Systems and methods for mechanosynthesis

US11708384B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• CBN Nano Technologies Inc. · CA

Inventors

• Ralph C. Merkle · Santa Clara, US
• Robert A. Freitas, Jr. · Pilot Hill, US
• Jeremy Barton · Folsom, US
• Aru Hill · San Jose, US
• Michael Drew · Union City, US
• Damian Allis · Syracuse, US
• Tait Takatani · Sparks, US
• Terry McCallum · Ottawa, CA
• Marius Mamone · Quebec City, CA
• Nicolas Zindy · Quebec City, CA
• Kashif Tanveer · Ottawa, CA

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 22, 2021
• Grant date: Jul 25, 2023
• Expiry date: Feb 11, 2042

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01Q80/00
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Systems and methods for mechanosynthesis are disclosed, including those that avoid the need for a bootstrap process, avoid the need to build tips via mechanosynthesis, avoid the need for charging tips with feedstock during a build sequence, avoid the need to dispose of reaction byproducts, which reduce the design complexity of new tips, and/or which reduce or avoid the need for multiple positional means and/or tip switching.