Stephen J Meier

US Patent:

6714017, Mar 30, 2004

Filed:

Nov 30, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/727952

Inventors:

Marius Enachescu - Richmond CA
Sergey Belikov - Palo Alto CA
Stephen F. Meier - Fremont CA

Assignee:

Candescent Technologies Corporation - Los Gatos CA
Candescent Intellectual Property Services, Inc. - Los Gatos CA

International Classification:

G01R 3100

US Classification:

324501, 324770, 2503418

Abstract:

A method and system for detecting electrical short circuit defects in a plate structure of a flat panel display, for example, a field emission display (FED) is disclosed. In one embodiment, the process first applies a stimulation to the electrical conductors of the plate structure. Next, the process creates an infra-red thermal mapping of a cathode region of the FED. For example, an infra-red array may be used to snap a picture of the cathode of the FED. Then, the process analyzes the infra-red thermal mapping to determine a region of the FED which contains the electrical short circuit defect. Another embodiment localizes the defect to one sub-pixel by performing an infra-red mapping of the region which the previous IR mapping process determined to contain the electrical short circuit defect. Then, the process analyzes this infra-red mapping to determine a sub-pixel of the FED which contains the electrical short circuit defect.

US Patent:

20200345980, Nov 5, 2020

Filed:

Apr 20, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/853384

Inventors:

- Santa Clara CA, US
Stephen C. MEIER - San Francisco CA, US
Shih-Hsiung Albert YUAN - Sunnyvale CA, US
Mariel FABRO - San Francisco CA, US

International Classification:

A61M 25/00
A61B 1/00
A61B 6/12
A61B 8/12
A61B 17/00
A61B 6/00

Abstract:

Described here are devices, methods, and kits for the deployment of tissue anchors. In some variations, the devices may comprise a shaft defining a lumen for housing at least one anchor therein and a mechanism for deploying the anchor distally from the lumen. In certain variations, the devices may comprise one or more stop elements. For example, a device may comprise a stop element that limits the advancement of the device through an opening in a wall portion or at the distal end of another device.

US Patent:

20180043132, Feb 15, 2018

Filed:

Mar 30, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/474877

Inventors:

- Santa Clara CA, US
Stephen C. MEIER - San Francisco CA, US
Shih-Hsiung Albert YUAN - Sunnyvale CA, US
Mariel FABRO - San Francisco CA, US

International Classification:

A61M 25/00
A61B 6/12
A61B 6/00
A61B 1/00
A61B 17/00
A61B 8/12
A61M 25/04
A61B 17/32
A61B 17/72
A61B 1/313

Abstract:

Described here are devices, methods, and kits for the deployment of tissue anchors. In some variations, the devices may comprise a shaft defining a lumen for housing at least one anchor therein and a mechanism for deploying the anchor distally from the lumen. In certain variations, the devices may comprise one or more stop elements. For example, a device may comprise a stop element that limits the advancement of the device through an opening in a wall portion or at the distal end of another device.

US Patent:

20140142619, May 22, 2014

Filed:

Oct 11, 2013

Appl. No.:

14/052593

Inventors:

- Santa Clara CA, US
Stephen C. MEIER - San Francisco CA, US
Shih-Hsiung Albert YUAN - Sunnyvale CA, US
Mariel FABRO - San Francisco CA, US

Assignee:

GUIDED DELIVERY SYSTEMS INC. - Santa Clara CA

International Classification:

A61B 17/00

US Classification:

606213

Abstract:

Described here are devices, methods, and kits for the deployment of tissue anchors. In some variations, the devices may comprise a shaft defining a lumen for housing at least one anchor therein and a mechanism for deploying the anchor distally from the lumen. In certain variations, the devices may comprise one or more stop elements. For example, a device may comprise a stop element that limits the advancement of the device through an opening in a wall portion or at the distal end of another device.