Having worked with STM in the past, I can tell you they are a high quality, high volume IC design and manufacturing company. I believe their primary interest is for self-powered ICs. I believe they are interested in LENR at a micron scale as block to put on future ICs for electrical power. Already some of their ICs only draw fractions of a microwatt, so it wouldn't take much to power one. They already make MEMS which could be part of a LENR to electrical conversion system on chip.
Bob On Thu, Jan 1, 2015 at 5:12 PM, Jones Beene <jone...@pacbell.net> wrote: > I doubt that STM could have obtained effective IP coverage, based on the > very loose specifications in the wording of their document, unless they > have added something at a later date. > > If they intended to use microlithography techniques for facilitating the > formation of SPP layers, and they could have done that – then they would > need to be very specific and lay it out, step by step. I did a quick > search of the document looking for “SPP” or “surface plasmon” and nothing > turned up. > > The USPTO demands very precise specifications these days. This filing is > practically worthless in the USA, in being overly broad and obvious. > > *From:* Nick > > Does this have anything to do with this topic? > > > *http://www.e-catworld.com/2013/09/23/st-microelectronics-files-lenr-patent/* > <http://www.e-catworld.com/2013/09/23/st-microelectronics-files-lenr-patent/> > > ST Microelectronics patent, (US20130243143), > From the Patent; > > These technologies may include, in particular, deposition techniques and > photolithographic techniques currently in use in microelectronics and for > MEMS devices. The deposition techniques, such as, for example, sputtering > and CVD (Chemical Vapor Deposition), allow the deposition of metals of > various types of various materials, mainly semiconductors, for example, to > form heaters and resistors, in the form of very thin layers, also of > nanometric sizes, having a thickness controlled in a very precise way, thus > obtaining a savings in the amount of metal used. This saving turns out to > be relevant, especially in a large scale production, considering the > generally high costs of the suitable metals that can be used, and, in > particular, the high costs of some of them (for example, platinum). With > the photolitographic techniques, it may be instead possible to define the > geometry on the plane of the thin metal layers deposited in a very precise > way. > > > > Nixter > > Jones Beene wrote: > > The “dogbone” seems like a relatively simple reactor, but it could be > rather complex in operation if it depends on SPP formation and positive > feedback. SPP would be expected to form in two main places – the > interface of the resistance wire with ceramic outside the tube, or also on > the interior wall of the tube – but only if that wall is electrically > conductive AND is carrying current - in the presence of photon flux from > the heating wire. (The current would be AC, induced from the resistance > wire). In fact, the outer location could be powering the interior location > with SPP and each having positive feedback to the other. > > > > The role of lithium-aluminum (besides being the hydrogen source, as a > hydride) could be twofold, in the Parkhomov reactor. It could be a > nuclear reactant, but proof of that awaits isotope analysis. It could also > be the needed electrical conductor – if it is deposited in the correct > thickness. > > > > In short, there could be evidence of nuclear reactions of lithium and > hydrogen - or not. In hot fusion, it is known that hydrogen (as opposed to > deuterium) does not readily react with lithium, and that would suggest that > lithium would play the other critical role. > > > > That critical role would be as a conductive thin film (deposited as an > alloy with aluminum) on the interior wall of the tube. The high vapor > pressure of molten LiAl alloy suggests that it could be deposited correctly > in thickness of tens of nm. It that is true, then the main function of lithium > alloy could be to promote the Kretschmann geometry for SPP optimization. > The Kretschmann geometry requires a thin film of conductor which will > transmit light. A thickness of 50 nm works for gold. > > > > *http://www.doctorlighthouse.com/kretschmanngeome.html* > <http://www.doctorlighthouse.com/kretschmanngeome.html> > > > > This could be a reason why adding more LiAlH4 (more than 1/10 gram) could > be counterproductive and probably would quench the reaction. > > > > There is enough hydrogen in the tenth gram to provide about a > megawatt-hour of thermal energy when it is reduced to the DDL so we do not > need more hydrogen. And if SPP is the mechanism that reduces hydrogen to > DDL, then we do not need more lithium aluminum - since the deposit would be > too thick. > > > > Prediction for Parkhomov: if a more sensitive GM meter can be obtained to > look for soft x-rays in the range of 3.6 keV – they will be found. The > normal meter will miss this radiation spectrum. > > > > > >
