Inventor
HUGHES STEVEN MICHAEL
US25 patents
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COLDQUANTA INC
24 patentsUS10629417B1Apr 21, 2020
Sputter ion pump with penning-trap current sensor
COLDQUANTA INC16 citations93
US10473943B1Nov 12, 2019
Forming beamformer having stacked monolithic beamsplitters
COLDQUANTA INC36 citations93
US9960025B1May 1, 2018
Cold-matter system having ion pump integrated with channel cell
COLDQUANTA INC20 citations93
US9960026B1May 1, 2018
Ion pump with direct molecule flow channel through anode
COLDQUANTA INC23 citations93
US10975852B2Apr 13, 2021
Cold-matter system having integrated pressure regulator
COLDQUANTA INC8 citations83
US10676350B2Jun 9, 2020
Reversible anodic bonding
COLDQUANTA INC8 citations83
US10460918B2Oct 29, 2019
Forming ion pump having silicon manifold
COLDQUANTA INC9 citations83
US10103463B1Oct 16, 2018
In-place clamping of pin-grid array
COLDQUANTA INC11 citations83
US12105129B2Oct 1, 2024
Wideband tunable rydberg microwave detector
COLDQUANTA INC3 citations72
US12043543B2Jul 23, 2024
Custom optically active quantum-particle cell manufacture
COLDQUANTA INC2 citations72
US11776797B2Oct 3, 2023
Vacuum cell configured for reduced inner chamber helium permeation
COLDQUANTA INC2 citations72
US12130446B2Oct 29, 2024
Beamforming vacuum cell
COLDQUANTA INC0 citations62
US12046387B2Jul 23, 2024
Vacuum cell with integrated guide stack wall
COLDQUANTA INC0 citations62
US11965598B2Apr 23, 2024
Break-seal system with breakable-membrane bridging rings
COLDQUANTA INC0 citations62
US11604362B1Mar 14, 2023
Beamforming vacuum cell
COLDQUANTA INC0 citations62
US11293551B2Apr 5, 2022
Break-seal system with breakable-membrane bridging rings
COLDQUANTA INC0 citations62
US12291482B1May 6, 2025
Quantum cell manufacture using multi-finger flexure jig
COLDQUANTA INC0 citations61
US11289315B1Mar 29, 2022
Sputter ion pump with penning-trap current sensor
COLDQUANTA INC1 citations61
US11997780B2May 28, 2024
Vacuum cell with electric-field control
COLDQUANTA INC0 citations58
US12411263B2Sep 9, 2025
Ultra-high-vacuum cell with integrated meta-optics
COLDQUANTA INC1 citations54
US12295132B1May 6, 2025
Magnetic shielding for ion pumps
COLDQUANTA INC0 citations51
US12531227B2Jan 20, 2026
Compact vacuum packaging technology usable with ion traps
COLDQUANTA INC0 citations50
US12293850B1May 6, 2025
Conformal coatings for quantum vacuum applications
COLDQUANTA INC0 citations49
US12444516B2Oct 14, 2025
Drop-in multi-optics module for quantum-particle cell
COLDQUANTA INC0 citations43