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Stephen J. Fonash
Also filed as: FONASH STEPHEN · FONASH STEPHEN J
37 granted patents·11 pending applications·3,083 citations·filing 1983–2021
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48 records- 0198US6531193B2Low temperature, high quality silicon dioxide thin films deposited using tetramethylsilane (TMS) for stress control and coverage applicationsPENN STATE RES FOUND·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 11, 2003·586 cites·27 claims
- 0298US6399177B1Deposited thin film void-column network materialsPENN STATE RES FOUND·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 4, 2002·187 cites·53 claims
- 0398US5275851ALow temperature crystallization and patterning of amorphous silicon films on electrically insulating substratesPENN STATE RES FOUND·Filed 1993·Granted Jan 4, 1994·509 cites·12 claims
- 0498US5147826ALow temperature crystallization and pattering of amorphous silicon filmsPENNSYLVANIA RES CORP·Filed 1990·Granted Sep 15, 1992·633 cites·11 claims
- 0597US4522657ALow temperature process for annealing shallow implanted N+/P junctionsWESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP·Filed 1983·Granted Jun 11, 1985·299 cites·11 claims
- 0696US6919119B2Electronic and opto-electronic devices fabricated from nanostructured high surface to volume ratio thin filmsPENN STATE RES FOUND·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 19, 2005·136 cites·21 claims
- 0793US5994164ANanostructure tailoring of material properties using controlled crystallizationPENN STATE RES FOUND·Filed 1998·Granted Nov 30, 1999·190 cites·14 claims
- 0892US8294025B2Lateral collection photovoltaicsFONASH STEPHEN J·Filed 2008·Granted Oct 23, 2012·18 cites·39 claims
- 0992US7341774B2Electronic and opto-electronic devices fabricated from nanostructured high surface to volume ratio thin filmsPENN STATE RES FOUND·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 11, 2008·18 cites·19 claims
- 1089US7309620B2Use of sacrificial layers in the manufacture of high performance systems on tailored substratesPENN STATE RES FOUND·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 18, 2007·48 cites·25 claims
- 1185US7238594B2Controlled nanowire growth in permanent, integrated nano-templates and methods of fabricating sensor and transducer structuresPENN STATE RES FOUND·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 3, 2007·38 cites·51 claims
- 1284US6794196B2Deposited thin films and their use in detection, attachment and bio-medical applicationsPENN STATE RES FOUND·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 21, 2004·57 cites·19 claims
- 1382US6361912B2Electrostatic printing of a metallic toner applied to solid phase crystallization and silicidationPENN STATE RES FOUND·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 26, 2002·24 cites·22 claims
- 1481US7122790B2Matrix-free desorption ionization mass spectrometry using tailored morphology layer devicesPENN STATE RES FOUND·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 17, 2006·19 cites·67 claims
- 1578US5945866AMethod and system for the reduction of off-state current in field effect transistorsPENN STATE RES FOUND·Filed 1997·Granted Aug 31, 1999·58 cites·8 claims
- 1676US7776425B2Nanoparticle coated nanostructured surfaces for detection, catalysis and device applicationsPENN STATE RES FOUND·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 17, 2010·14 cites·7 claims
- 1776US7427526B2Deposited thin films and their use in separation and sacrificial layer applicationsPENN STATE RES FOUND·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 23, 2008·27 cites·29 claims
- 1875US9209246B2Accumulation field effect microelectronic device and process for the formation thereofPENN STATE RES FOUND·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 8, 2015·5 cites·19 claims
- 1975US8569834B2Accumulation field effect microelectronic device and process for the formation thereofFONASH STEPHEN J·Filed 2008·Granted Oct 29, 2013·8 cites·25 claims
- 2072US4897154APost dry-etch cleaning method for restoring wafer propertiesIBM·Filed 1986·Granted Jan 30, 1990·39 cites·19 claims
- 2169US7052616B2Fabrication of molecular scale devices using fluidic assemblyPENN STATE RES FOUND·Filed 2002·Granted May 30, 2006·10 cites·30 claims
- 2267US5624873AEnhanced crystallization of amorphous filmsPENN STATE RES FOUND·Filed 1995·Granted Apr 29, 1997·35 cites·21 claims
- 2365US9634163B2Lateral collection photovoltaicsFONASH STEPHEN J·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 25, 2017·1 cites·8 claims
- 2463US10390724B2Three-dimensional bio-medical probe sensing and contacting structures with addressibility and tunabilityPENN STATE RES FOUND·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 27, 2019·2 cites·25 claims
- 2563US6159559ALow temperature, high quality silicon dioxide thin films deposited using tetramethylsilane (TMS)PENN STATE RES FOUND·Filed 1998·Granted Dec 12, 2000·27 cites·14 claims
- 2660US2014299184A1Semiconductor dome-array structures using non-permanent and permanent mold templatesSOLARITY INC·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 2755US6165875AMethods for modifying solid phase crystallization kinetics for A-Si filmsPENN STATE RES FOUND·Filed 1997·Granted Dec 26, 2000·21 cites·9 claims
- 2855US5750981ANon-contact electro-optic detection of photovoltages created in a semiconductor by a probe beamPENN STATE RES FOUND·Filed 1996·Granted May 12, 1998·18 cites·9 claims
- 2954US2014242744A1Substrate and superstrate design and process for nano-imprinting lithography of light and carrier collection management devicesFONASH STEPHEN J·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 3052US2013192663A1Single and multi-junction light and carrier collection management cellsFONASH STEPHEN J·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 3151US12514028B2Nano-scale light intensity concentration controlFONASH STEPHEN J·Filed 2021·Granted Dec 30, 2025·0 cites·21 claims
- 3251US10930803B2Solar cell reflector / back electrode structureFONASH STEPHEN J·Filed 2016·Granted Feb 23, 2021·0 cites·12 claims
- 3351US2013092210A1Light and carrier collection management photovoltaic structuresFONASH STEPHEN J·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 3450US6171740B1Electrostatic printing of a metallic toner to produce a polycrystalline semiconductor from an amorphous semiconductorPENN STATE RES FOUND·Filed 1999·Granted Jan 9, 2001·13 cites·16 claims
- 3547US10991839B2Solar cell metal-less reflector / back electrode structureFONASH STEPHEN J·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 27, 2021·0 cites·14 claims
- 3646US2011023955A1Lateral collection photovoltaicsFONASH STEPHEN J·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 3746US2008135826A1Controlled nanowire in permanent integrated nano-templates and method of fabricating sensor and transducer structuresFONASH STEPHEN·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 3844US2007110639A1System and method for positioning and synthesizing of nanostructuresUNIV PENNSYLVANIA·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 3943US10953370B2Nano-pore arrays for bio-medical, environmental, and industrial sorting, filtering, monitoring, or dispensingPENN STATE RES FOUND·Filed 2015·Granted Mar 23, 2021·0 cites·9 claims
- 4043US6239451B1Semiconduction devices having a thin film structure exhibiting high conductivityPENNSYLVANIA RES FOUNDATION·Filed 1999·Granted May 29, 2001·11 cites·20 claims
- 4143US2008286880A1Methods and Systems for Nanoparticle Enhancement of SignalsPENN STATE RES FOUND·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 4239US5994911AMethod and apparatus testing IC chips for damage during fabricationPENN STATE RES FOUND·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 30, 1999·12 cites·20 claims
- 4339US2002132101A1Deposited thin film void-column network materialsPENN STATE RES FOUND·Filed 2002·Application pending·0 cites
- 4437US6627842B1Micro-protrusion arrays fabricated by e-beam exposurePENN STATE RES FOUND·Filed 1999·Granted Sep 30, 2003·7 cites·2 claims
- 4537US6013565AHigh conductivity thin film material for semiconductor devicePENN STATE RES FOUND·Filed 1994·Granted Jan 11, 2000·8 cites·19 claims
- 4633US2003013046A1Use of sacrificial layers in the manufacturing of chemical reactor structures and the application of such structuresUNIV PENN STATE RES FOUND·Filed 2002·Application pending·0 cites
- 4731US2004005258A1Chemical reactor templates: sacrificial layer fabrication and template useFiled 2002·Application pending·0 cites
- 4824US5359186AParticle detector for detecting ionizing particles having a potential barrier formed in a region of defectsUNIV PENNSYLVANIA·Filed 1993·Granted Oct 25, 1994·5 cites·17 claims
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