Patents by Inventor Wayne Cranton

Wayne Cranton 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).

  • Surface plasmon resonance in thin films
    Patent number: 10317580
    Abstract: A thin film comprising a layer of dielectric material having electrically conductive inclusions, wherein the thin film has a first reflectivity due to surface plasmon resonance, and wherein the thin film is configured to provide one or more selected regions having a second reflectivity due to surface plasmon resonance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Nottingham Trent University
    Inventors: Demosthenes Koutsogeorgis, Panos Patsalas, Elefterios Lidorikis, Wayne Cranton
  • SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE IN THIN FILMS
    Publication number: 20140300978
    Abstract: A thin film comprising a layer of dielectric material having electrically conductive inclusions, wherein the thin film has a first reflectivity due to surface plasmon resonance, and wherein the thin film is configured to provide one or more selected regions having a second reflectivity due to surface plasmon resonance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Demosthenes Koutsogeorgis, Panos Patsalas, Elefterios Lidorikis, Wayne Cranton
  • AC thin film electroluminescent device
    Patent number: 5742322
    Abstract: A thin film electroluminescent device, comprising a first electrode layer, first and second dielectric layers with an active phosphor layer disposed therebetween, and a second electrode layer, wherein there is provided within the phosphor layer at least one barrier layer comprising a thin layer of dielectric material.An array of such devices placed side to side is provided with a print head suitable for A4 electrographic printing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1998
    Assignee: Ultra Silicon Technology(UK) Limited
    Inventors: Wayne Cranton, Robert Stevens, Clive Thomas