Patents by Inventor S.A. Asif

S.A. Asif 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).

  • ACTUATABLE CAPACITIVE TRANSDUCER FOR QUANTITATIVE NANOINDENTATION COMBINED WITH TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
    Publication number: 20070180924
    Abstract: An actuatable capacitive transducer including a transducer body, a first capacitor including a displaceable electrode and electrically configured as an electrostatic actuator, and a second capacitor including a displaceable electrode and electrically configured as a capacitive displacement sensor, wherein the second capacitor comprises a multi-plate capacitor. The actuatable capacitive transducer further includes a coupling shaft configured to mechanically couple the displaceable electrode of the first capacitor to the displaceable electrode of the second capacitor to form a displaceable electrode unit which is displaceable relative to the transducer body, and an electrically-conductive indenter mechanically coupled to the coupling shaft so as to be displaceable in unison with the displaceable electrode unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2007
    Publication date: August 9, 2007
    Inventors: Oden Warren, S.A. Asif, Edward Cyrankowski, Kalin Kounev