Patents by Inventor Samantha Lichter

Samantha Lichter 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).

  • Method of forming an enclosure
    Patent number: 10543372
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method of forming a hermetically sealed enclosure that comprises a diamond material. The method comprises providing first and second enclosure components comprising the diamond material and having first and second recesses, respectively, at edge portions. At least one of the first and second enclosure components has a cavity. The enclosure components have respective contact surfaces at the first and second recesses and are shaped such that an outer channel is formed by the co-operation of the first and second recesses when the first and second enclosure components are contacted at the contact surfaces to form the enclosure. The method further comprises bonding a first type of material to at least surface portions of the first and second recesses of the first and second enclosure components, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignees: The University of Melbourne, National ICT Australia Limtied
    Inventors: Steven Prawer, Kumaravelu Ganesan, David Garrett, Nicholas Apollo, Alastair Stacey, Mathilde Escudie, Hamish Meffin, Samantha Lichter
  • Circuit board comprising an insulating diamond material
    Patent number: 9867286
    Abstract: A circuit board is described. The circuit board comprises an electrically insulating diamond material having a surface. The electrically insulating diamond material has at least one recess extending into only a portion of a thickness of the electrically insulating diamond material from the surface of the electrically insulating diamond material. The circuit board also comprises an electrically conductive material located at least partially within the recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignees: National ICT Australia Limited, The University of Melbourne
    Inventors: Samantha Lichter, Nicholas Apollo, David Garrett, Kumaravelu Ganesan, Hamish Meffin, Steven Prawer
  • A METHOD OF FORMING AN ENCLOSURE
    Publication number: 20170312528
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method of forming a hermetically sealed enclosure that comprises a diamond material. The method comprises providing first and second enclosure components comprising the diamond material and having first and second recesses, respectively, at edge portions. At least one of the first and second enclosure components has a cavity. The enclosure components have respective contact surfaces at the first and second recesses and are shaped such that an outer channel is formed by the co-operation of the first and second recesses when the first and second enclosure components are contacted at the contact surfaces to form the enclosure. The method further comprises bonding a first type of material to at least surface portions of the first and second recesses of the first and second enclosure components, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2015
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Steven Prawer, Kumaravelu Ganesan, David Garrett, Nicholas Apollo, Alastair Stacey, Mathilde Escudie, Hamish Meffin, Samantha Lichter
  • Electrically conductive implantable medical device
    Patent number: 9381341
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electrode and an feedthrough for an implantable medical device. In one embodiment, the implantable electrode and the implantable feedthrough both comprise electrically insulating diamond material and electrically conductive diamond material that form an interface. Further, the present disclosure provides method for fabricating the implantable electrode and the feedthrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignees: The University of Melbourne, National ICT Australia Limited
    Inventors: Hamish Meffin, Kate Fox, David Garrett, Kumaravelu Ganesan, Steven Prawer, Samantha Lichter, Igor Aharonovich
  • A CIRCUIT BOARD COMPRISING AN INSULATING DIAMOND MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20160157342
    Abstract: A circuit board is described. The circuit board comprises an electrically insulating diamond material having a surface. The electrically insulating diamond material has at least one recess extending into only a portion of a thickness of the electrically insulating diamond material from the surface of the electrically insulating diamond material. The circuit board also comprises an electrically conductive material located at least partially within the recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: Samantha Lichter, Nicholas Apollo, David Garrett, Kumaravelu Ganesan, Hamish Meffin, Steven Prawer
  • ELECTRODE AND A FEEDTHROUGH FOR MEDICAL DEVICE APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20140094885
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electrode and an feedthrough for an implantable medical device. In one embodiment, the implantable electrode and the implantable feedthrough both comprise electrically insulating diamond material and electrically conductive diamond material that form an interface. Further, the present disclosure provides method for fabricating the implantable electrode and the feedthrough.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2013
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicants: National ICT Australia Limited, The University of Melbourne
    Inventors: Hamish Meffin, Kate Fox, David Garrett, Kumaravelu Ganesan, Steven Prawer, Samantha Lichter, Igor Aharonovich