Patents by Inventor Thanh N. Tran

Thanh N. Tran 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).

  • Imaging device with illumination components
    Patent number: 11977321
    Abstract: The technology disclosed herein relates to an imaging device. In some embodiments the imaging device has a support plate defining an object plane. A housing surrounds the object plane across the support plate. A first reflector plane is within the housing and in reflective communication with the object plane. The first reflector plane is 68.0° to 70.0° from the object plane. A second reflector plane within the housing and in reflective communication with the object plane. The second reflector plane is 68.0° to 70.0° from the object plane. Other embodiments are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Inventors: Thanh Q. Tran, Hugh E. Watson, Jitesh N. Joshi
  • Waterborne photoresists having binders neutralized with amino acrylates
    Patent number: 5393643
    Abstract: A waterborne photoimageable composition or photoresist comprises a latex binder polymer having acid functionality to render it developable in alkaline aqueous solution, which acid functionality is neutralized to at least about 1 mole percent with an amino acrylate, a photopolymerizeable monomer fraction, and a photoinitiator chemical system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 28, 1995
    Assignee: Morton International, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel E. Lundy, Robert K. Barr, Thanh N. Tran