Patents by Inventor Share

Share 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).

  • Methods of making extrusion dies
    Publication number: 20090220633
    Abstract: Methods for making extrusion dies using a LIGA process, a German acronym for lithography (Lithographie), electroplating (Galvanoformung), and molding (Abformung), are described. The resulting extrusion dies can be used, for example, for extrusion of cellular ceramic substrates, precision extrusion of optical fiber or optical fiber precursors, or other applications where profile extrusion requires high dimensional precision and/or has otherwise intricate patterns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2008
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Inventors: Mircea Despa, Dale Russell Hess, Kenneth Richard Miller, Christine Marie Share
  • HIGH-Z STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR CO-ALIGNMENT OF MIXED OPTICAL AND ELECTRON BEAM LITHOGRAPHIC FABRICATION LEVELS
    Publication number: 20090212388
    Abstract: A structure for aligning a first set of features of a fabrication level of an integrated circuit chip to an electron beam alignment target. The structure including a first trench in a semiconductor substrate, the first trench extending from a top surface of the substrate into the substrate a first distance; an electron back-scattering layer in a bottom of the first trench; a dielectric capping layer in the trench over the back-scattering layer; and a second trench in the substrate, the second trench extending from the top surface of the substrate into the substrate a second distance, the second distance less than the first distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2009
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David Michael Fried, John Michael Hergenrother, Sharee Jane McNab, Michael J. Rooks, Anna Topol
  • Multilayered package with barrier properties
    Patent number: 7560151
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions useful as a barrier layer in, for example, packaging products. The compositions generally comprise a blend of (i) a polyester resin, preferably an aromatic polyester resin such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and (ii) a polyamide material (e.g., MXD6). The blend optionally may further comprise (iii) an oxygen scavenging material. The present invention also provides containers (e.g., containers formed by expansion of preforms) having a multilayered body-forming portion including: a core layer comprising the aforementioned blend; and inner and outer layers of a formable polymer composition. The present invention also provides methods of making such containers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: Valspar Sourcing, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul E. Share, Keith R. Pillage
  • Trench structure and method for co-alignment of mixed optical and electron beam lithographic fabrication levels
    Patent number: 7550361
    Abstract: A method for aligning a first set of features of a fabrication level of an integrated circuit chip to an electron beam alignment target formed in a substrate and forming the first set of features using electron beam lithography and for aligning a second set of features of the same fabrication level of the integrated circuit chip to an optical alignment target formed in the substrate and forming the second set of features using photolithography, the optical alignment target itself is aligned to the electron beam alignment target. Also a method of forming and a structure of the electron beam alignment target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2009
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David Michael Fried, John Michael Hergenrother, Sharee Jane McNab, Michael J. Rooks, Anna Topol
  • Zipper construction for enhanced sealing
    Patent number: 7540072
    Abstract: The use of coextruded or integral sealing ribs on zipper flanges enhances the quality of the sealing between the flanges and the walls of a reclosable package. The coextruded sealing ribs may be made from sealing resins or similar materials. Additionally, grip strips are placed on the opposite side of the flanges from the ribs in order to improve the quality of the sealing even further and to inhibit inner flange sealing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: David J. Anzini, Charles G. Greco, Rusty Koenigkramer, Glyn Russell, Lawrence Share
  • Method and apparatus for resonant coupling in photonic crystal circuits
    Patent number: 7536069
    Abstract: The present invention is a method and an apparatus for resonant coupling in photonic crystal circuits. In one embodiment, a photonic crystal device comprises a substrate having a plurality of apertures formed therethrough, a photonic crystal circuit (e.g., formed by “removing” a series of apertures), and a strip waveguide extending through the apertures and coupled to the photonic crystal circuit via a surface localized photonic state formed at a surface of the photonic crystal (e.g., in the apertures). The surface localized photonic state facilitates the efficient resonant tunneling of photons from the wavelength-independent strip waveguide to the wavelength-selective photonic crystal circuit, thereby improving the filtering capabilities of the photonic crystal device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Sharee J. McNab, Yurii A. Vlasov
  • Waveguide photodetector
    Patent number: 7515793
    Abstract: The present invention is a waveguide photodetector. In one embodiment, the waveguide photodetector includes a waveguide layer where light is guided or is confined and a detection layer formed on the waveguide layer where guided light is detected. Each of the waveguide layer and the detection layer allows for the guiding of no more than a single mode of light for a given polarization. In another embodiment, the waveguide photodetector includes a waveguide layer where light is guided or is confined, a detection layer formed on the waveguide layer where guided light is detected, a first electrical contact coupled to the detection layer, and a second electrical contact coupled to the detection layer. The first electrical contact and the second electrical contact are disposed in a spaced-apart, substantially parallel manner relative to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Gabriel Dehlinger, Sharee J. McNab, Yurii A. Vlasov, Fengnian Xia
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PREVENTING NETWORK CONFLICT
    Publication number: 20090086620
    Abstract: A resiliency-link having a master node and slave nodes may be used to automatically avoid network conflicts due to failure of a node stack. Any stack stub formed as a result of the failure of a stack node or link may use the resiliency-link to determine whether the stack Master node is still online and providing service. If communication over the resiliency-link determines that the original Master node is offline, a new stack stub takes over and provides the desired service. If the original Master node is still online, then the new stack stub takes an appropriate alternative or fallback action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2008
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Applicant: Allied Telesis Holdings K.K.
    Inventors: Hayden FOWLER, Tim Beale, Sharee McNab, Seiichiro Satoh
  • Oxygen scavenging polymers
    Patent number: 7479326
    Abstract: A polymer with a backbone having at least one structural unit represented by formula (I): Wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, and R5 independently denote one of a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl group, and n preferably denotes an integer from 1 to 10.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2009
    Assignee: Valspar Sourcing, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul E. Share, Keith R. Pillage, Charles I. Skillman, Paul E. Fuchs
  • Slider for water-resistant zippers
    Publication number: 20080313863
    Abstract: The water-resistant or waterproof zipper includes first and second profiles which are interlocked or separated by the movement of a slider. The first sidewall of the slider is generally planar while the second sidewall is generally curved so that the sidewalls are relatively closer together at the closing end and generally further apart at the opening end. A triangular island and separating plow are formed at the opening end to separate the first and second profiles. The slider includes various channels which engage corresponding rails in the profiles in order to properly position the profiles. The slider further includes various protrusions and a flange to properly position the profiles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2007
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Inventors: Henry Swain, Lynnette Dehnke, Lawrence Share, Valoris L. Forsyth
  • HIGH-Z STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR CO-ALIGNMENT OF MIXED OPTICAL AND ELECTRON BEAM LITHOGRAPHIC FABRICATION LEVELS
    Publication number: 20080157260
    Abstract: A method for aligning a first set of features of a fabrication level of an integrated circuit chip to an electron beam alignment target including a high atomic weight layer formed in a substrate and forming the first set of features using electron beam lithography and for aligning a second set of features of the same fabrication level of the integrated circuit chip to an optical alignment target formed in the substrate and forming the second set of features using photolithography, the optical alignment target itself is aligned to the electron beam alignment target. Also a method of forming and a structure of the electron beam alignment target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2007
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Inventors: David Michael Fried, John Michael Hergenrother, Sharee Jane McNab, Michael J. Rooks, Anna Topol
  • Leakproof zipper end crush for reclosable bag
    Publication number: 20080159664
    Abstract: A reclosable bag that can be hermetically sealed. The bag comprises a pair of zipper strips that are joined in respective zones without substantial deformation of the longitudinal profiled closure elements. These zones of zipper strip joinder assist in providing a leakproof transition from the openable section of the zipper to the corner seals, where the longitudinal profiled closure elements are either substantially deformed (e.g., crushed) or absent. The method of manufacture involves the steps of ultrasonically welding a wide area and then thermally crushing a narrower area overlapping the wide welded area to form leakproof zipper joints. This method can be applied to string (flangeless) zippers as well as flanged zippers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2008
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Inventors: Lawrence Share, David J. Matthews, Donald L. Crevier
  • TRENCH STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR CO-ALIGNMENT OF MIXED OPTICAL AND ELECTRON BEAM LITHOGRAPHIC FABRICATION LEVELS
    Publication number: 20080157404
    Abstract: A method for aligning a first set of features of a fabrication level of an integrated circuit chip to an electron beam alignment target formed in a substrate and forming the first set of features using electron beam lithography and for aligning a second set of features of the same fabrication level of the integrated circuit chip to an optical alignment target formed in the substrate and forming the second set of features using photolithography, the optical alignment target itself is aligned to the electron beam alignment target. Also a method of forming and a structure of the electron beam alignment target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2007
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Inventors: David Michael Fried, John Michael Hergenrother, Sharee Jane McNab, Michael J. Rooks, Anna Topol
  • Leakproof zipper end crush for reclosable bag and related method of manufacture
    Patent number: 7347908
    Abstract: A reclosable bag that can be hermetically sealed. The bag comprises a pair of zipper strips that are joined in respective zones without substantial deformation of the longitudinal profiled closure elements. These zones of zipper strip joinder assist in providing a leakproof transition from the openable section of the zipper to the corner seals, where the longitudinal profiled closure elements are either substantially deformed (e.g., crushed) or absent. The method of manufacture involves the steps of ultrasonically welding a wide area and then thermally crushing a narrower area overlapping the wide welded area to form leakproof zipper joints. This method can be applied to string (flangeless) zippers as well as flanged zippers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2008
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Lawrence Share, David J. Matthews, Donald L. Crevier
  • Sonar based drowning monitor
    Patent number: 7330123
    Abstract: Low-cost, reliable, easy to use device and method identifies potential drowning or near-drowning events (i.e. a submerged inert human) in a timely manner, provides the precise location of the event, and issues an alert that such an event is in progress. Device is optionally networked to remote monitoring station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2008
    Assignee: Stanford University-Office of Technology Licensing
    Inventors: Dennis A. Grahn, H. Craig Heller, Robert M. Sapolsky, Lisa Share
  • Zipper construction for enhanced sealing
    Publication number: 20070294866
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the use of coextruded or integral sealing ribs on zipper flanges to enhance the quality of the sealing between the flanges and the walls of a reclosable package. The coextruded sealing ribs may be made from sealing resins or similar materials. Additionally, grip strips are placed on the opposite side of the flanges from the ribs in order to improve the quality of the sealing even further and to inhibit inner flange sealing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2006
    Publication date: December 27, 2007
    Applicant: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: David J. Anzini, Charles G. Greco, Rusty Koenigkramer, Glyn Russell, Lawrence Share
  • Multilayered Package with Barrier Properties
    Publication number: 20070275198
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions useful as a barrier layer in, for example, packaging products. The compositions generally comprise a blend of (i) a polyester resin, preferably an aromatic polyester resin such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and (ii) a polyamide material (e.g., MXD6). The blend optionally may further comprise (iii) an oxygen scavenging material. The present invention also provides containers (e.g., containers formed by expansion of preforms) having a multilayered body-forming portion including: a core layer comprising the aforementioned blend; and inner and outer layers of a formable polymer composition. The present invention also provides methods of making such containers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2007
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Applicant: VALSPAR SOURCING, INC.
    Inventors: Paul Share, Keith Pillage
  • Sales agent feedback system
    Publication number: 20070226046
    Abstract: A programmed system and method using software and a web site set up for buyer's agent promotional content which provides potential buyer feedback information automatically to a seller's agent. The seller's agent and seller view the buyer's agent web site which promotes the buyer's agent's for sale offerings which might be picked up as buying opportunities by the seller's agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2007
    Publication date: September 27, 2007
    Inventor: Matthew Ivan Share
  • Method for lithography for optimizing process conditions
    Publication number: 20070212654
    Abstract: A method of lithography is disclosed, which allows for independent resist process optimization of two or more exposure steps that are performed on a single resist layer. By providing for a separate post-exposure bake after each resist exposure step, pattern resolution for each exposure can be optimized. The method can generally be used with different lithographic techniques, and is well-suited for hybrid lithography. It has been applied to the fabrication of a device, in which the active area and the gate levels are defined in separate mask levels using hybrid lithography with an e-beam source and a 248 nm source respectively. Conditions for post-exposure bakes after the two exposure steps are independently adjusted to provide for optimized results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2006
    Publication date: September 13, 2007
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Carl Larson, Sharee McNab, Steven Steen, Raman Viswanathan, Gregory Wallraff
  • Waveguide photodetector
    Publication number: 20070189688
    Abstract: The present invention is a waveguide photodetector. In one embodiment, the waveguide photodetector includes a waveguide layer where light is guided or is confined and a detection layer formed on the waveguide layer where guided light is detected. Each of the waveguide layer and the detection layer allows for the guiding of no more than a single mode of light for a given polarization. In another embodiment, the waveguide photodetector includes a waveguide layer where light is guided or is confined, a detection layer formed on the waveguide layer where guided light is detected, a first electrical contact coupled to the detection layer, and a second electrical contact coupled to the detection layer. The first electrical contact and the second electrical contact are disposed in a spaced-apart, substantially parallel manner relative to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2006
    Publication date: August 16, 2007
    Inventors: Gabriel Dehlinger, Sharee McNab, Yurii Vlasov, Fengnian Xia