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Patent Title	Inventor(s)	Issue Date	Patent Number
1-100 nm metal ferrite spinel coatings are provided on substrates, preferably by using an atomic layer deposition process. The coatings are able to store energy such as solar energy, and to release that stored energy, via a redox reaction. The coating is first thermally or chemically reduced. The reduced coating is then oxidized in a second step to release energy and/or hydrogen, carbon monoxide or other reduced species. Metal ferrite spinel energy storage devices and methods for making and using same	Weimer, Alan W. , Perkins, Christopher , Scheffe, Jonathan , George, Steven M. , Lichty, Paul	03/19/2013	8,397,508
A compact monolithic capacitive discharge unit (CDU) is disclosed in which a thyristor switch and a flyback charging circuit are both sandwiched about a ceramic energy storage capacitor. The result is a compact rugged assembly which provides a low-inductance current discharge path. The flyback charging circuit preferably includes a low-temperature co-fired ceramic transformer. The CDU can further include one or more ceramic substrates for enclosing the thyristor switch and for holding various passive components used in the flyback charging circuit. A load such as a detonator can also be attached directly to the CDU. Compact monolithic capacitive discharge unit	Roesler, Alexander W. , Vernon, George E. , Hoke, Darren A. , De Marquis, Virginia K. , Harris, Steven M.	06/26/2007	7,236,345
1-100 nm metal ferrite spinel coatings are provided on substrates, preferably by using an atomic layer deposition process. The coatings are able to store energy such as solar energy, and to release that stored energy, via a redox reaction. The coating is first thermally or chemically reduced. The reduced coating is then oxidized in a second step to release energy and/or hydrogen, carbon monoxide or other reduced species. Metal ferrite spinel energy storage devices and methods for making and using same	Weimer, Alan W. , Perkins, Christopher , Scheffe, Jonathan , George, Steven M. , Lichty, Paul	05/29/2012	8,187,731
The laser goniometer is an apparatus which permits an operator to sight along a geologic feature and orient a collimated lamer beam to match the attitude of the feature directly. The horizontal orientation (strike) and the angle from horizontal (dip), are detected by rotary incremental encoders attached to the laser goniometer which provide a digital readout of the azimuth and tilt of the collimated laser beam. A microprocessor then translates the square wave signal encoder outputs into an ASCII signal for use by data recording equipment. Laser goniometer	Fairer, George M. , Boernge, James M. , Harris, David W. , Campbell, DeWayne A. , Tuttle, Gene E. , McKeown, Mark H. , Beason, Steven C.	01/01/1993	US 5189799

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