Patents
US 9099230 B2: Amorphous metal thin-film non-linear resistor
- Granted
- 2015-08-04
- Filed
- 2013-10-30 application 14066945
- Type
- Utility · 11 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
An amorphous metal thin-film non-linear resistor (AMNR) is provided. The AMNR is an electronic device possessing symmetric non-linear current-voltage (I-V) characteristics, an exemplary configuration of which may comprise three sequentially deposited layers which include a lower amorphous metal thin-film (AMTF) interconnect, a thin-film insulator located on top of the AMTF interconnect, and two upper conductive contacts located on top of the insulator and disposed in the same physical plane.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg150804.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State of Oregon acting by and through the State Board of Higher Ed. on Behalf of Oregon State Univ. 76 patents | US company or organization | Corvallis, OR | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. William Cowell, III | Corvallis, OR | 5 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| H01C | Resistors | H01C1/142 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H10D | Inorganic electric semiconductor devices | H10D1/47 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-06-12 | Government interest Confirmatory license | OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY signed 2015-06-12 | NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION ARLINGTON, VA | 35903/980 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2014-08-06 | Government interest Confirmatory license | OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY signed 2013-11-11 | NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION ARLINGTON, VA | 33482/400 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2013-10-31 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | COWELL, E. WILLIAM, III. signed 2012-12-10 | STATE OF OREGON ACTING BY AND THROUGH THE STATE BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION ON BEHALF OF OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY CORVALLIS, OR | 31518/997 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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