Patents by Inventor Mitch M. C. Chou

Mitch M. C. Chou 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).

  • Patent number: 9322781
    Abstract: A method for producing an optically stimulated luminescene (OSL) dosage detection crystal is disclosed, where an Al2O3 is first covered with carbon. The carbon atoms are diffused then in vacuum into the Al2O3 lattices. Then, the oxygen and carbon atoms react with each other in an anneal process under 1 atm. At this time, oxygen and the carbon atoms are enabled to react with each other, and thus C+O result in CO, or C+O2 form CO2, so that oxygen vacancy deficiencies are formed in the Al2O3 crystal. At this time, a uniformly carbon distributed crystal structure is thus simply obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Inventor: Mitch M. C. Chou
  • Publication number: 20150198530
    Abstract: A method for producing an optically stimulated luminescene (OSL) dosage detection crystal is disclosed, where an Al2O3 is first covered with carbon. The carbon atoms are diffused then in vacuum into the Al2O3 lattices. Then, the oxygen and carbon atoms react with each other in an anneal process under 1 atm. At this time, oxygen and the carbon atoms are enabled to react with each other, and thus C+O result in CO, or C+O2 form CO2, so that oxygen vacancy deficiencies are formed in the Al2O3 crystal. At this time, a uniformly carbon distributed crystal structure is thus simply obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Inventor: Mitch M. C. Chou
  • Publication number: 20150198726
    Abstract: An imbedded mobile detection device includes a radiation detector, comprising a detection crystal and a photo-sensitive element, a radiation detector, an analog-digital converter (ADC), and a software application unit, wherein the detection crystal is a C:Al2O3 crystal having oxygen vacancy deficiencies formed by subjecting a carbon covered Al2O3 structure to vacuum diffusion and atmosphere annealing, when any radioactive particle exists in an on-spot environment, an energy thereof is absorbed through a recombination process of the vacancy deficiencies. Finally, the radiation energy spectrum analysis information is obtained through a measurement, by which some environmental radiations and waste containing radioactive material emitted from some radiation plants may be measured and analyzed, achieving the efficacy of an online measurement result processing and providing an accurate nuclide determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2014
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Inventor: Mitch M. C. Chou
  • Patent number: 8158948
    Abstract: A detector using scintillating crystals is provided. The scintillating crystal is based on cerium doped lutetium yttrium orthosilicate (Ce:LYSO). With calcium (Ca) doped into Ce:LYSO, the electrovalence of Ce is further uniformly distributed. The scintillating crystal obtains high stability with 2 to 10 times greater electrical degree than that of a general scintillating crystal. Thus, radiative induction to cancer cells is improved and distribution of the cancer cells is easily figured out.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Inventor: Mitch M. C. Chou
  • Publication number: 20110204240
    Abstract: A detector using scintillating crystals is provided. The scintillating crystal is based on cerium doped lutetium yttrium orthosilicate (Ce:LYSO). With calcium (Ca) doped into Ce:LYSO, the electrovalence of Ce is further uniformly distributed. The scintillating crystal obtains high stability with 2 to 10 times greater electrical degree than that of a general scintillating crystal. Thus, radiative induction to cancer cells is improved and distribution of the cancer cells is easily figured out.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2010
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Inventor: Mitch M. C. Chou
  • Patent number: 7868535
    Abstract: The present invention is a light emitting device which uses a specific phosphor powder. The phosphor powder is a combination of cerium (Ce) and lithium aluminum oxide (LiAlO2). They are mixed under a specific range of composition ratio. With the specific phosphor powder applied, the light emitting device has advantages in a low cost, a reduced power consumption, an easy production, a long life, and so on. In addition, a transformation efficiency of the phosphor powder is high and so a light emitting efficiency of the light emitting device is enhanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignees: National Sun Yat-Sen University, Sino American Silicon Products Inc.
    Inventors: Mitch M. C. Chou, Wen-Ching Hsu, Cheng-Hung Wei
  • Patent number: 7863164
    Abstract: A thick gallium nitride (GaN) film is formed on a LiAlO2 substrate through two stages. First, GaN nanorods are formed on the LiAlO2 substrate through chemical vapor deposition (CVD). Then the thick GaN film is formed through hydride vapor phase epitaxy (HVPE) by using the GaN nanorods as nucleus sites. In this way, a quantum confined stark effect (QCSE) becomes small and a problem of spreading lithium element into gaps in GaN on using the LiAlO2 substrate is mended.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignees: Natioal Sun Yat-Sen University, Sino American Silicon Products Inc.
    Inventors: Mitch M. C. Chou, Wen-Ching Hsu
  • Patent number: 7812526
    Abstract: A lithium aluminum oxide (LiAlO2) substrate suitable for a zinc oxide (ZnO) buffer layer is found. The ZnO buffer layer is grown on the LiAlO2 substrate. Because the LiAlO2 substrate has a similar structure to that of the ZnO buffer layer, a quantum confined stark effect (QCSE) is effectively eliminated. And a photoelectrical device made with the present invention, like a light emitting diode, a piezoelectric material or a laser diode, thus obtains an enhanced light emitting efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: National Sun Yat-sen University
    Inventors: Mitch M. C. Chou, Jih-Jen Wu, Wen-Ching Hsu
  • Publication number: 20100248461
    Abstract: A thick gallium nitride (GaN) film is formed on a LiAlO2 substrate through two stages. First, GaN nanorods are formed on the LiAlO2 substrate through chemical vapor deposition (CVD). Then the thick GaN film is formed through hydride vapor phase epitaxy (HVPE) by using the GaN nanorods as nucleus sites. In this way, a quantum confined stark effect (QCSE) becomes small and a problem of spreading lithium element into gaps in GaN on using the LiAlO2 substrate is mended.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2007
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicants: National Sun Yat-sen University, Sino American Silicon Prouducts Inc.
    Inventors: Mitch M. C. Chou, Wen-Ching Hsu
  • Patent number: 7576372
    Abstract: A method for making a free-standing, single crystal, aluminum gallium nitride (AlGaN) wafer includes forming a single crystal AlGaN layer directly on a single crystal LiAlO2 substrate using an aluminum halide reactant gas, a gallium halide reactant gas, and removing the single crystal LiAlO2 substrate from the single crystal AlGaN layer to make the free-standing, single crystal AlGaN wafer. Forming the single crystal AlGaN layer may comprise depositing AlGaN by vapor phase epitaxy (VPE) using aluminum and gallium halide reactant gases and a nitrogen-containing reactant gas. The growth of the AlGaN layer using VPE provides commercially acceptable rapid growth rates. In addition, the AlGaN layer can be devoid of carbon throughout. Because the AlGaN layer produced is high quality single crystal, it may have a defect density of less than about 107cm?2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
    Assignee: Crystal Photonics, Incorporated
    Inventors: Herbert Paul Maruska, John Joseph Gallagher, Mitch M. C. Chou, David W. Hill
  • Publication number: 20080231172
    Abstract: The present invention is a light emitting device which uses a specific phosphor powder. The phosphor powder is a combination of cerium (Ce) and lithium aluminum oxide (LiAlO2). They are mixed under a specific range of composition ratio. With the specific phosphor powder applied, the light emitting device has advantages in a low cost, a reduced power consumption, an easy production, a long life, and so on. In addition, a transformation efficiency of the phosphor powder is high and so a light emitting efficiency of the light emitting device is enhanced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2007
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicants: National Sun Yat-sen University, Sino American Silicon Products Inc.
    Inventors: Mitch M. C. Chou, Wen-Ching Hsu, Cheng-Hung Wei
  • Publication number: 20080233671
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) is made. The LED had a LiAlO2 substrate and a GaN layer. Between them, there is a zinc oxide (ZnO) layer. Because GaN and ZnO have a similar. Wurtzite structure, GaN can easily grow on ZnO. By using the ZnO layer, the GaN layer is successfully grown as a single crystal thin film on the LiAlO2 substrate. Thus, GaN defect density is reduced and lattice match is obtained to have a good crystal interface quality and an enhanced light emitting efficiency of a device thus made.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2007
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicants: National Sun Yat-sen University, Sino American Silicon Products Inc.
    Inventors: Mitch M. C. Chou, Jih-Jen Wu, Wen-Ching Hsu
  • Publication number: 20080233415
    Abstract: A lithium aluminum oxide (LiAlO2) substrate suitable for a zinc oxide (ZnO) buffer layer is found. The ZnO buffer layer is grown on the LiAlO2 substrate. Because the LiAlO2 substrate has a similar structure to that of the ZnO buffer layer, a quantum confined stark effect (QCSE) is effectively eliminated. And a photoelectrical device made with the present invention, like a light emitting diode, a piezoelectric material or a laser diode, thus obtains an enhanced light emitting efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2007
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicants: National Sun Yat-sen University, Sino American Silicon Products Inc.
    Inventors: Mitch M. C. Chou, Jih-Jen Wu, Wen-Ching Hsu
  • Publication number: 20070289947
    Abstract: The present invention polishes a lithium aluminum oxide (LiAlo2) crystal several times with three different materials and then the LiAlo2 crystal are soaked into an acid solution to be washed for obtaining a LiAlo2 crystal of film-free, scratch-free with smooth surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2006
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Applicants: National Sun Yat-sen University, Sino American Silicon Products Inc.
    Inventors: Mitch M. C. Chou, Wen-Ching Hsu, Chi-Tse Lee, Sin-Jie Huang
  • Patent number: 7169227
    Abstract: A method for making a free-standing, single crystal, aluminum gallium nitride (AlGaN) wafer includes forming a single crystal AlGaN layer directly on a single crystal LiAlO2 substrate using an aluminum halide reactant gas, a gallium halide reactant gas, and removing the single crystal LiAlO2 substrate from the single crystal AlGaN layer to make the free-standing, single crystal AlGaN wafer. Forming the single crystal AlGaN layer may comprise depositing AlGaN by vapor phase epitaxy (VPE) using aluminum and gallium halide reactant gases and a nitrogen-containing reactant gas. The growth of the AlGaN layer using VPE provides commercially acceptable rapid growth rates. In addition, the AlGaN layer can be devoid of carbon throughout. Because the AlGaN layer produced is high quality single crystal, it may have a defect density of less than about 107 cm?2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignee: Crystal Photonics, Incorporated
    Inventors: Herbert Paul Maruska, John Joseph Gallagher, Mitch M. C. Chou, David W. Hill
  • Patent number: 6648966
    Abstract: A method for making a free-standing, single crystal, gallium nitride (GaN) wafer includes forming a single crystal GaN layer directly on a single crystal LiAlO2 substrate using a gallium halide reactant gas, and removing the single crystal LiAlO2 substrate from the single crystal GaN layer to make the free-standing, single crystal GaN wafer. Forming the single crystal GaN layer may comprise depositing GaN by vapor phase epitaxy (VPE) using the gallium halide reactant gas and a nitrogen-containing reactant gas. Because gallium halide is used as a reactant gas rather than a metal organic reactant such as trimethygallium (TMG), the growth of the GaN layer can be performed using VPE which provides commercially acceptable rapid growth rates. In addition, the GaN layer is also devoid of carbon throughout. Because the GaN layer produced is high quality single crystal, it may have a defect density of less than about 107 cm−2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2003
    Assignee: Crystal Photonics, Incorporated
    Inventors: Herbert Paul Maruska, John Joseph Gallagher, Mitch M. C. Chou
  • Publication number: 20030183158
    Abstract: A method for making a free-standing, single crystal, aluminum gallium nitride (AlGaN) wafer includes forming a single crystal AlGaN layer directly on a single crystal LiAlO2 substrate using an aluminum halide reactant gas, a gallium halide reactant gas, and removing the single crystal LiAlO2 substrate from the single crystal AlGaN layer to make the free-standing, single crystal AlGaN wafer. Forming the single crystal AlGaN layer may comprise depositing AlGaN by vapor phase epitaxy (VPE) using aluminum and gallium halide reactant gases and a nitrogen-containing reactant gas. The growth of the AlGaN layer using VPE provides commercially acceptable rapid growth rates. In addition, the AlGaN layer can be devoid of carbon throughout. Because the AlGaN layer produced is high quality single crystal, it may have a defect density of less than about 107 cm−2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2003
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Applicant: Crystal Photonics, Incorporated
    Inventors: Herbert Paul Maruska, John Joseph Gallagher, Mitch M.C. Chou, David W. Hill
  • Publication number: 20030024472
    Abstract: A method for making a free-standing, single crystal, gallium nitride (GaN) wafer includes forming a single crystal GaN layer directly on a single crystal LiAlO2 substrate using a gallium halide reactant gas, and removing the single crystal LiAlO2 substrate from the single crystal GaN layer to make the free-standing, single crystal GaN wafer. Forming the single crystal GaN layer may comprise depositing GaN by vapor phase epitaxy (VPE) using the gallium halide reactant gas and a nitrogen-containing reactant gas. Because gallium halide is used as a reactant gas rather than a metal organic reactant such as trimethygallium (TMG), the growth of the GaN layer can be performed using VPE which provides commercially acceptable rapid growth rates. In addition, the GaN layer is also devoid of carbon throughout. Because the GaN layer produced is high quality single crystal, it may have a defect density of less than about 107 cm−2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2001
    Publication date: February 6, 2003
    Applicant: CRYSTAL PHOTONICS, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Herbert Paul Maruska, John Joseph Gallagher, Mitch M.C. Chou
  • Patent number: 6455986
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a piezoelectric layer formed of an ordered Langasite structure compound having the formula A3BC3D2E14 wherein A is strontium, B is niobium, C is gallium, D is silicon, and E is oxygen. At least one electrode is connected to the piezoelectric layer and may be configured to define a device, such as a SAW resonator or filter, or a BAW resonator or filter. The ordered Langasite structure compound may have a substantially perfectly ordered structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2002
    Assignee: Crystal Photonics, Incorporated
    Inventors: Bruce H. T. Chai, Mitch M. C. Chou, Haihong Qiu, Shen Jen
  • Patent number: 6424081
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a piezoelectric layer formed of an ordered Langasite structure compound having the formula A3BC3D2E14, wherein A is calcium, B is niobium or tantalum, C is gallium, D is silicon, and E is oxygen. At least one electrode is connected to the piezoelectric layer and may be configured to define a device, such as a SAW resonator or filter, or a BAW resonator or filter. The ordered Langasite structure compound may have a substantially perfectly ordered structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2002
    Assignee: Crystal Photonics, Incorporated
    Inventors: Bruce H. T. Chai, Mitch M. C. Chou, Haihong Qiu, Shen Jen