Patents by Inventor Rebecca Jane Younkin

Rebecca Jane Younkin 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).

  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LIGHT ABSORPTION AND FIELD EMISSION USING MICROSTRUCTURED SILICON
    Publication number: 20080258604
    Abstract: Methods and systems for absorbing infrared light, and for emitting current are described. A sample, such as a sample containing mainly silicon, is microstructured by at least one laser pulse to produce cone-like structures on the exposed surface. Such microstructuring enhances the infrared absorbing, and current emission properties of the sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2008
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Applicant: PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE
    Inventors: Eric Mazur, James Edward Carey, Catherine H. Crouch, Rebecca Jane Younkin, Claudia Wu
  • Systems and methods for light absorption and field emission using microstructured silicon
    Patent number: 7390689
    Abstract: Methods and systems for absorbing infrared light, and for emitting current are described. A sample, such as a sample containing mainly silicon, is microstructured by at least one laser pulse to produce cone-like structures on the exposed surface. Such microstructuring enhances the infrared absorbing, and current emission properties of the sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2008
    Assignee: President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Eric Mazur, James Edward Carey, III, Catherine H. Crouch, Rebecca Jane Younkin, Claudia Wu
  • Systems and methods for light absorption and field emission using microstructured silicon
    Publication number: 20030029495
    Abstract: Methods and systems for absorbing infrared light, and for emitting current are described. A sample, such as a sample containing mainly silicon, is microstructured by at least one laser pulse to produce cone-like structures on the exposed surface. Such microstructuring enhances the infrared absorbing, and current emission properties of the sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2002
    Publication date: February 13, 2003
    Applicant: President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Eric Mazur, James Edward Carey, Catherine H. Crouch, Rebecca Jane Younkin, Claudia Wu