Patents by Inventor Michael S. Grinolds

Michael S. Grinolds 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).

  • Publication number: 20240044938
    Abstract: A sensing probe may be formed of a diamond material comprising one or more spin defects that are configured to emit fluorescent light and are located no more than 50 nm from a sensing surface of the sensing probe. The sensing probe may include an optical outcoupling structure formed by the diamond material and configured to optically guide the fluorescent light toward an output end of the optical outcoupling structure. An optical detector may detect the fluorescent light that is emitted from the spin defects and that exits through the output end of the optical outcoupling structure after being optically guided therethrough. A mounting system may hold the sensing probe and control a distance between the sensing surface of the sensing probe and a surface of a sample while permitting relative motion between the sensing surface and the sample surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Michael S. GRINOLDS, Sungkun HONG, Patrick MALETINSKY, Amir YACOBY
  • Patent number: 11815528
    Abstract: A sensing probe may be formed of a diamond material comprising one or more spin defects that are configured to emit fluorescent light and are located no more than 50 nm from a sensing surface of the sensing probe. The sensing probe may include an optical outcoupling structure formed by the diamond material and configured to optically guide the fluorescent light toward an output end of the optical outcoupling structure. An optical detector may detect the fluorescent light that is emitted from the spin defects and that exits through the output end of the optical outcoupling structure after being optically guided therethrough. A mounting system may hold the sensing probe and control a distance between the sensing surface of the sensing probe and a surface of a sample while permitting relative motion between the sensing surface and the sample surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Michael S. Grinolds, Sungkun Hong, Patrick Maletinsky, Amir Yacoby
  • Publication number: 20220413007
    Abstract: A sensing probe may be formed of a diamond material comprising one or more spin defects that are configured to emit fluorescent light and are located no more than 50 nm from a sensing surface of the sensing probe. The sensing probe may include an optical outcoupling structure formed by the diamond material and configured to optically guide the fluorescent light toward an output end of the optical outcoupling structure. An optical detector may detect the fluorescent light that is emitted from the spin defects and that exits through the output end of the optical outcoupling structure after being optically guided therethrough. A mounting system may hold the sensing probe and control a distance between the sensing surface of the sensing probe and a surface of a sample while permitting relative motion between the sensing surface and the sample surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicant: President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Michael S. GRINOLDS, Sungkun HONG, Patrick MALETINSKY, Amir YACOBY
  • Publication number: 20180246143
    Abstract: A sensing probe may be formed of a diamond material comprising one or more spin defects that are configured to emit fluorescent light and are located no more than 50 nm from a sensing surface of the sensing probe. The sensing probe may include an optical outcoupling structure formed by the diamond material and configured to optically guide the fluorescent light toward an output end of the optical outcoupling structure. An optical detector may detect the fluorescent light that is emitted from the spin defects and that exits through the output end of the optical outcoupling structure after being optically guided therethrough. A mounting system may hold the sensing probe and control a distance between the sensing surface of the sensing probe and a surface of a sample while permitting relative motion between the sensing surface and the sample surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Applicant: PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE
    Inventors: Michael S. GRINOLDS, Sungkun HONG, Patrick MALETINSKY, Amir YACOBY
  • Patent number: 10041971
    Abstract: A sensing probe may be formed of a diamond material comprising one or more spin defects that are configured to emit fluorescent light and are located no more than 50 nm from a sensing surface of the sensing probe. The sensing probe may include an optical outcoupling structure formed by the diamond material and configured to optically guide the fluorescent light toward an output end of the optical outcoupling structure. An optical detector may detect the fluorescent light that is emitted from the spin defects and that exits through the output end of the optical outcoupling structure after being optically guided therethrough. A mounting system may hold the sensing probe and control a distance between the sensing surface of the sensing probe and a surface of a sample while permitting relative motion between the sensing surface and the sample surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE
    Inventors: Michael S. Grinolds, Sungkun Hong, Patrick Maletinsky, Amir Yacoby
  • Publication number: 20150253355
    Abstract: A sensing probe may be formed of a diamond material comprising one or more spin defects that are configured to emit fluorescent light and are located no more than 50 nm from a sensing surface of the sensing probe. The sensing probe may include an optical outcoupling structure formed by the diamond material and configured to optically guide the fluorescent light toward an output end of the optical outcoupling structure. An optical detector may detect the fluorescent light that is emitted from the spin defects and that exits through the output end of the optical outcoupling structure after being optically guided therethrough. A mounting system may hold the sensing probe and control a distance between the sensing surface of the sensing probe and a surface of a sample while permitting relative motion between the sensing surface and the sample surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2013
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Applicant: PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE
    Inventors: Michael S. Grinolds, Sungkun Hong, Patrick Maletinsky, Amir Yacoby