Patents by Inventor Thomas Plettner

Thomas Plettner 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).

  • Patent number: 9793089
    Abstract: A field emission device comprises one or more emitter elements, each having a high aspect ratio structure with a nanometer scaled cross section; and one or more segmented electrodes, each surrounding one of the one or more emitters. Each of the one or more segmented electrodes has multiple electrode plates. This abstract is provided to comply with rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: KLA-TENCOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Thomas Plettner, Mehran Nasser-Ghodsi
  • Patent number: 9390887
    Abstract: An electromagnetic wakefield detector placed in close proximity to a design trajectory of a non-relativistic charged particle beam produces an optical signal in response to passage of the charged particle beam without interrupting the charged particle beam. A photon detector receives the optical signal and produces a corresponding output. The wakefield detector may be based on the electro optic effect. Specifically, the detector may measure the effect of the charged particle beam a beam of radiation on the phase of radiation travelling parallel to the beam in a nearby electro optic waveguide. This abstract is provided to comply with rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: KLA-Tencor Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas Plettner, John Gerling
  • Publication number: 20150076350
    Abstract: An electromagnetic wakefield detector placed in close proximity to a design trajectory of a non-relativistic charged particle beam produces an optical signal in response to passage of the charged particle beam without interrupting the charged particle beam. A photon detector receives the optical signal and produces a corresponding output. The wakefield detector may be based on the electro optic effect. Specifically, the detector may measure the effect of the charged particle beam a beam of radiation on the phase of radiation travelling parallel to the beam in a nearby electro optic waveguide. This abstract is provided to comply with rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Thomas Plettner, John Gerling
  • Publication number: 20150076988
    Abstract: A field emission device comprises one or more emitter elements, each having a high aspect ratio structure with a nanometer scaled cross section; and one or more segmented electrodes, each surrounding one of the one or more emitters. Each of the one or more segmented electrodes has multiple electrode plates. This abstract is provided to comply with rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Thomas Plettner, Mehran Nasser-Ghodsi