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Anthony Traynor, Livingston GB
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20090152655 | MEMS DEVICE - A method of fabricating a micro-electrical-mechanical system (MEMS) apparatus on a substrate ( | 06-18-2009 |
20100155864 | MEMS PROCESS AND DEVICE - A MEMS device, for example a capacitive microphone, comprises a flexible membrane | 06-24-2010 |
20140016798 | MEMS DEVICE - A method of fabricating a micro-electrical-mechanical system (MEMS) apparatus on a substrate comprises the steps of processing the substrate so as to fabricate an electronic circuit; depositing a first electrode that is operably coupled with the electronic circuit; depositing a membrane so that it is mechanically coupled to the first electrode; applying a sacrificial layer; depositing a structural layer and a second electrode that is operably coupled with the electronic circuit so that the sacrificial layer is disposed between the membrane and the structural layer so as to form a preliminary structure; singulating the substrate; and removing the sacrificial layer so as to form a MEMS structure, in which the step of singulating the substrate is carried out before the step of removing the sacrificial layer. | 01-16-2014 |
Anthony Bernard Traynor, Livingston GB
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20100244162 | MEMS DEVICE WITH REDUCED STRESS IN THE MEMBRANE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD - A MEMS device comprises a membrane layer and a back-plate layer formed over the membrane layer. The membrane layer comprises an outer portion and an inner portion raised relative to the outer portion and a sidewall for connecting the inner portion and the outer portion. The sidewall is non-orthogonal to the outer portion. | 09-30-2010 |
20110062535 | MEMS TRANSDUCERS - A MEMS device comprises a substrate having at least a first transducer optimized for transmitting pressure waves, and at least a second transducer optimized for detecting pressure waves. The transducers can be optimised for transmitting or receiving by varying the diameter, thickness or mass of the membrane and/or electrode of each respective transducer. Various embodiments are described showing arrays of transducers, with different configurations of transmitting and receiving transducers. Embodiments are also disclosed having an array of transmitting transducers and an array of receiving transducers, wherein elements in the array of transmitting and/or receiving transducers are arranged to have different resonant frequencies. At least one of said first and second transducers may comprise an internal cavity that is sealed from the outside of the transducer. | 03-17-2011 |
20110089504 | MEMS PROCESS AND DEVICE - A method of fabricating a micro-electrical-mechanical system (MEMS) transducer comprises the steps of forming a membrane ( | 04-21-2011 |
20140191344 | MEMS PROCESS AND DEVICE - A method of fabricating a micro-electrical-mechanical system (MEMS) transducer comprises the steps of forming a membrane on a substrate, and forming a back-volume in the substrate. The step of forming a back-volume in the substrate comprises the steps of forming a first back-volume portion and a second back-volume portion, the first back-volume portion being separated from the second back-volume portion by a step in a sidewall of the back-volume. The cross-sectional area of the second back-volume portion can be made greater than the cross-sectional area of the membrane, thereby enabling the back-volume to be increased without being constrained by the cross-sectional area of the membrane . The back-volume may comprise a third back-volume portion. The third back-volume portion enables the effective diameter of the membrane to be formed more accurately. | 07-10-2014 |
20140341402 | MEMS PROCESS AND DEVICE - A method of fabricating a micro-electrical-mechanical system (MEMS) transducer comprises the steps of forming a membrane on a substrate, and forming a back-volume in the substrate. The step of forming a back-volume in the substrate comprises the steps of forming a first back-volume portion and a second back-volume portion, the first back-volume portion being separated from the second back-volume portion by a step in a sidewall of the back-volume. The cross-sectional area of the second back-volume portion can be made greater than the cross-sectional area of the membrane, thereby enabling the back-volume to be increased without being constrained by the cross-sectional area of the membrane. The back-volume may comprise a third back-volume portion. The third back-volume portion enables the effective diameter of the membrane to be formed more accurately. | 11-20-2014 |
Anthony Bernard Traynor, Livington GB
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20130256816 | MEMS PROCESS AND DEVICE - A method of fabricating a micro-electrical-mechanical system (MEMS) transducer comprises the steps of forming a membrane on a substrate, and forming a back-volume in the substrate. The step of forming a back-volume in the substrate comprises the steps of forming a first back-volume portion and a second back-volume portion, the first back-volume portion being separated from the second back-volume portion by a step in a sidewall of the back-volume. The cross-sectional area of the second back-volume portion can be made greater than the cross-sectional area of the membrane, thereby enabling the back-volume to be increased without being constrained by the cross-sectional area of the membrane. The back-volume may comprise a third back-volume portion. The third back-volume portion enables the effective diameter of the membrane to be formed more accurately. | 10-03-2013 |
Damien Traynor, Dublin IE
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20160069809 | Cervical Sample Preparation For Reduced Variability In Raman Spectroscopy - A method of performing a spectroscopy process on a fixed biological sample is described. The method comprises the steps of: (i) treating the fixed biological material to cause oxidation of haemoglobin present in the fixed biological material, and (ii) performing spectroscopy on the treated fixed biological sample. The method is particularly suitable for cervical sample preparation for reduced variability in Raman spectroscopy. | 03-10-2016 |
Kevin Traynor, Limerick IE
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20130005353 | RADIO BASED LOCATION POWER PROFILES - Methods and systems of managing radio based power may include a mobile platform having a plurality of radios and logic to detect changes in location for the mobile platform. The logic may also deactivate at least one of the plurality of radios in response to the changes in location. The changes in location may be detected based on location information obtained from one or more active radios in the plurality of radios and connection losses with respect to active radios in the plurality of radios. | 01-03-2013 |
Kevin Traynor, Shannon IE
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20150111562 | Radio Based Location Power Profiles - Methods and systems of managing radio based power may include a mobile platform having a plurality of radios and logic to detect changes in location for the mobile platform. The logic may also deactivate at least one of the plurality of radios in response to the changes in location. The changes in location may be detected based on location information obtained from one or more active radios in the plurality of radios and connection losses with respect to active radios in the plurality of radios. | 04-23-2015 |
Nicholas Traynor, Bordeaux FR
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20120287498 | Optical Source Implementing a Doped Fiber, Fiber for Such an Optical Source and Method for Manufacturing Such a Fiber - An optical source having a fiber emitting controlled single-transverse mode radiation at a wavelength of less than 1030 nm, includes at least one laser diode suitable for emitting a pumping wave; and a section of sheathed amplifying optical fiber having two ends, the amplifying optical fiber comprising a core and a pumping sheath, the fiber being doped with a rare earth dopant; a device for coupling the pumping source in the sheath of the doped fiber, characterized in that the core of the doped fiber includes a cylindrical portion doped with a rare earth element selected among ytterbium, neodymium, and thulium, in order to obtain a refractive index of the core that is higher than the refractive index of the sheath; the excitation wavelength of the laser diode is between 750 nm and 960 nm; the diameter of the sheath is greater than 50 microns, and the surface ratio of the doped core to the pumping sheath is between 8 and 50. | 11-15-2012 |
William Traynor, Mississauga CA
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20130313255 | FOOD CONTAINER TOP WITH INTEGRALLY FORMED UTENSIL - A molded article comprising a food container top, and a method for producing same, is disclosed. The method includes providing a mold for forming the molded article, wherein the mold defines a frame, a utensil located substantially coplanar with the frame and a frangible link between the frame and the utensil, providing an in-mold lidding film having a heat activatable lower surface, positioning the in-mold lidding film adjacent to an interior molding surface of the mold, molding the molded article from a heated thermoplastic resin contained within the mold, whereby the heated thermoplastic resin contacts a perimeter of the heat-activatable lower surface of the in-mold lidding film, and the perimeter of the heat-activatable lower surface of the in-mold lidding film is molded to the frame of the article such that the in-mold lidding film hermetically seals an opening defined by the frame. | 11-28-2013 |
20140069919 | CONTAINER TOP WITH REMOVABLE SEAL - A molded article comprising a container top is disclosed. The molded article includes a threadless frame defining an opening, a flip cap located substantially coplanar with, and integrally formed with, the frame, a compound hinge between the frame and the flip cap, the hinge allowing the flip cap to rotate about the hinge to rest on top of the frame, an in-mold lidding film having a perimeter molded to the frame such that the in-mold lidding film covers the opening defined by the frame, wherein the in-mold lidding film is removable from the frame, and a pull tab, formed from the in-mold lidding film, that extends past the opening defined by the frame. | 03-13-2014 |