Patents by Inventor Michael Harburn

Michael Harburn 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).

  • Anchoring carbon nanotube columns
    Patent number: 8272124
    Abstract: A technique for anchoring carbon nanotube columns to a substrate can include use of a filler material placed onto the surface of the substrate into area between the columns and surrounding a base portion of each of the columns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: FormFactor, Inc.
    Inventors: Treliant Fang, Michael Harburn, Onnik Yaglioglu
  • Carbon nanotube spring contact structures with mechanical and electrical components
    Patent number: 8149007
    Abstract: A composite spring contact structure includes a structural component and a conduction component distinct from each other and having differing mechanical and electrical characteristics. The structural component can include a group of carbon nanotubes. A mechanical characteristic of the composite spring contact structure can be dominated by a mechanical characteristic of the structural component, and an electrical characteristic of the composite spring contact structure can be dominated by an electrical characteristic of the conduction component. Composite spring contact structures can be used in probe cards and other electronic devices. Various ways of making contact structures are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: FormFactor, Inc.
    Inventors: Jimmy K. Chen, Treliant Fang, Michael Harburn, Igor Y. Khandros, Rodney I. Martens, Gaetan L. Mathieu, Alexander H. Slocum, Onnik Yaglioglu
  • ANCHORING CARBON NANOTUBE COLUMNS
    Publication number: 20100253375
    Abstract: A technique for anchoring carbon nanotube columns to a substrate can include use of a filler material placed onto the surface of the substrate into area between the columns and surrounding a base portion of each of the columns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2009
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Inventors: Treliant Fang, Michael Harburn, Onnik Yaglioglu
  • CARBON NANOTUBE SPRING CONTACT STRUCTURES WITH MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
    Publication number: 20090197484
    Abstract: A composite spring contact structure includes a structural component and a conduction component distinct from each other and having differing mechanical and electrical characteristics. The structural component can include a group of carbon nanotubes. A mechanical characteristic of the composite spring contact structure can be dominated by a mechanical characteristic of the structural component, and an electrical characteristic of the composite spring contact structure can be dominated by an electrical characteristic of the conduction component. Composite spring contact structures can be used in probe cards and other electronic devices. Various ways of making contact structures are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2009
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Inventors: Jimmy K. Chen, Treliant Fang, Michael Harburn, Igor Y. Khandros, Rodney I. Martens, Gaetan L. Mathieu, Alexander Slocum, Onnik Yaglioglu