Patents
US 12772579 B1: Curved semiconductor and method of forming the same
- Granted
- 2026-10-20
- Filed
- 2023-11-07 application 18503990
- Type
- Utility · 19 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A method of forming a curved semiconductor includes: forming a device layer on a semiconductor substrate; forming a metal layer on the device layer; removing the semiconductor substrate from the device layer; and curving the device layer and the metal layer.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-20 (ipgb20261020.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HRL LABORATORIES, LLC 1,601 patents | US company or organization | Malibu, CA | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-20 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew C. Keefe | Encino, CA | 44 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-20 | |
| Geoffrey P. McKnight | Los Angeles, CA | 114 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-20 | |
| Alexander R. Gurga | Canoga Park, CA | 4 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-20 | |
| Ryan Freeman | Los Angeles, CA | 5 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-20 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| H10F | Inorganic semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation | H10F39/011 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-20 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-30 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | KEEFE, ANDREW C. signed 2019-05-02 MCKNIGHT, GEOFFREY P. signed 2019-05-05 GURGA, ALEXANDER R. signed 2019-04-22 FREEMAN, RYAN signed 2019-04-24 | HRL LABORATORIES, LLC MALIBU, CA | 68743/205 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-23 |
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