Patents by Inventor Samuel M. Tomarchio

Samuel M. Tomarchio 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 for fabrication of thin-film bolometric material
    Patent number: 5288380
    Abstract: A technique for fabrication of thin-film bolometric materials for use in -ohm resistance multi-detector devices. A group IB periodic table element is reactively co-sputtered with small amounts of a dopant in a reduced gas atmosphere. The reactive co-sputtering is achieved in an oxygen containing atmosphere, where the dopant has an oxide that is highly temperature dependent with an electrical resistance that varies in accordance with the oxide content of the dopant. A reduced electrical resistance of the resultant doped material is achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 22, 1994
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: David A. Jackson, Jr., Samuel M. Tomarchio