Patents & Awards


Patents

  1. “Limonene and Tetrahydrofurfuryl Alcohol Cleaning Agent (Chemistry),” G. Bohnert, R. Carter, T. Hand and M. Powers, U.S. Patent Number 5,514,294, May 7, 1996.
  2. “Limonene and Tetrahydrofurfuryl Alcohol Cleaning Agent (Applications),” G. Bohnert, R. Carter, T. Hand and M. Powers, U.S. Patent Number 5,679,631, October 21, 1997.
  3. “Coaxial Connector for Mounting on a Circuit Substrate,” R. Barnett, T. Finkle and M. Powers, U.S. Patent Number 5,797,795, August 26, 1998.
  4. “200 GHz Broadband Coaxial Microwave Connector”, J. Botka and M. Powers, U.S. Patent Number 6,666,725 B2, December 23, 2003.
  5. “Adjustable Coaxial Support”, M. Whitener, M. Powers, M. Richter and D. Taylor, U.S. Patent Number 6,870,448 B2, March 22, 2005.
  6. “Asymmetric Support for High Frequency Transmission Lines”, J. Botka, M. Powers, F. Bishop and J. James, U.S. Patent Number 6,765,461 B1, July 20, 2004.
  7. “Apparatus and Method to Introduce Signals into a Shielded RF Circuit”, L. Dove, M. Powers, M. Whitener and J.P. Stephens, U.S. Patent Number 6,894,590 B2, May 17, 2005.
  8. “Microwave Connector,” P. Cassanego, F. Bishop, J. James, M. Powers, M. Richter, B. Tan and K. Wong, U.S. Patent Number 7,168,979 B2, January 30, 2007.

Awards

  • Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS) Scholarship Award, ARCS Foundation, 1989.
  • Technology of the Year Award (Synergy CCS), Silicon Prairie Technology Association, 1995.
  • Pollution Prevention Award (Synergy CCS), U.S. Department of Energy, 1996.
  • Excellence in Technology Transfer Award (Synergy CCS), U.S. Federal Laboratory Consortium, 1997.
  • Fellow, American Society for Metals International, 2006.
  • Barnholt Innovation Award, Agilent Technologies, 2009.