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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2021
Spark Thermionics, Inc., Emeryville, CA (US);
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Jared William Schwede, Emeryville, CA (US);
Igor Bargatin, Wynnewood, PA (US);
Samuel M. Nicaise, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Chen Lin, Santa Clara, CA (US);
John Provine, Emeryville, CA (US);
Spark Thermionics, Inc., Berkeley, CA (US);
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Abstract
A small-gap device system, preferably including two or more electrodes and one or more spacers maintaining a gap between two or more of the electrodes. A spacer for a small-gap device system, preferably including a plurality of legs defining a mesh structure. A method of spacer and/or small-gap device fabrication, preferably including: defining lateral features, depositing spacer material, selectively removing spacer material, separating the spacer from a fabrication substrate, and/or assembling the small-gap device.