing an alignment cell having a surface programmed with a plurality of domains. A cavity of the alignment cell is filled with a monomer solution. The monomers of the monomer solution are configured to align to the surface of the alignment cell. The aligned monomers are polymerized by Michael Addition. The polymerized monomers are then cross-linked to form a cross-linked liquid crystal elastomer. The cross-linking traps monomer alignment into a plurality of voxels with each voxel having a director orientation.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2016Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air ForceInventors: Timothy J. White, Taylor H. Ware, Michael E. McConney, Vincent P. Tondiglia, Benjamin A. Kowalski
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Patent number: 10601400Abstract: A filter including a piezoelectric substrate; a surface acoustic wave (SAW) device on the piezoelectric substrate and including unequally spaced interdigitated input and output transducer electrodes of unequal widths, wherein the input transducer electrodes are to convert an incoming radio frequency (RF) electrical signal into surface acoustic waves; a SAW propagation path between the input and output transducer electrodes; and a magnetostrictive film in the SAW propagation path to filter the surface acoustic waves that are at a ferromagnetic resonance frequency of the magnetostrictive film, wherein the output transducer electrodes are to convert the filtered surface acoustic waves into an outgoing electrical RF signal. The SAW device may operate in a wide-band pass configuration. The wide-band pass configuration result in a transmission of frequencies up to ?60 dB. The magnetostrictive film may include a ferromagnetic material.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2018Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Inventors: Michael E. McConney, Brandon M. Howe, Piyush Shah, Michael R. Page
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Publication number: 20200090933Abstract: Methods of making molybdenum sulfide (MoS2) on a stretchable substrate are disclosed. The method includes magnetron sputtering MoS2 onto a stretchable substrate, such as a stretchable polymeric material, at low temperatures to form a film precursor, and illumination annealing the film precursor to form high quality MoS2. The illumination source may be a laser or other source of radiation. Also, two-dimensional nanoelectronic devices made by the methods and/or from the high quality MoS2 are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2019Publication date: March 19, 2020Applicant: University of DaytonInventors: Christopher Muratore, Michael E. McConney, Travis E. Shelton, Nicholas R. Glavin, John E. Bultman, Andrey A. Voevodin
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Publication number: 20180308692Abstract: Methods of making molybdenum sulfide (MoS2) on a stretchable substrate are disclosed. The method includes magnetron sputtering MoS2 onto a stretchable substrate, such as a stretchable polymeric material, at low temperatures to form a film precursor, and illumination annealing the film precursor to form high quality MoS2. The illumination source may be a laser or other source of radiation. Also, two-dimensional nanoelectronic devices made by the methods and/or from the high quality MoS2 are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2018Publication date: October 25, 2018Applicant: University of DaytonInventors: Christopher Muratore, Michael E. McConney, Travis E. Shelton, Nicholas R. Glavin, John E. Bultman, Andrey A. Voevodin
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Publication number: 20180208847Abstract: A shape-programmable liquid crystal elastomer comprises polymerized, nematic monomers. The monomers are organized into a plurality of voxels with each voxel having a director orientation.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2018Publication date: July 26, 2018Applicant: Government of the United States as Represented by the Secretary of the Air ForceInventors: Timothy J. White, Taylor H. Ware, Michael E. McConney, Jeong Jae Wie, Suk-Kyun Ahn
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Patent number: 9902906Abstract: A shape-programmable liquid crystal elastomer comprises polymerized, nematic monomers. The monomers are organized into a plurality of voxels with each voxel having a director orientation.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2016Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air ForceInventors: Timothy J. White, Taylor H. Ware, Michael E. McConney, Jeong Jae Wie, Suk-Kyun Ahn
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Publication number: 20160313607Abstract: A method of making a shape-programmable liquid crystal elastomer. The method includes preparing an alignment cell having a surface programmed with a plurality of domains. A cavity of the alignment cell is filled with a monomer solution. The monomers of the monomer solution are configured to align to the surface of the alignment cell. The aligned monomers are polymerized by Michael Addition. The polymerized monomers are then cross-linked to form a cross-linked liquid crystal elastomer. The cross-linking traps monomer alignment into a plurality of voxels with each voxel having a director orientation.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2016Publication date: October 27, 2016Applicant: Government of the United States as Represented by the Secretary of the Air ForceInventors: Timothy J. White, Taylor H. Ware, Michael E. McConney, Vincent P. Tondiglia, Benjamin A. Kowalski
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Publication number: 20160312120Abstract: A shape-programmable liquid crystal elastomer comprises polymerized, nematic monomers. The monomers are organized into a plurality of voxels with each voxel having a director orientation.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2016Publication date: October 27, 2016Applicant: Government of the United States as Represented by the Secretary of the Air ForceInventors: Timothy J. White, Taylor H. Ware, Michael E. McConney, Jeong Jae Wie, Suk-Kyun Ahn
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Patent number: 8458810Abstract: Provided are atomic force microscope probes, methods for making probes for use in atomic force microscopes and systems using such probes. The probes include at least a body portion and a cantilever portion. The cantilever portion may include a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The cantilever portion further includes a first material arranged on the first surface, such that the cantilever portion twists about a center axis of the cantilever portion when the cantilever portion is heated. The first material may be arranged symmetrically or non-symmetrically on a portion of the first surface, or it may be arranged non-uniformly over the first surface. The cantilever portion of the probe may also include a second material arranged on the second surface of the cantilever portion. The first and second materials have a different thermal expansion than the material forming the cantilever portion.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2012Date of Patent: June 4, 2013Inventor: Michael E. McConney
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Publication number: 20120260374Abstract: Provided are atomic force microscope probes, methods for making probes for use in atomic force microscopes and systems using such probes. The probes include at least a body portion and a cantilever portion. The cantilever portion may include a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The cantilever portion further includes a first material arranged on the first surface, such that the cantilever portion twists about a center axis of the cantilever portion when the cantilever portion is heated. The first material may be arranged symmetrically or non-symmetrically on a portion of the first surface, or it may be arranged non-uniformly over the first surface. The cantilever portion of the probe may also include a second material arranged on the second surface of the cantilever portion. The first and second materials have a different thermal expansion than the material forming the cantilever portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2012Publication date: October 11, 2012Inventor: Michael E. MCCONNEY