Patents by Inventor Scott T. Nill

Scott T. Nill 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).

  • Fluorescent contact imaging for in-process print sensing
    Patent number: 9678011
    Abstract: System for visualization of conformal contact. The system visualizes conformal contact between a patterned stamp and a transparent impression surface. A patterned stamp is provided that includes a fluorescent structure for contact with the impression surface. A source of UV light is provided for transmission through the transparent impression surface to interact with the fluorescent structure to generate visible light re-emitted by the fluorescent structure. An imaging system captures the visible light to form a high-contrast image of an area of conformal contact between the patterned stamp and the impression surface. The high-contrast image comprises bright and dark regions representing contact and no contact respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignees: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
    Inventors: Larissa F. Nietner, Scott T. Nill, David E. Hardt, Muhammad A. Hawwa, Hussain Al-Qahtani
  • Fluorescent Contact Imaging for In-Process Print Sensing
    Publication number: 20150219559
    Abstract: System for visualization of conformal contact. The system visualizes conformal contact between a patterned stamp and a transparent impression surface. A patterned stamp is provided that includes a fluorescent structure for contact with the impression surface. A source of UV light is provided for transmission through the transparent impression surface to interact with the fluorescent structure to generate visible light re-emitted by the fluorescent structure. An imaging system captures the visible light to form a high-contrast image of an area of conformal contact between the patterned stamp and the impression surface. The high-contrast image comprises bright and dark regions representing contact and no contact respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Inventors: Larissa F. Nietner, Scott T. Nill, David E. Hardt, Muhammad A. Hawwa, Hassen Ouakad, Hussain Al-Qahtani