Nicholas R Conley

US Patent:

20090042756, Feb 12, 2009

Filed:

Aug 10, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/189160

Inventors:

Lynn Muzik - Los Gatos CA, US
Nicholas Conley - Redwood City CA, US

International Classification:

C11D 3/40

US Classification:

510100

Abstract:

A novel and safe composition has been discovered that is effective for cleaning dental appliances (e.g. removable braces, retainers, dentures, etc.). This composition bleaches, disinfects, and deodorizes the appliance, while removing plaque that has accumulated on the appliance during wear. The composition comprises a chloramine bleaching agent that liberates hypochlorous acid upon contact with water, a surfactant, a water-soluble carboxylic acid and an alkaline base to produce effervescence and regulate pH, a sequestering agent for alkaline earth metal ions, a drying agent, and an indicator dye that signifies the end of the cleansing process. In a preferred method of using this invention, the premixed components are added to water, and the dental appliance is submerged in the resulting effervescent solution until a color change indicates that cleaning is complete. This invention provides a safe, effective, and convenient method for cleansing and disinfecting dental appliances.

US Patent:

20140020933, Jan 23, 2014

Filed:

Jul 16, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/943588

Inventors:

Nicholas Ryan Conley - Redwood City CA, US
Logan Brook Hedin - San Francisco CA, US
David Michael Miller - Portola Valley CA, US

International Classification:

H05K 1/02

US Classification:

174252, 15624411, 427 984, 264104

Abstract:

A printed circuit board that includes a dielectric polymer layer having a thermally conductive agglomerate filler and an electrically conductive layer bonded to the dielectric polymer layer is provided. Methods of producing the printed circuit board are also provided. The subject printed circuit board and methods find use in a variety of different applications, including electronics applications.

US Patent:

20220364008, Nov 17, 2022

Filed:

Jul 13, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/864265

Inventors:

- San Jose CA, US
Nicholas Ryan Conley - Apex NC, US
Bruno Jean Marchon - Palo Alto CA, US

International Classification:

C10M 107/38
C08G 65/00
G11B 5/725
G11B 5/48

Abstract:

A lubricant including a plurality of segments including a divalent center segment and two sidechain segments, each including a perfluoroalkyl ether moieties is provided in which a dewetting thickness of the lubricant may be determined based in-part on a segment weight average molecular weight of the segments. A magnetic recording medium and a magnetic data storage system including the lubricant are also provided.

US Patent:

20220220406, Jul 14, 2022

Filed:

Apr 9, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/227097

Inventors:

- San Jose CA, US
Nicholas Ryan Conley - Apex NC, US
Bruno Jean Marchon - Palo Alto CA, US

International Classification:

C10M 107/38
C08G 65/00
G11B 5/725
G11B 5/48

Abstract:

A lubricant including a plurality of segments including a divalent center segment and two sidechain segments, each including a perfluoroalkyl ether moieties is provided in which a dewetting thickness of the lubricant may be determined based in-part on a segment weight average molecular weight of the segments. A magnetic recording medium and a magnetic data storage system including the lubricant are also provided.

US Patent:

20180226096, Aug 9, 2018

Filed:

Apr 6, 2018

Appl. No.:

15/947095

Inventors:

- San Jose CA, US
NICHOLAS R. CONLEY - Union City CA, US
BRUCE A. GURNEY - San Jose CA, US
RICARDO RUIZ - Santa Clara CA, US
LEI WAN - San Jose CA, US
QING ZHU - San Jose CA, US

International Classification:

G11B 5/855
G11B 5/712
G11B 5/74
B05D 1/00
B82B 1/00
B82Y 10/00
B82Y 30/00

Abstract:

In one embodiment, a structure includes: a substrate; and a monolayer of nanoparticles positioned above the substrate, where the nanoparticles are each grafted to one or more oligomers and/or polymers, and where each of the polymers and/or oligomers includes at least a first functional group configured to bind to the nanoparticles. In another embodiment, a structure includes: a substrate; a structured layer positioned above the substrate, the structured layer comprising a plurality of nucleation regions and a plurality of non-nucleation regions; and a crystalline layer positioned above the structured layer, where the plurality of nucleation regions have a pitch in a range between about 5 nm to about 20 nm.

US Patent:

20160140991, May 19, 2016

Filed:

Nov 18, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/547098

Inventors:

- Amsterdam, NL
Nicholas R. Conley - Redwood City CA, US
Bruce A. Gurney - San Jose CA, US
Ricardo Ruiz - Santa Clara CA, US
Lei Wan - San Jose CA, US
Qing Zhu - San Jose CA, US

Assignee:

HGST Netherlands B.V. - Amsterdam

International Classification:

G11B 5/712

Abstract:

In one embodiment, a structure includes: a substrate; and a monolayer of nanoparticles positioned above the substrate, where the nanoparticles are each grafted to one or more oligomers and/or polymers, and where each of the polymers and/or oligomers includes at least a first functional group configured to bind to the nanoparticles. In another embodiment, a structure includes: a substrate; a structured layer positioned above the substrate, the structured layer comprising a plurality of nucleation regions and a plurality of non-nucleation regions; and a crystalline layer positioned above the structured layer, where the plurality of nucleation regions have a pitch in a range between about 5 nm to about 20 nm.

US Patent:

20160140994, May 19, 2016

Filed:

Nov 18, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/547093

Inventors:

- Amsterdam, NL
Nicholas R. Conley - Redwood City CA, US
Bruce A. Gurney - San Jose CA, US
Ricardo Ruiz - Santa Clara CA, US
Lei Wan - San Jose CA, US
Qing Zhu - San Jose CA, US

Assignee:

HGST Netherlands B.V. - Amsterdam

International Classification:

G11B 5/84

Abstract:

In one embodiment, a method includes: depositing a plurality of nanoparticles on a substrate; and forming a monolayer of the nanoparticles on the substrate via self-assembly, where each of the nanoparticles comprises a nanoparticle core grafted to one or more oligomers and/or polymers, where each of the polymers and/or oligomers includes at least a first functional group configured to bind to the nanoparticles. In another embodiment, a method includes: depositing a plurality of nanoparticles on a substrate; and forming a monolayer of the nanoparticles on the substrate via self-assembly, where the nanoparticles each comprise a nanoparticle core grafted to one or more oligomers and/or polymers, each of the polymers and/or oligomers including a first terminal functional group configured to bind to the nanoparticles, and an optional second terminal functional group configured to bind to the substrate, where the substrate comprises guiding features configured to direct the self-assembly of the nanoparticles.

US Patent:

20150258231, Sep 17, 2015

Filed:

Jan 20, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/600869

Inventors:

Nicholas Conley - Cupertino CA, US
Lynn Muzik - Cupertino CA, US

International Classification:

A61L 2/18
A01N 47/40
A01N 43/84

Abstract:

A composition for disinfecting removable dental appliances, which includes a chloramine bleaching agent, and an amino-substituted alkylsulfonic acid.