Patents by Inventor Robert Therrien

Robert Therrien 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: 20230085105
    Abstract: Systems and methods for cold chain deliveries are provided. In some embodiments, a method of operating a tote to enable cold chain delivery, the method comprising one or more of: providing storage of one or more cold products in the tote in a micro-fulfillment center; facilitating a pick and pack process of one or more cold products where the one or more cold products are picked from a tote and/or are packed into a tote; and dispensing the one or more cold products using a tote. In this way, cold chain requirement compliance is improved while saving time, money, and energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Jesse W. Edwards, Abhishek Yadav, Devon Newman, Austin J. Lewis, Simbarashe Nyika, Dana Krug, Robert Therrien, Edward Karwacki, Frank Holton, JoAnna Heineck
  • Publication number: 20200111942
    Abstract: Corrosion resistant thermoelectric devices and methods of manufacturing them are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a corrosion resistant thermoelectric device includes a semiconductor layer; a corrosion resistant top metallization layer formed on a top surface of the semiconductor layer; and a corrosion resistant bottom metallization layer formed on a bottom surface of the semiconductor layer, where the bottom surface of the semiconductor layer is opposite of the top surface of the semiconductor layer. In this way, the corrosion resistance of the device is provided by the intrinsic properties of the materials used rather than provided by the packaging or a surface coating. As such, the corrosion protection can be ensured and verified by control of the materials used to construct the device. This approach is also less susceptible to damage from shipment, handling, integration, attachment, and assembly operations because the corrosion protection is intrinsic to the materials used in construction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Robert Therrien, Alex Guichard, Brooks Henderson, Steve Seel, Ananthakrishnan Narayanan, Pablo Cantu, Kevin Oswalt, Swathi Upadhayay, Rajesh Bikky, Jason Reed
  • Publication number: 20180224673
    Abstract: A relaxation and meditation eyewear has temples, opaque lenses, and a bridge. An interior portion of the lenses is covered with a mirror like reflective surface to reflect a user's eyes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventor: Robert Therrien
  • Publication number: 20070272957
    Abstract: Gallium nitride material devices and methods associated with the same. In some embodiments, the devices may be transistors which include a conductive structure connected to a source electrode. The conductive structure may form a source field plate which can be formed over a dielectric material and can extend in the direction of the gate electrode of the transistor. The source field plate may reduce the electrical field (e.g., peak electrical field and/or integrated electrical field) in the region of the device between the gate electrode and the drain electrode which can lead to a number of advantages including reduced gate-drain feedback capacitance, reduced surface electron concentration, increased breakdown voltage, and improved device reliability. These advantages enable the gallium nitride material transistors to operate at high drain efficiencies and/or high output powers. The devices can be used in RF power applications, amongst others.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2006
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Applicant: Nitronex Corporation
    Inventors: Jerry Johnson, Sameer Singhal, Allen Hanson, Robert Therrien
  • Publication number: 20070200134
    Abstract: Semiconductor structures comprising a III-nitride (e.g., gallium nitride) material region and methods associated with such structures are provided. In some embodiments, the structures include an electrically conductive material (e.g., gold) separated from certain other region(s) of the structure (e.g., a silicon substrate) by a barrier material in order to limit, or prevent, undesirable reactions between the electrically conductive material and the other component(s) which can impair device performance. In certain embodiments, the electrically conductive material may be formed in a via. For example, the via can extend from a topside of the device to a backside so that the electrically conductive material connects a topside contact to a backside contact. The structures described herein may form the basis of a number of semiconductor devices including transistors (e.g., FET), Schottky diodes, light-emitting diodes and laser diodes, amongst others.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2006
    Publication date: August 30, 2007
    Applicant: Nitronex Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Therrien, Jerry Johnson, Allen Hanson
  • Publication number: 20070120147
    Abstract: Gallium nitride material transistors and methods associated with the same are provided. The transistors may be used in power applications by amplifying an input signal to produce an output signal having increased power. The transistors may be designed to transmit the majority of the output signal within a specific transmission channel (defined in terms of frequency), while minimizing transmission in adjacent channels. This ability gives the transistors excellent linearity which results in high signal quality and limits errors in transmitted data. The transistors may be designed to achieve low ACPR values (a measure of excellent linearity), while still operating at high drain efficiencies and/or high output powers. Such properties enable the transistors to be used in RF power applications including third generation (3G) power applications based on W-CDMA modulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2006
    Publication date: May 31, 2007
    Applicant: Nitronex Corporation
    Inventors: Walter Nagy, Ricardo Borges, Jeffrey Brown, Apurva Chaudhari, James Cook, Allen Hanson, Jerry Johnson, Kevin Linthicum, Edwin Piner, Pradeep Rajagopal, John Roberts, Sameer Singhal, Robert Therrien, Andrei Vescan
  • Publication number: 20060249750
    Abstract: Gallium nitride material devices and methods of forming the same are provided. The devices include an electrode-defining layer. The electrode-defining layer typically has a via formed therein in which an electrode is formed (at least in part). Thus, the via defines (at least in part) dimensions of the electrode. In some cases, the electrode-defining layer is a passivating layer that is formed on a gallium nitride material region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2006
    Publication date: November 9, 2006
    Applicant: Nitronex Corporation
    Inventors: Jerry Johnson, Robert Therrien, Andrei Vescan, Jeffrey Brown
  • Publication number: 20050167775
    Abstract: Gallium nitride material transistors and methods associated with the same are provided. The transistors may be used in power applications by amplifying an input signal to produce an output signal having increased power. The transistors may be designed to transmit the majority of the output signal within a specific transmission channel (defined in terms of frequency), while minimizing transmission in adjacent channels. This ability gives the transistors excellent linearity which results in high signal quality and limits errors in transmitted data. The transistors may be designed to achieve low ACPR values (a measure of excellent linearity), while still operating at high drain efficiencies and/or high output powers. Such properties enable the transistors to be used in RF power applications including third generation (3G) power applications based on W-CDMA modulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2004
    Publication date: August 4, 2005
    Applicant: Nitronex Corporation
    Inventors: Walter Nagy, Ricardo Borges, Jeffrey Brown, Apurva Chaudhari, James Cook, Allen Hanson, Jerry Johnson, Kevin Linthicum, Edwin Piner, Pradeep Rajagopal, John Roberts, Sameer Singhal, Robert Therrien, Andrei Vescan
  • Publication number: 20050145851
    Abstract: Gallium nitride material structures, including devices, and methods associated with the same are provided. In some embodiments, the structures include one or more isolation regions which electrically isolate adjacent devices. One aspect of the invention is the discovery that the isolation regions also can significantly reduce the leakage current of devices (e.g., transistors) made from the structures, particularly devices that also include a passivating layer formed on a surface of the gallium nitride material. Lower leakage currents can result in increased power densities and operating voltages, amongst other advantages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2004
    Publication date: July 7, 2005
    Applicant: Nitronex Corporation
    Inventors: Jerry Johnson, Ricardo Borges, Jeffrey Brown, James Cook, Allen Hanson, Edwin Piner, Pradeep Rajagopal, John Roberts, Sameer Singhal, Robert Therrien, Andrei Vescan
  • Publication number: 20050133818
    Abstract: Gallium nitride material devices and methods of forming the same are provided. The devices include an electrode-defining layer. The electrode-defining layer typically has a via formed therein in which an electrode is formed (at least in part). Thus, the via defines (at least in part) dimensions of the electrode. In some cases, the electrode-defining layer is a passivating layer that is formed on a gallium nitride material region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2003
    Publication date: June 23, 2005
    Inventors: Jerry Johnson, Robert Therrien, Andrei Vescan, Jeffrey Brown