Patents by Inventor Tricia Breen

Tricia Breen 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).

  • Publication number: 20240324107
    Abstract: In a preferred embodiment, there is provided a method for preparing a printed electronic device, the method comprising debossing a recessed relief or relief pattern into a plane of a substrate, and applying an electrically functional ink generally along the plane, thereby depositing the ink on the substrate substantially without depositing the ink on the recessed relief or relief pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2024
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventors: Tricia Breen Carmichael, Sara S. Mechael
  • Publication number: 20230183896
    Abstract: In a preferred embodiment, there is provided a modified fabric composition, the composition comprising a fabric member and an electroactive member for storing energy, wherein the fabric member comprises a fabric framework defining a deformable plane and a plurality of projections extending at an angle from the plane, and wherein the electroactive member is coupled to at least one of the projections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2023
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Tricia Breen CARMICHAEL, Yunyun WU
  • Patent number: 11603608
    Abstract: In a preferred embodiment, there is provided a modified fabric composition, the composition comprising a fabric member and an electroactive member for storing energy, wherein the fabric member comprises a fabric framework defining a deformable plane and a plurality of projections extending at an angle from the plane, and wherein the electroactive member is coupled to at least one of the projections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Inventors: Tricia Breen Carmichael, Yunyun Wu
  • Publication number: 20210164137
    Abstract: In a preferred embodiment, there is provided a modified fabric composition, the composition comprising a fabric member and an electroactive member for storing energy, wherein the fabric member comprises a fabric framework defining a deformable plane and a plurality of projections extending at an angle from the plane, and wherein the electroactive member is coupled to at least one of the projections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2020
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Tricia Breen CARMICHAEL, Yunyun WU
  • Patent number: 11013133
    Abstract: This invention relates to elastomeric coatings for electronics. Disclosed is a electronic device comprising a substrate layer, a conductive layer and an encapsulant layer. The encapsulant layer comprises at least a butyl rubber material. The butyl rubber encapsulant prevents a change in resistivity of the conductive layer following exposure to nitric acid vapour for 12 hours or hydrochloric acid vapour for 10 hours.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignees: ARLANXEO SINGAPORE PTE. LTD, The University of Windsor
    Inventors: Lorenzo Ferrari, Gregory J. E. Davidson, Tricia Breen Carmichael
  • Publication number: 20200149987
    Abstract: In a preferred embodiment, there is provided a method for preparing a capacitive pressure sensor, the sensor comprising a pair of conductive plate layers and a dielectric layer disposed therebetween, the dielectric layer comprising a dielectric polymer formed with a polymerization mixture fluid, wherein the method comprises placing the polymerization mixture fluid over a mold surface having a first three dimensional pattern thereon to form the dielectric polymer, thereby forming a second three dimensional pattern on a surface of the dielectric polymer complementary to the first three dimensional pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Mohammed Jalal AHAMED, Simon RONDEAU-GAGNE, Julia PIGNANELLI, Tricia Breen CARMICHAEL
  • Publication number: 20200154587
    Abstract: This invention relates to elastomeric coatings for electronics. Disclosed is a electronic device comprising a substrate layer, a conductive layer and an encapsulant layer. The encapsulant layer comprises at least a butyl rubber material. The butyl rubber encapsulant prevents a change in resistivity of the conductive layer following exposure to nitric acid vapour for 12 hours or hydrochloric acid vapour for 10 hours.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Lorenzo FERRARI, Gregory J.E. DAVIDSON, Tricia Breen CARMICHAEL
  • Patent number: 9969824
    Abstract: The present invention provides an optically transparent peroxide cured article made from a peroxide curable butyl rubber ionomer comprising repeating units derived from the reaction product of one or more multiolefin monomers and at least one nitrogen or phosphorous based nucleophile comprising a pendant vinyl group. A process is also disclosed for making the optically transparent article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignees: LANXESS, Inc., The University of Windsor
    Inventors: Lorenzo Ferrari, Natalie Suhan, Conrad Siegers, Tricia Breen Carmichael
  • Patent number: 9745388
    Abstract: Surface modification methods based on a combination of plasma and chemical treatments render an unfilled butyl rubber surface highly reactive toward organosilanes, allowing formation of an organosilane self-assembled monolayer (SAM). Plasma oxidation of the butyl rubber surface followed by vapor deposition of SiCl4 produces a hydrophilic surface suitable for anchoring organosilanes. Fabrication of SAMs on this hydrophilic butyl rubber surface with n-octadecyltrichlorosilane (OTS) and trichloro(1H,1H,2H,2H-perfluorooctyl)silane (FOTS) via vapor deposition resulted in a 15% and 25% decrease in gas permeability, respectively, with no change in optical transparency of the butyl rubber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignees: LANXESS, Inc., The University of Windsor
    Inventors: Tricia Breen Carmichael, Akhil Vohra, Lorenzo Ferrari, Natalie Suhan
  • Publication number: 20150329649
    Abstract: Surface modification methods based on a combination of plasma and chemical treatments render an unfilled butyl rubber surface highly reactive toward organosilanes, allowing formation of an organosilane self-assembled monolayer (SAM). Plasma oxidation of the butyl rubber surface followed by vapour deposition of SiCl4 produces a hydrophilic surface suitable for anchoring organosilanes. Fabrication of SAMs on this hydrophilic butyl rubber surface with n-octadecyltrichlorosilane (OTS) and trichloro(1H,1H,2H,2H-perfluorooctyl)silane (FOTS) via vapour deposition resulted in a 15% and 25% decrease in gas permeability, respectively, with no change in optical transparency of the butyl rubber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Applicants: LANXESS Butyl PTE. LTD, The University of Windsor
    Inventors: Tricia Breen CARMICHAEL, Akhil VOHRA, Lorenzo FERRARI, Natalie SUHAN
  • Publication number: 20150319875
    Abstract: This invention relates to elastomeric coatings for electronics. Disclosed is a electronic device comprising a substrate layer, a conductive layer and an encapsulant layer. The encapsulant layer comprises at least a butyl rubber material. The butyl rubber encapsulant prevents a change in resistivity of the conductive layer following exposure to nitric acid vapour for 12 hours or hydrochloric acid vapour for 10 hours.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Lorenzo FERRARI, Gregory J.E. DAVIDSON, Tricia Breen CARMICHAEL
  • Publication number: 20140121096
    Abstract: A method of rendering a substrate catalytic to electroless metal deposition comprising the steps of: (a) depositing a ligating chemical agent on the substrate, which is capable of both binding to the substrate and ligating to an electroless plating catalyst; and (b) ligating the electroless plating catalyst to the ligating chemical agent, wherein the ligating chemical agent has the chemical structure: wherein n and m are each between about 1 and about 100.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Tricia Breen CARMICHAEL, Sarah Jane VELLA, Ali AFZALI-ARDAKANI, Mahmoud Mostafa KHOJASTEH
  • Patent number: 8574680
    Abstract: A method of rendering a substrate catalytic to electroless metal deposition comprising the steps of: (a) depositing a ligating chemical agent on the substrate, which is capable of both binding to the substrate and ligating to an electroless plating catalyst; and (b) ligating the electroless plating catalyst to the ligating chemical agent, wherein the ligating chemical agent has the chemical structure:
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Tricia Breen Carmichael, Sarah Jane Vella, Ali Afzali-Ardakani, Mahmoud Mostafa Khojasteh
  • Publication number: 20110177936
    Abstract: A method of rendering a substrate catalytic to electroless metal deposition comprising the steps of: (a) depositing a ligating chemical agent on the substrate, which is capable of both binding to the substrate and ligating to an electroless plating catalyst; and (b) ligating the electroless plating catalyst to the ligating chemical agent, wherein the ligating chemical agent has the chemical structure: wherein n and m are each between about 1 and about 100.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2010
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Inventors: TRICIA BREEN CARMICHAEL, SARAH JANE VELLA, ALI AFZALI-ARDAKANI, MAHMOUD MOSTAFA KHOJASTEH
  • Patent number: 7862860
    Abstract: A method of immobilizing a catalyst on a substrate surface involves providing novel ligating copolymers comprising functional groups capable of binding to a substrate surface and functional groups capable of ligating to catalysts such as metal ions, metal complexes, nanoparticles, or colloids; applying the ligating copolymer to a substrate surface to cause the ligating copolymer to bind thereto, and contacting the modified substrate surface with a solution of a catalyst, causing the catalyst to be ligated by the ligating copolymer and thus immobilized on the substrate surface. The ligating copolymer may be patterned on the substrate surface using a method such as microcontact printing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Tricia Breen Carmichael, Sarah Jane Vella, Ali Afzali-Ardakani, Mahmoud Mostafa Khojasteh
  • Patent number: 7642549
    Abstract: A Phase Change Memory (PCM) cell structure comprises both a lower electrode composed of a PCM layer and a conductive encapsulating upper electrode layer. The PCM layer is protected from damage by the conductive encapsulating layer. Electrical isolation between adjacent PCM cells is provided by high electrical resistance regions which were formed by modifying the conductivity of both the PCM layer and the conductive encapsulating upper electrode layer subsequent to deposition thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: John Christopher Arnold, Tricia Breen Carmichael
  • Publication number: 20090179186
    Abstract: A Phase Change Memory (PCM) cell structure comprises both a lower electrode composed of a PCM layer and a conductive encapsulating upper electrode layer. The PCM layer is protected from damage by the conductive encapsulating layer. Electrical isolation between adjacent PCM cells is provided by high electrical resistance regions which were formed by modifying the conductivity of both the PCM layer and the conductive encapsulating upper electrode layer subsequent to deposition thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2009
    Publication date: July 16, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUISINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: John Christopher Arnold, Tricia Breen Carmichael
  • Patent number: 7550313
    Abstract: A method for forming a Phase Change Material (PCM) cell structure comprises forming both a lower electrode composed of a PCM layer and a conductive encapsulating upper electrode layer. The PCM is protected from damage by a conductive encapsulating layer. Electrical isolation between adjacent cells is provided by modifying the conductivity of both the PCM layer and the conductive encapsulating upper electrode layer subsequent to deposition thereof, thereby forming high electrical resistance regions between the cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2009
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: John Christopher Arnold, Tricia Breen Carmichael
  • Patent number: 7491286
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of forming a patterned thin film on a surface of a substrate having thereon a patterned underlayer of a self-assembled monolayer. The method comprises depositing a thin film material on the self-assembled monolayer to produce a patterned thin film on the surface of the substrate. The present invention further provides processes for preparing the self-assembled monolayer. The present invention still further provides solution-based deposition processes, such as spin-coating and immersion-coating, to deposit a thin film material on the self-assembled monolayer to produce a patterned thin film on the surface of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Cherie R Kagan, Tricia Breen Carmichael, Laura Louise Kosbar
  • Publication number: 20090020739
    Abstract: A PCM cell structure comprises a lower electrode composed of a Phase Change Memory (PCM) layer and a conductive encapsulating upper electrode layer. The PCM is protected from damage by a conductive encapsulating layer. Electrical isolation between adjacent cells is provided by modifying the conductivity of the PCM layer and the conductive encapsulating upper electrode layer subsequent to deposition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2007
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: John Christopher Arnold, Tricia Breen Carmichael