Mindy N. RittnerPh.D.
Patent Agent | Ph.D.
Patent Agent | Ph.D.
Overview
Having worked in the nanotechnology space in academia and industry for more than a decade, Mindy Rittner brings deep experience to her clients and colleagues as both a scientific adviser and a patent agent. Mindy has prepared and prosecuted hundreds of patent applications for a wide range of technologies, including nanostructures, shape memory materials, 3D printing, electrochemical systems, light-emitting devices, electronic components, semiconductors, composite materials, metal alloys, biomedical devices, and magnetic materials and systems.
Career & Education
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BCC Research, Inc.
Director of Nanotechnology Research and Industry Analyst, 1996–2005 - Northwestern University and Argonne National Laboratory
Research Fellow and Assistant, 1991–1996
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BCC Research, Inc.
- Princeton University, B.S.E., cum laude, mechanical engineering
- Northwestern University, Ph.D., materials science and engineering
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
Representative Matters
- U.S. Patent 11,053,411, “Reusable Attaching Apparatus and Methods of Making and Using a Reusable Attaching Apparatus,” issued July 6, 2021.
- U.S. Patent 11,046,620, “Method of Processing a Ceramic Matrix Composite (CMC) Component,” issued June 29, 2021.
- U.S. Patent 11,035,800, “Portable Device for Colorimetric or Fluorometric Analysis, and Method of Conducting Colorimetric or Fluorometric Analysis,” issued on June 15, 2021.
- U.S. Patent 11,031,456, “Rolled-up Electromagnetic Component for On-Chip Applications and Method of Making a Rolled-up Electromagnetic Component,” issued June 8, 2021.
- U.S. Patent 11,014,852, “Flowable Slag-Fly Ash Binders for Construction or Repair,” issued on May 25, 2021.
- U.S. Patent 11,001,532, “Method to Process a Ceramic Matrix Composite Component with a Protective Ceramic Coating,” issued May 11, 2021.
- U.S. Patent 10,982,363, “Thermoplastic Non-Woven Textile Elements,” issued April 20, 2021.
- U.S. Patent 10,947,162, “Braze Alloys for Joining or Repairing Ceramic Matrix Composite (CMC) Components, issued on March 16, 2021.
- U.S. Patent 10,935,866, “Optical Modulator,” issued March 2, 2021.
- U.S. Patent 10,920,002, “3D Printing of Thermoset Polymers and Composites,” issued February 16, 2021.
- RE48,407, “Metal Assisted Chemical Etching to Produce III-V Semiconductor Nanostructures,” issued January 26, 2021.
- U.S. Patent 10,874,774, “Active Implantable Medical Device and Method of Using an Active Implantable Medical Device,” issued December 29, 2020.
- U.S. 10,879,433, “Stabilized Quantum Dot Composite and Method of Making a Stabilized Quantum Dot Composite,” issued December 29, 2020.
- U.S. 10,822,710, “Aluminized Metallic Scaffold for High Temperature Applications and Method of Making an Aluminized Metallic Scaffold,” issued November 3, 2020.
- U.S. 10,804,103, “Microassembly of Heterogeneous Materials,” October 13, 2020.
- U.S. 10,796,831, “Magnetically-Responsive Surface and Method of Manipulating Properties of a Surface,” issued October 6, 2020.
- U.S. 10,759,711, “Method of Controllably Coating a Fiber Preform During Ceramic Matrix Composite (CMC) Fabrication,” issued September 1, 2020.
- U.S. Patent 10,752,809, “Reusable Attaching Apparatus and Methods of Making and Using a Reusable Attaching Apparatus,” issued August 25, 2020.
- U.S. 10,752,994, “Apparatus and Method for Depositing a Coating on a Substrate at Atmospheric Pressure,” issued August 25, 2020.
- U.S. 10,752,556, “Method of Processing a Ceramic Matrix Composite (CMC) Component,” issued August 25, 2020.
- U.S. 10,748,781, “Catalyst-Assisted Chemical Etching with a Vapor-Phase Etchant,” issued August 18, 2020.
- U.S. 10,745,803, “Method of Forming a Moisture-Tolerant Coating on a Silicon Carbide Fiber,” issued August 18, 2020.
- U.S. 10,741,705, “Optoelectronic Device Having an Antireflective Surface,” issued August 11, 2020.
- U.S. 10,741,730, “Stabilized Luminescent Nanoparticles Comprising a Perovskite Semiconductor and Method of Fabrication,” issued August 11, 2020.
- U.S. 10,738,749, “Reinforced Oxide-Oxide Ceramic Matrix Composite (CMC) Component and Method of Making a Reinforced Oxide-Oxide CMC Component,” issued August 11, 2020.
- U.S. 10,717,116, “Method of Slurry Infiltration and Cleaning to Fabricate a Ceramic Matrix Composite (CMC) Component with an Internal Cavity or Bore,” issued July 21, 2020.
- U.S. 10,612,986, “Printed Stretchable Strain Sensor,” issued April 7, 2020.
- U.S. 10,596,016, “Endovascular Device Configured for Sequenced Shape Memory Deployment in a Body Vessel,” issued March 24, 2020.
- U.S. 10, 597,545, “Foam Ink Composition and 3D Printed Hierarchical Porous Structure,” issued March 24, 2020.
- U.S. 10,563,291, “Method of Forming a Sintered Nickel-Titanium-Rare Earth (Ni-Ti-RE) Alloy,” issued February 18, 2020.
- U.S. 10,556,428, “Acoustophoretic Printing Apparatus and Method,” issued February 11, 2020.
- U.S. Patent 10,539,508, “Portable Device for Colorimetric or Fluorometric Analysis, and Method of Conducting Colorimetric or Fluorometric Analysis,” issued January 21, 2020.
- U.S. Patent 10,533,429, “Tip Structure for a Turbine Blade with Pressure Side and Suction Side Rails,” issued on January 14, 2020.
- U.S. Patent 10,533,080, “Transfer Printing Using Shape Memory Polymers,” issued on January 14, 2020.
- U.S. Patent 10,510,550, “Polarization-Dependent Laser-Assisted Plasma Etching,” issued on December 17, 2019.
- U.S. Patent 10,493,456, “Structured Surface Comprising a Shape Memory Polymer for Manipulating Liquid Droplets,” issued on December 3, 2019.
- U.S. Patent 10,490,328, “Rolled-up Power Inductor and Array of Rolled-up Power Inductors for On-Chip Applications,” issued on November 26, 2019.
- U.S. Patent 10,462,907, “Printed Three-Dimensional (3D) Functional Part and Method of Making,” issued on October 29, 2019.
- U.S. Patent 10,441,114, “Inner Ring for a Bearing and Method for Proportioning Lubricant to a Bearing,” issued on October 22, 2019.
- U.S. Patent 10,436,040, “Airfoil with Dual-Wall Cooling for a Gas Turbine Engine,” issued on October 8, 2019.
- U.S. Patent 10,377,922, “Composite Dry Adhesive and Methods of Making and Using a Composite Dry Adhesive,” issued on August 13, 2019.
- U.S. Patent 10,374,105, “Optoelectronic Device Including a Buried Metal Grating for Extraordinary Optical Transmission (EOT)” issued on August 6, 2019.
- U.S. Patent 10,347,799, “Stabilized Quantum Dot Composite and Method of Making a Stabilized Quantum Dot Composite,” on July 9, 2019.
- U.S. Patent 10,347,497, “Catalyst-Assisted Chemical Etching with a Vapor-Phase Etchant,” issued on July 9, 2019.
- U.S. Patent 10,332,731, “Method of and Magnet Assembly for High Power Pulsed Magnetron Sputtering,” issued on June 25, 2019.
- U.S. Patent 10,283,681, “Phosphor-Converted Light Emitting Device,” issued on May 7, 2019.
- U.S. Patent 276,942, “Helical Antenna and Method of Modulating the Performance of a Wireless Communications Device,” issued on April 30, 2019.
- U.S. Patent 10,266,767, “Phosphor Composition,” on April 23, 2019.
- U.S. Patent 10,238,466, “Method of Making a Superelastic Medical Device with a Radiopaque Marker,” issued on March 26, 2019.
- U.S. Patent 10,221,492, “Electrocatalyst for Acidic Media and Method of Making an Electrocatalyst for Acidic Media,” issued on March 5, 2019.
- U.S. Patent 10,214,013, “Acoustophoretic Printing Apparatus and Method,” issued on February 26, 2019.
- U.S. Patent 10,167,556, “Apparatus and Method for Depositing a Coating on a Substrate at Atmospheric Pressure,” issued on January 1, 2019.
- U.S. Patent 10,161,807, “Thin-Film Thermocouple for Measuring the Temperature of a Ceramic Matrix Composite (CMC) Component,” issued on December 25, 2018.
- U.S. Patent 10,161,062, “Composition Comprising an Engineered Defect Concentration,” on December 25, 2018.
- U.S. Patent 10,151,649, “Printed Stretchable Strain Sensor,” issued on December 11, 2018.
- U.S. Patent 10,150,708, “Surface-aided Melt Infiltration for Producing a Ceramic Matrix Composite,” issued on December 11, 2019.
- U.S. Patent 10,138,168, “Method of Melt-Infiltration Utilizing a Non-Wetting Coating for Producing a Ceramic Matrix Composite,” issued on November 27, 2019.
- U.S. Patent 10,134,599, “Self-Anchored Catalyst Metal-Assisted Chemical Etching,” issued on November 20, 2018.
- U.S. Patent 10,073,293, “Optical Microcavity for a High-Contrast Display,” issued on September 11, 2018.
- U.S. Patent 10,058,437, “Surface Structure of a Component of a Medical Device and Method of Forming the Surface Structure,” issued on August 28, 2018.
- U.S. Patent 10,062,904, “Scaffold-Free 3D Porous Electrode and Method of Making a Scaffold-Free 3D Porous Electrode,” issued on August 28, 2018.
- U.S. Patent 10,053,760, “Method of Thermomagnetically Processing an Aluminum Alloy,” issued on August 21, 2018.
- U.S. Patent 10,046,353, “Microscale Stamp with Reversible Adhesion for Transfer Printing,” issued on August 14, 2018.
- U.S. Patent 10,038,199, “Noble Metal-Based Electrocatalyst and Method of Treating a Noble Metal-Based Electrocatalyst,” issued on July 31, 2018.
- U.S. Patent 10,016,846, “System, Method, and Apparatus for Repair of Components,” issued on July 10, 2018.
- U.S. Patent 10,003,317, “Tubular Resonant Filter and Method of Making a Tubular Resonant Filter,” issued on June 19, 2018.
- U.S. Patent 10,000,827, “Method of Forming a Sintered Nickel-Titanium-Rare Earth (Ni-Ti-RE) Alloy,” issued on June 19, 2018. U.S. Patent 9,945,011, “Magnesium-Based Alloy for Wrought Applications,” issued on April 17, 2018.
- U.S. Patent 9,914,106, “Method of Producing Silicone Microspheres,” issued March 12, 2018.
- U.S. Patent 9,896,954, “Dual-Walled Ceramic Matrix Composite (CMC) Component with Integral Cooling and Method of Making a CMC Component with Integral Cooling,” issued February 20, 2018.
- U.S. Patent 9,878,536, “Acoustophoretic Printing Apparatus and Method,” issued January 30, 2018.
- U.S. Patent 9,873,933, “Nickel-Titanium Alloy Including a Rare-Earth Element,” issued January 23, 2018.
- U.S. Patent 9,855,538, “Ultrasonic Method and Apparatus for Producing Particles Having a Controlled Size Distribution,” issued January 2, 2018.
- U.S. Patent 9,780,266, “Stabilized Quantum Dot Structure and Method of Making a Stabilized Quantum Dot Structure,” issued October 3, 2017.
- U.S. Patent 9,704,951, “Apparatus and Method for Magnetic Field Guided Metal-Assisted Chemical Etching,” issued on July 11, 2017.
- U.S. Patent 9,675,481, “Hybrid Balloon-Expandable/Self-Expanding Prosthesis for Deployment in a Body Vessel and Method of Making,” issued on June 13, 2017.
- U.S. Patent 9,680,161, “Noble Metal-Based Electrocatalyst and Method of Treating a Noble Metal-Based Electrocatalyst,” issued on June 13, 2017.
- WO/2017/095773, “Hydrogel Composite Ink Formulation and Method of 4D Printing a Hydrogel Composite Structure,” published June 8, 2017.
- WO/2017/079130, “Block Copolymer Ink Formulation for 3D Printing and Method of Making a 3D Printed Radiofrequency (RF) Device,” published May 11, 2017.
- U.S. Patent 9,643,358, “Multinozzle Deposition System for Direct Write Applications,” issued on May 9, 2017.
- WO/2017/074925, “Architecture for Achieving Stable Wave Propagation through a Soft Material,” published May 4, 2017.
- U.S. Patent 9,617,189, “Apparatus and Method for Materials Processing Utilizing a Rotating Magnetic Field,” issued on April 11, 2017.
- U.S. Patent 9,601,234, “Three-Dimensional (3D) Porous Device and Method of Making a 3D Porous Device,” issued on March 21, 2017.
- U.S. Patent No. 9,559,349, “Method of Fabricating a Three-Dimensional (3D) Porous Electrode,” issued on January 31, 2017.
- U.S. Patent No. 9,537,052, “Coated Phosphors and Light Emitting Devices Including the Same,” issued January 3, 2017.
- U.S. Patent 9,517,939, “Method of Enhancing the Connectivity of a Colloidal Template, and a Highly Interconnected Porous Structure,” issued on December 13, 2016.
- WO/2016/187097, “Foam Ink Composition and 3D Printed Hierarchical Porous Structure,” published November 24, 2016.
- U.S. Patent 9,475,120, “Apparatus and Method for Dispersing Particles in a Molten Material without using a Mold,” issued on October 25, 2016.
- WO/2016/153886, “Biphasic Electrode Suspension for a Semi-Solid Flow Cell,” published September 29, 2016.
- WO/2016/149032, “Printhead and Method for 3D Printing of Multiple Materials,” published September 22, 2016.
- U.S. Patent 9,447,319, “Yellow Phosphor Having an Increased Activator Concentration and a Method of Making a Yellow Phosphor,” issued on September 20, 2016. WO/2016/145309, “3D Printed Flexible Electronic Device,” published September 15, 2016.
- WO/2016/144944, “Method of Making an Electrode Structure and a Microbattery Cell, published September 15, 2016.
- U.S. Patent 9,437,788, “Light Emitting Diode (LED) Component Comprising a Phosphor with Improved Excitation Properties,” issued on September 6, 2016.
- U.S. Patent 9,406,938, “Three-Dimensional (3D) Porous Electrode Architecture for a Microbattery,” issued on August 2, 2016.
- U.S. Patent 9,375,790, “Continuous Flow Reactor and Method for Nanoparticle Synthesis,” issued on June 28, 2016.
- U.S. Patent 9,331,253, “Light Emitting Diode (LED) Component Comprising a Phosphor with Improved Excitation Properties,” issued on May 3, 2016.
- U.S. Patent 9,330,910, “Method of Forming an Array of Nanostructures,” issued on May 3, 2016.
- U.S. Patent 9,330,829, “Rolled-Up Transformer Structure for a Radiofrequency Integrated Circuit (RFIC),” issued on May 3, 2016. U.S. Patent 9,289,820, “Apparatus and Method for Dispersing Particles in a Molten Material Without Using a Mold,” issued on March 22, 2016. U.S. Patent 9,263,636, “Light-Emitting Diode (LED) for Achieving an Asymmetric Light Output,” issued on February 16, 2016. U.S. Patent 9,255,343, “Iron-Based Composition for Magnetocaloric Effect (MCE) Applications and Method of Making a Single Crystal,” issued on February 9, 2016. U.S. Patent 9,224,532, “Rolled-Up Inductor Structure for a Radiofrequency Integrated Circuit (RFIC),” issued on December 29, 2015.
- U.S. Patent 9,224,809, “Field Effect Transistor Structure Comprising a Stack of Vertically Separated Channel Nanowires,” issued on December 29, 2015.
- U.S. Patent 9,212,409, “Mixture of Powders for Preparing a Sintered Nickel-Titanium-Rare Earth Metal (Ni-Ti-RE) Alloy,” issued on December 15, 2015.
- U.S. Patent 9,173,983, “Surface Structure of a Component of a Medical Device and Method of Forming the Surface Structure,” issued on November 3, 2015.
- U.S. Patent 9,171,733, “Method of Selectively Etching a Three-Dimensional Structure,” issued on October 27, 2015.
- U.S. Patent 9,138,338, “Two-Stage Method of Compressing a Stent,” issued on September 22, 2015.
- WO/2015/120429, “Three-Dimensional (3D) Printed Composite Structure and 3D Printable Composite Ink Formulation,” published August 13, 2015.
- WO/2015/120430, “3D-Printed Polishing Pad for Chemical Mechanical Planarization (CMP),” published August 13, 2015.
- U.S. Patent 9,103,006, “Nickel-Titanium Alloy Including a Rare Earth Element,” issued on August 11, 2015.
- U.S. Patent 9,045,657, “Viscoelastic Ink for Direct Writing of Hydrogel Structures,” issued on June 2, 2015.
- WO/2015/073944, “Printed Stretchable Strain Sensor,” published May 21, 2015.
- U.S. Patent 9,035,328, “Light-Emitting Diode Component,” issued on May 19, 2015.
- WO/2015/069619, “Method of Printing a Tissue Construct with Embedded Vasculature,” published May 14, 2015.
- U.S. Patent 9,018,050, “Rolled-up Transmission Line Structure for a Radiofrequency Integrated Circuit (RFIC),” issued on April 28, 2015.
- U.S. Patent 8,998,974, “Woven Fabric with Carbon Nanotube Strands,” issued on April 7, 2015.
- U.S. Patent 8,980,185, “Microreactor and Method for Preparing a Radiolabeled Complex or a Biomolecule Conjugate,” issued on March 17, 2015.
- U.S. Patent 8,980,656, “Method of Forming an Array of High Aspect Ratio Semiconductor Nanostructures,” issued on March 17, 2015.
- U.S. Patent 8,956,577, “Microfluidic Device Comprising a Biodegradable Material and Method of Making Such a Microfluidic Device,” issued February 17, 2015.
- U.S. Patent 8,951,430, “Metal Assisted Chemical Etching to Produce III-V Semiconductor Nanostructures,” issued February 10, 2015.
- WO/2014/209994, “Printed Three-Dimensional (3D) Functional Part and Method of Making,” published December 31, 2014.
- U.S. Patent 8,920,767, “Array of Titanium Dioxide Nanostructures for Solar Energy Utilization,” issued December 30, 2014.
- U.S. Patent 8,810,009, “Method of Fabricating a Planar Semiconductor Nanowire,” issued August 19, 2014.
- U.S. Patent 8,795,444, “Method and Apparatus for Thermomagnetically Processing a Workpiece,” issued August 5, 2014.
- U.S. Patent 8,632,745, “Method and Apparatus for Controlling Stoichiometry in Multicomponent Materials,” issued January 21, 2014.
- U.S. Patent 8,608,992, “Carbon Nanofibers Derived from Polymer Nanofibers and Method of Producing the Nanofibers,” issued December 17, 2013.
- U.S. Patent 8,529,749, “Electrochemical Cell Including a Plasma Source and Method of Operating the Electrochemical Cell,” issued September 10, 2013.
- U.S. Patent 8,460,782, “Array of Aligned and Dispersed Carbon Nanotubes and Method of Producing the Array,” issued June 11, 2013.
Recognition
- Northwestern University, Amelia Earhart Fellow
- Northwestern University, Walter P. Murphy Fellow