Patents by Inventor Neil Morrison
Neil Morrison 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: 20260309586Abstract: An electronic device logistics, grading, clearing, and testing system is shown and described. The system includes an entry point for receiving devices and a routing table that directs each device to different stations based on its condition and processing needs. These stations include a pre-grading station to check for significant damage, a memory wipe station to clear data, a cleaning station to remove debris and labels, a labeling station to apply new identifiers, a grading station to assess the device's condition, and a functional testing station to check components like the screen, buttons, speakers, and cameras. After testing, the system prepares the device for exit by removing any connectors, then organizes it for shipment or further handling. The entire process is designed to minimize human contact and improve speed, accuracy, and efficiency.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2025Publication date: October 8, 2026Applicant: Communications Test Design, Inc.Inventors: Brian PARSONS, Sean PARSONS, Mark PARSONS, George CANAVATI, Roy DEVATT, William KNOTT, Jaclyn DOMSOHN, Krithika MUTHUVEERAPPAN, Siddharth MAHESHWARI, Srinidhi RAMESH, Pratik SHRESTHA, Kshama DHADUTI, Nidhin DAVIS, Krutarth PATEL, Thomas Pulickal JOSEPH, Neil MORRISON, Daniel HARRER
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Patent number: 12492404Abstract: The invention provides a Noctuid dsx splice cassette for expression of a gene of interest on a sex-specific basis, gene expression systems for imparting a self-limiting trait to transformed Noctuidae, as well as transgenic Noctuidae and methods of suppressing populations of Noctuidae and reducing, inhibiting or eliminating crop damage caused by the Noctuid insects.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2019Date of Patent: December 9, 2025Assignee: Oxitec LimitedInventors: Stephen Joyce, Nathan Rose, Kelly Matzen, Catherine Reavey, Lucy Broom, Adam Walker, Simon Warner, Neil Morrison
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Publication number: 20250258401Abstract: Embodiments described and discussed herein generally relate to flexible or foldable display devices, and more specifically to flexible cover lens assemblies. In one or more embodiments, a flexible cover lens assembly contains a glass layer, an adhesion promotion layer on the glass layer, an anti-reflectance layer disposed on the adhesion promotion layer, a dry hardcoat layer having a nano-indentation hardness in a range from about 1 GPa to about 5 GPa and disposed on the anti-reflectance layer, and an anti-fingerprint coating layer disposed on the dry hardcoat layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2025Publication date: August 14, 2025Inventors: Manivannan THOTHADRI, Harvey YOU, Helinda NOMINANDA, Neil MORRISON, Daniel Paul FORSTER, Arvinder CHADHA
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Patent number: 12292634Abstract: Embodiments described and discussed herein generally relate to flexible or foldable display devices, and more specifically to flexible cover lens assemblies. In one or more embodiments, a flexible cover lens assembly contains a glass layer, an adhesion promotion layer on the glass layer, an anti-reflectance layer disposed on the adhesion promotion layer, a dry hardcoat layer having a nano-indentation hardness in a range from about 1 GPa to about 5 GPa and disposed on the anti-reflectance layer, and an anti-fingerprint coating layer disposed on the dry hardcoat layer.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2024Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.Inventors: Manivannan Thothadri, Harvey You, Helinda Nominanda, Neil Morrison, Daniel Paul Forster, Arvinder Chadha
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Patent number: 12292635Abstract: Embodiments described and discussed herein generally relate to flexible or foldable display devices, and more specifically to flexible cover lens assemblies. In one or more embodiments, a flexible cover lens assembly contains a glass layer, an adhesion promotion layer on the glass layer, an anti-reflectance layer disposed on the adhesion promotion layer, a dry hardcoat layer having a nano-indentation hardness in a range from about 1 GPa to about 5 GPa and disposed on the anti-reflectance layer, and an anti-fingerprint coating layer disposed on the dry hardcoat layer.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2024Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.Inventors: Manivannan Thothadri, Harvey You, Helinda Nominanda, Neil Morrison, Daniel Paul Forster, Arvinder Chadha
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Publication number: 20240288610Abstract: Implementations described herein generally relate to a flexible display devices, and more specifically to flexible cover lens films. The flexible cover lens film has improved strength, elasticity, optical transmission, and anti-abrasion properties, and contains a multi-layer hardcoat disposed on a substrate layer. The substrate layer has a thickness of 2 ?m to 100 ?m and the multi-layer hardcoat has a thickness of 1 ?m to 30 ?m. The multi-layer hardcoat contains a first layer deposited using a wet deposition process, a second layer deposited using a dry deposition process, and one or more adhesion promotion layers. For optical properties, the multi-layer hardcoat has a total transmission greater than 88%, a haze of about 1% or less, and a yellowness index of b*<1. By combining wet and dry deposition processes to form the multi-layer hardcoat, the cover lens film is both flexible and strong with a hardness between 4H and 9H.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2024Publication date: August 29, 2024Inventors: Manivannan THOTHADRI, Harvey YOU, Neil MORRISON, Daniel Paul FORSTER
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Publication number: 20240248339Abstract: Embodiments described and discussed herein generally relate to flexible or foldable display devices, and more specifically to flexible cover lens assemblies. In one or more embodiments, a flexible cover lens assembly contains a glass layer, an adhesion promotion layer on the glass layer, an anti-reflectance layer disposed on the adhesion promotion layer, a dry hardcoat layer having a nano-indentation hardness in a range from about 1 GPa to about 5 GPa and disposed on the anti-reflectance layer, and an anti-fingerprint coating layer disposed on the dry hardcoat layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2024Publication date: July 25, 2024Inventors: Manivannan THOTHADRI, Harvey YOU, Helinda NOMINANDA, Neil MORRISON, Daniel Paul FORSTER, Arvinder CHADHA
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Publication number: 20240184153Abstract: Embodiments described and discussed herein generally relate to flexible or foldable display devices, and more specifically to flexible cover lens assemblies. In one or more embodiments, a flexible cover lens assembly contains a glass layer, an adhesion promotion layer on the glass layer, an anti-reflectance layer disposed on the adhesion promotion layer, a dry hardcoat layer having a nano-indentation hardness in a range from about 1 GPa to about 5 GPa and disposed on the anti-reflectance layer, and an anti-fingerprint coating layer disposed on the dry hardcoat layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2024Publication date: June 6, 2024Inventors: Manivannan THOTHADRI, Harvey YOU, Helinda NOMINANDA, Neil MORRISON, Daniel Paul FORSTER, Arvinder CHADHA
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Patent number: 11988810Abstract: Implementations described herein generally relate to flexible display devices, and more specifically to flexible cover lens films. The flexible cover lens film has improved strength, elasticity, optical transmission, and anti-abrasion properties. The flexible cover lens film comprises a multi-layer hardcoat disposed on a substrate layer. The substrate layer has a thickness between 2 ?m to 100 ?m, and the multi-layer hardcoat has a thickness between 1 ?m to 10 ?m. The multi-layer hardcoat comprises a first layer deposited using a wet deposition process, a second layer deposited using a dry deposition process, and one or more adhesion promotion layers. In terms of optical properties, the multi-layer hardcoat has a total transmission greater than 88%, a haze of about 1% or less, and a yellowness index of b*<1. By combining wet and dry deposition processes to form the multi-layer hardcoat, the cover lens film is both flexible and strong with hardness between 4 H and 9 H.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2019Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.Inventors: Manivannan Thothadri, Harvey You, Neil Morrison, Daniel Paul Forster
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Patent number: 11940682Abstract: Embodiments described and discussed herein generally relate to flexible or foldable display devices, and more specifically to flexible cover lens assemblies. In one or more embodiments, a flexible cover lens assembly contains a glass layer, an adhesion promotion layer on the glass layer, an anti-reflectance layer disposed on the adhesion promotion layer, a dry hardcoat layer having a nano-indentation hardness in a range from about 1 GPa to about 5 GPa and disposed on the anti-reflectance layer, and an anti-fingerprint coating layer disposed on the dry hardcoat layer.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2020Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.Inventors: Manivannan Thothadri, Harvey You, Helinda Nominanda, Neil Morrison, Daniel Paul Forster, Arvinder Chadha
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Patent number: 11940683Abstract: Embodiments described and discussed herein generally relate to flexible or foldable display devices, and more specifically to flexible cover lens assemblies. In one or more embodiments, a flexible cover lens assembly contains a substrate, an anti-fingerprint coating layer, and an adhesion promotion layer disposed between the substrate and the anti-fingerprint coating layer.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2020Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.Inventors: Manivannan Thothadri, Harvey You, Helinda Nominanda, Neil Morrison, Daniel Paul Forster, Arvinder Chadha
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Patent number: 11934056Abstract: Embodiments described and discussed herein generally relate to flexible or foldable display devices, and more specifically to flexible cover lens assemblies. In one or more embodiments, a flexible cover lens assembly contains a glass layer, an adhesion promotion layer disposed on the glass layer, a dry hardcoat layer having a nano-indentation hardness in a range from about 1 GPa to about 5 GPa and disposed on the adhesion promotion layer and an anti-fingerprint coating layer disposed on the dry hardcoat layer.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2020Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.Inventors: Manivannan Thothadri, Harvey You, Helinda Nominanda, Neil Morrison, Daniel Paul Forster, Arvinder Chadha
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Patent number: 11789300Abstract: Embodiments described and discussed herein generally relate to flexible or foldable display devices, and more specifically to flexible cover lens assemblies. In one or more embodiments, a flexible cover lens assembly contains a glass layer, an impact absorption layer disposed on the glass layer, a moisture barrier layer disposed on the impact absorption layer, a substrate disposed on the moisture barrier layer, a wet hardcoat layer having a nano-indentation hardness in a range from about 0.4 GPa to about 1.5 GPa and disposed on the substrate, an adhesion promotion layer disposed on the wet hardcoat layer, an anti-reflectance layer disposed on the adhesion promotion layer, a dry hardcoat layer having a nano-indentation hardness in a range from about 1 GPa to about 5 GPa and disposed on the anti-reflectance layer, and an anti-fingerprint coating layer disposed on the dry hardcoat layer.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2020Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.Inventors: Manivannan Thothadri, Harvey You, Helinda Nominanda, Neil Morrison, Daniel Paul Forster, Arvinder Chadha
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Publication number: 20230113276Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for processing lithium batteries with a laser source having a wide process window, high efficiency, and low cost are provided. The laser source is adapted to achieve high average power and a high frequency of picosecond pulses. The laser source can produce a line-shaped beam either in a fixed position or in scanning mode. The system can be operated in a dry room or vacuum environment. The system can include a debris removal mechanism, for example, inert gas flow, to the processing site to remove debris produced during the patterning process.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2022Publication date: April 13, 2023Inventors: Wei-Sheng LEI, Girish Kumar GOPALAKRISHNAN NAIR, Kent Qiujing ZHAO, Daniel STOCK, Tobias STOLLEY, Thomas DEPPISCH, Jean DELMAS, Kenneth S. LEDFORD, Subramanya P. HERLE, Kiran VACHHANI, Mahendran CHIDAMBARAM, Roland TRASSL, Neil MORRISON, Frank SCHNAPPENBERGER, Kevin Laughton CUNNINGHAM, Stefan BANGERT, James CUSHING, Visweswaren SIVARAMAKRISHNAN
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Publication number: 20220098597Abstract: The invention provides a Noctuid dsx splice cassette for expression of a gene of interest on a sex-specific basis, gene expression systems for imparting a self-limiting trait to transformed Noctuidae, as well as transgenic Noctuidae and methods of suppressing populations of Noctuidae and reducing, inhibiting or eliminating crop damage caused by the Noctuid insects.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2019Publication date: March 31, 2022Inventors: Stephen Joyce, Nathan Rose, Kelly Matzen, Catherine Reavey, Lucy Broom, Adam Walker, Simon Warner, Neil Morrison
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Publication number: 20210260813Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a surface treatment method for a polymer film and to a use of a surface treated polymer film according to this method in the production of packaging material, in particular food packaging. The surface treatment method for a polymer film comprises providing information about at least the polymer film to a surface treatment device (102), adjusting at the surface treatment device at least one of a discharge of ions and a residence time of the polymer film in the surface treatment device based on the information (103), and applying the discharge of ions to a surface of the polymer film during the residence time of the polymer film in the surface treatment device to obtain a treated surface of the polymer film (104).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2018Publication date: August 26, 2021Inventor: Neil MORRISON
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Publication number: 20210222288Abstract: A deposition apparatus for coating a flexible substrate is described. The deposition apparatus comprises a first spool chamber housing a storage spool for providing the flexible substrate, a deposition chamber arranged downstream from the first spool chamber, and a second spool chamber arranged downstream from the deposition chamber and housing a wind-up spool for winding the flexible substrate thereon after deposition. The deposition chamber comprises a coating drum for guiding the flexible substrate past a plurality of deposition units including at least one deposition unit having a graphite target. The coating drum is connected to a device for applying an electrical potential to the coating drum.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2017Publication date: July 22, 2021Inventors: Christof KURTHEN, Stefan HEIN, Reiner KUKLA, Neil MORRISON, Thomas DEPPISCH, Stefan LORENZ, Edgar HABERKORN
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Publication number: 20210114832Abstract: A roller device for guiding a flexible substrate is described. The roller device includes a support surface for contacting the flexible substrate, the support surface having a coating comprising an electronegative polymer. Further, a vacuum processing apparatus for processing a flexible substrate including the roller device and a method of processing a flexible substrate in the vacuum processing apparatus is described.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2018Publication date: April 22, 2021Inventors: Neil MORRISON, Uwe HERMANNS
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Publication number: 20200408957Abstract: Embodiments described and discussed herein generally relate to flexible or foldable display devices, and more specifically to flexible cover lens assemblies. In one or more embodiments, a flexible cover lens assembly contains a glass layer, an adhesion promotion layer disposed on the glass layer, a dry hardcoat layer having a nano-indentation hardness in a range from about 1 GPa to about 5 GPa and disposed on the adhesion promotion layer and an anti-fingerprint coating layer disposed on the dry hardcoat layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2020Publication date: December 31, 2020Inventors: Manivannan THOTHADRI, Harvey YOU, Helinda NOMINANDA, Neil MORRISON, Daniel Paul FORSTER, Arvinder CHADHA
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Publication number: 20200408961Abstract: Embodiments described and discussed herein generally relate to flexible or foldable display devices, and more specifically to flexible cover lens assemblies. In one or more embodiments, a flexible cover lens assembly contains a glass layer, an impact absorption layer disposed on the glass layer, a moisture barrier layer disposed on the impact absorption layer, a substrate disposed on the moisture barrier layer, a wet hardcoat layer having a nano-indentation hardness in a range from about 0.4 GPa to about 1.5 GPa and disposed on the substrate, an adhesion promotion layer disposed on the wet hardcoat layer, an anti-reflectance layer disposed on the adhesion promotion layer, a dry hardcoat layer having a nano-indentation hardness in a range from about 1 GPa to about 5 GPa and disposed on the anti-reflectance layer, and an anti-fingerprint coating layer disposed on the dry hardcoat layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2020Publication date: December 31, 2020Inventors: Manivannan THOTHADRI, Harvey YOU, Helinda NOMINANDA, Neil MORRISON, Daniel Paul FORSTER, Arvinder CHADHA