Inventor
David K. Fork
Inventor
Los Altos, CA, US
Overview
Patents· 140 as inventor
Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.
Y10Tprimary
Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification9%
H10WGeneric packages, interconnections, connectors or other constructional details of devices covered by class h107%
H05KPrinted circuits6%
G01RMeasuring electric variables5%
H10FInorganic semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation5%
Y02EReduction of greenhouse gas [ghg] emissions, related to energy generation, transmission or distribution5%
B81CProcesses or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment of microstructural devices or systems4%
H01RElectrically-conductive connections4%
H01FMagnets3%
B29CShaping or joining of plastics3%
PatentTitleYear
10,566,094Enhanced electron screening through plasmon oscillations202010,264,661Target structure for enhanced electron screening201910,232,537Interdigitated finger coextrusion device201910,071,518Method for interdigitated finger coextrusion20189,660,458'Electrical load management'20179,643,394'Oblique angle micromachining of fluidic structures'20179,589,692'Interdigitated electrode device'20179,102,084'Solar cell with high aspect ratio gridlines supported between co-extruded support structures'20159,004,001'Interdigitated finger coextrusion device'20158,884,156'Solar energy harvesting device using stimuli-responsive material'20148,839,512'Oblique parts or surfaces'20148,704,086'Solar cell with structured gridline endpoints vertices'20148,692,110'Melt planarization of solar cell bus bars'20148,624,102'Metal trace fabrication for optical element'20148,586,129'Solar cell with structured gridline endpoints and vertices'20138,579,414'Self-assembling structures for electrostatic extraction of pigments from liquid inks for marking'20138,557,689'Extruded structure with equilibrium shape'20138,468,939'Printing system employing deformable polymer printing plates'20138,402,653'Solar energy converter assembly incorporating display system and method of fabricating the same'20138,399,283'Bifacial cell with extruded gridline metallization'20138,389,851'Metal trace fabrication for optical element'20138,322,025'Apparatus for forming a plurality of high-aspect ratio gridline structures'20128,313,332'Oblique parts or surfaces'20128,287,744'Capillary-channel probes for liquid pickup, transportation and dispense using stressy metal'20128,241,509'Capillary-channel probes for liquid pickup, transportation and dispense using stressy metal'20128,226,391'Micro-extrusion printhead nozzle with tapered cross-section'20128,224,571'System and method for rideshare security'20128,187,008'Oblique parts or surfaces'20128,168,545'Solar cell fabrication using extruded dopant-bearing materials'20128,117,983'Directional extruded bead control'20128,095,305'System and method for financing a rideshare system'20128,086,400'System and method for monitoring the security of participants in a rideshare environment'20118,080,181'Coextrusion ink chemistry for improved feature definition'20118,080,729'Melt planarization of solar cell bus bars'20118,080,221'Capillary-channel probes for liquid pickup, transportation and dispense using stressy metal'20118,040,609'Self-adjusting solar light transmission apparatus'20118,036,824'System and method for setting a rideshare transaction fee'20118,021,167'‘All in one’ spring process for cost-effective spring manufacturing and spring self-alignment'20117,987,784'Printing system employing deformable polymer printing plates'20117,974,779'System and method for assigning participants to a rideshare based on financial transactions'20117,970,533'System and method for matching participants in a rideshare program'20117,943,504'Self-releasing spring structures and methods'20117,928,015'Solar cell fabrication using extruded dopant-bearing materials'20117,930,098'System and method for financial transactions in a rideshare environment'20117,922,471'Extruded structure with equilibrium shape'20117,906,722'Concentrating solar collector with solid optical element'20117,869,945'System and method for monitoring participant security in a rideshare environment'20117,851,693'Passively cooled solar concentrating photovoltaic device'20107,833,808'Methods for forming multiple-layer electrode structures for silicon photovoltaic cells'20107,820,540'Metallization contact structures and methods for forming multiple-layer electrode structures for silicon solar cells'20107,799,371'Extruding/dispensing multiple materials to form high-aspect ratio extruded structures'20107,780,812'Extrusion head with planarized edge surface'20107,771,803'Oblique parts or surfaces'20107,765,949'Extrusion/dispensing systems and methods'20107,756,633'System and method for security enhanced rideshare'20107,749,448'Capillary-channel probes for liquid pickup, transportation and dispense using stressy metal'20107,713,388'Out-of-plane spring structures on a substrate'20107,707,937'Digital impression printing system'20107,685,709'Process for making a spring'20107,687,108'Methods for manufacturing stressed material and shape memory material MEMS devices'20107,674,142'Latching structure and a method of making an electrical interconnect'20107,662,708'Self-assembled interconnection particles'20107,654,833'Brittle fracture resistant spring'20107,638,708'Laminated solar concentrating photovoltaic device'20097,619,609'Fluidic display apparatus'20097,525,194'System including self-assembled interconnections'20097,504,331'Method of fabricating self-assembled electrical interconnections'20097,456,092'Self-releasing spring structures and methods'20087,453,339'Electromechanical switch'20087,425,899'Electromagnetic tags'20087,426,117'Chip on a board'20087,372,348'Stressed material and shape memory material MEMS devices and methods for manufacturing'20087,344,906'Structure and method for releasing stressy metal films'20087,293,996'Transmission-line spring structure'20077,284,324'Method of making photolithographically-patterned out-of-plane coil structures'20077,278,857'Brittle fracture resistant spring'20077,241,420'Capillary-channel probes for liquid pickup, transportation and dispense using stressy metal'20077,172,707'Sputtered spring films with low stress anisotropy'20077,160,121'Stressed metal contact with enhanced lateral compliance'20077,141,734'Alternating current solar power apparatus'20067,121,859'Flexible cable interconnect assembly'20067,118,389'Stud bump socket'20067,015,584'High force metal plated spring structure'20067,000,315'Method of making photolithographically-patterned out-of-plane coil structures'20066,973,722'Release height adjustment of stressy metal devices by annealing before and after release'20056,966,784'Flexible cable interconnect assembly'20056,947,291'Photolithographically-patterned out-of-plane coil structures and method of making'20056,866,255'Sputtered spring films with low stress anisotropy'20056,856,225'Photolithographically-patterned out-of-plane coil structures and method of making'20056,848,175'Method of forming an out-of-plane structure'20056,794,737'Spring structure with stress-balancing layer'20046,794,725'Amorphous silicon sensor with micro-spring interconnects for achieving high uniformity in integrated light-emitting sources'20046,788,086'Scanning probe system with spring probe'20046,743,982'Stretchable interconnects using stress gradient films'20046,734,425'Scanning probe system with spring probe and actuation/sensing structure'20046,684,499'Method for fabricating a spring structure'20046,668,628'Scanning probe system with spring probe'20036,658,728'Method for fabricating a spring structure on a substrate'20036,655,964'Low cost integrated out-of-plane micro-device structures and method of making'20036,646,533'Photolithographically-patterned out-of-plane coil structures and method of making'20036,632,373'Method for an optical switch on a substrate'20036,621,141'Out-of-plane microcoil with ground-plane structure'20036,595,787'Low cost integrated out-of-plane micro-device structures and method of making'20036,582,989'Photolithographically-patterned out-of-plane coil structures and method of making'20036,560,861'Microspring with conductive coating deposited on tip after release'20036,534,249'Method of making low cost integrated out-of-plane micro-device structures'20036,528,350'Method for fabricating a metal plated spring structure'20036,504,643'Structure for an optical switch on a substrate'20036,439,898'Method and apparatus for interconnecting devices using an adhesive'20026,411,427'Structure for an optical switch on a glass substrate'20026,392,524'Photolithographically-patterned out-of-plane coil structures and method of making'20026,361,331'Spring structure with self-aligned release material'20026,339,289'Method and apparatus to limit dark spot propagation in organic light emitting diodes'20026,292,208'Sensing system to allow side-by-side writing of photonic imagers to create wide and seamless xerographic images'20016,290,510'Spring structure with self-aligned release material'20016,213,789'Method and apparatus for interconnecting devices using an adhesive'20016,201,633'Micro-electromechanical based bistable color display sheets'20016,180,428'Monolithic scanning light emitting devices using micromachining'20016,160,273'Diode pumped solid state edge emitting light source'20006,146,798'Printing plate with reversible charge-controlled wetting'20006,137,523'Reducing pixel footprint in a light emitter array using organic light emitting diodes'20006,121,983'Method and apparatus for a solid state laser scanning architecture'20006,116,756'Monolithic scanning light emitting devices'20006,072,517'Integrating xerographic light emitter array with grey scale'20006,042,013'Multi-colored illuminator apparatus for a scanner device'20006,011,531'Methods and applications of combining pixels to the gate and data lines for 2-D imaging and display arrays'20005,994,835'Thin film organic light emitting diode with edge emitter waveguide and electron injection layer'19995,986,807'Single binary optical element beam homogenizer'19995,944,537'Photolithographically patterned spring contact and apparatus and methods for electrically contacting devices'19995,936,657'Self replacing OLED multibar printbar'19995,861,991'Laser beam conditioner using partially reflective mirrors'19995,821,135'Methods for and applications of making buried structures in semiconductor thin films'19985,733,641'Buffered substrate for semiconductor devices'19985,699,191'Narrow-pitch beam homogenizer'19975,654,229'Method for replicating periodic nonlinear coefficient patterning during and after growth of epitaxial ferroelectric oxide films'19975,418,216'Superconducting thin films on epitaxial magnesium oxide grown on silicon'19955,384,797'Monolithic multi-wavelength laser diode array'19955,358,925'Silicon substrate having YSZ epitaxial barrier layer and an epitaxial superconducting layer'19945,323,023'Epitaxial magnesium oxide as a buffer layer on (111) tetrahedral semiconductors'19945,173,474'Silicon substrate having an epitaxial superconducting layer thereon and method of making same'1992Career & activity timeline
Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.
1992–2013Patents assigned to XEROX CORP (56)· patent assignee history
1992–2000Based in Palo Alto, CA, US· patent location history
1999–2014Based in Los Altos, CA, US· patent location history
2003–2019Patents assigned to PALO ALTO RES CT INC (69)· patent assignee history
2011–2017Patents assigned to FORK DAVID K (30)· patent assignee history
2011–2015Patents assigned to SOLARWORLD INNOVATIONS GMBH (10)· patent assignee history
2011–2020Based in Mountain View, CA, US· patent location history
2012–2017Patents assigned to SOLBERG SCOTT E (6)· patent assignee history
2013Based in Mountainview, CA, US· patent location history
Inventor activity
Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.
Assignees
| Assignee | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| PALO ALTO RES CT INC | 69 | 2003–2019 |
| XEROX CORP | 56 | 1992–2013 |
| FORK DAVID Kself | 30 | 2011–2017 |
| SOLARWORLD INNOVATIONS GMBH | 10 | 2011–2015 |
| SOLBERG SCOTT E | 6 | 2012–2017 |
Locations
| Location | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| Los Altos, California, US | 105 | 1999–2014 |
| Mountain View, California, US | 18 | 2011–2020 |
| Palo Alto, California, US | 16 | 1992–2000 |
| Mountainview, California, US | 1 | 2013 |