Patents by Inventor Troy Munro

Troy Munro 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).

  • HIGH THROUGHPUT, THERMO-REFLECTANCE MICROSCOPY TO MEASURE THERMAL TRANSPORT AT THE MICROSCOPIC SCALE
    Publication number: 20250347644
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein relate to methods and systems for determining thermal properties of materials by using frequency modulated pump light intensity to cyclically heat a sample, and using probe light to induce reflected light from reflective materials on the surface of the material during the cyclic heating. The pump and probe light may be emitted onto a plurality of locations on a material sample simultaneously. The methods and systems utilize the phase delay between the frequency modulated pump light and the corresponding reflected light to determine the thermal properties of the material at a plurality of the locations on the material sample simultaneously.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2023
    Publication date: November 13, 2025
    Inventors: Troy Munro, Santiago Gomez Paz, Alexander Hansen
  • Methods and systems for determining at least one thermal property of a sample
    Patent number: 11585756
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein relate to methods and systems for determining thermal properties of materials by using frequency modulated pump light intensity to cyclically heat a sample, and using probe light to induce fluorescent signals from fluorescent indicators on the surface of the material during the cyclic 5 heating. The methods and systems utilize the phase delay between the frequency modulated pump light and the corresponding fluorescent signals to determine the thermal properties of the material at one or more locations on the material sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Troy Munro, Ryker Haddock
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING AT LEAST ONE THERMAL PROPERTY OF A SAMPLE
    Publication number: 20200011798
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein relate to methods and systems for determining thermal properties of materials by using frequency modulated pump light intensity to cyclically heat a sample, and using probe light to induce fluorescent signals from fluorescent indicators on the surface of the material during the cyclic 5 heating. The methods and systems utilize the phase delay between the frequency modulated pump light and the corresponding fluorescent signals to determine the thermal properties of the material at one or more locations on the material sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Troy Munro, Ryker Haddock