| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7409159 |
Wireless wavelength division multiplexed system |
August 5, 2008 |
| A system and method for linking optical wavelength division multiplexed (OWDM) networks by using wireless communications. Each optical channel in a OWDM network is coupled to a wireless wavelength division multiplexing (WWDM) channel by a WWDM transceiver, which transmits and receives da |
| 7409092 |
Method and apparatus for the surveillance of objects in images |
August 5, 2008 |
| Object detection and tracking operations on images that may be performed independently are presented. A detection module receives images, extracts edges in horizontal and vertical directions, and generates an edge map where object-regions are ranked by their immediacy. Filters remove |
| 7406225 |
System and method for recording reflection Bragg Gratings |
July 29, 2008 |
| A system and method for recording a reflection Bragg Grating in a photosensitive target. A photosensitive target is located between transmissive members on three sides. Beams incident on one of the transmissive members pass through the other two members before creating an interferenc |
| 7405641 |
Micro-electro-mechanical switch |
July 29, 2008 |
| A micro-electro-mechanical switch is described. The switch comprises a substrate, with a signal transmission portion and an activation portion attached with the substrate. The activation portion includes an armature activation electrode positioned above a substrate activation electrode. |
| 7405637 |
Miniature tunable filter having an electrostatically adjustable membrane |
July 29, 2008 |
| A miniature tunable filter comprising filter poles disposed with a filter substrate. A moveable electrically conductive membrane is disposed above each filter pole and is spaced from the filter pole by an air or vacuum gap. The gap spacing is changed by deflecting the membrane with an |
| 7403144 |
Pulse domain encoder and filter circuits |
July 22, 2008 |
| A pulse circuit to solve a system of differential equations in the pulse domain based on analog or inputs or time-encoded pulse inputs. Intrinsically linear 1-bit digital to analog converters are used as feedback elements within circuits implementing solutions to a differential equat |
| 7403113 |
GaN-based sensor nodes for in situ detection of gases |
July 22, 2008 |
| A system for detecting chemical/biological substances and a detection method. The system comprises a plurality of sensing units or nodes and a radiofrequency link. Each unit has several sensors with different sensing curves. Each sensor is able to transmit information related to the sens |
| 7403076 |
High frequency quasi optical power source capable of solid state implementation |
July 22, 2008 |
| In one embodiment, a high frequency quasi optical oscillator power source is provided which includes an array of amplifier devices each having an input antenna tuned for a fundamental frequency. A amplifier coupled to the input antenna amplifies fundamental frequency signals. A multiplie |
| 7400488 |
Variable capacitance membrane actuator for wide band tuning of microstrip resonators and filters |
July 15, 2008 |
| A device for varying the capacitance of an electronic circuit is disclosed. The device comprises a flexible membrane located above the electronic circuit, a metal layer connected to the flexible membrane, and bias circuitry located above the membrane. Variation of the capacitance of |
| 7396731 |
Method for preparing a non-self-aligned heterojunction bipolar transistor with a small emitter-t |
July 8, 2008 |
| The present invention refers to a method for preparing a non-self-aligned heterojunction bipolar transistor comprising: preparing a patterned emitter metal on an emitter epi layer of a HBT epi structure on a substrate; preparing an emitter epitaxy below the emitter metal; applying a |
| 7391372 |
Integrated phased array antenna |
June 24, 2008 |
| An integrated communication device having a substrate layer of substantially electrically nonconductive material with two substantially parallel surfaces, an antenna element disposed on one of the surfaces, a ground layer of substantially electrically conductive material disposed on |
| 7388186 |
Optically controlled MEMS devices |
June 17, 2008 |
| An optically controlled mechanical device actuated by electrostatic forces. The device includes electrostatic plates disposed on opposing portions of the device to accumulate charge; conductors to conduct charge to the electrostatic plates from a bias supply; and a photoelectric elem |
| 7384524 |
Detection of carbon monoxide in hydrogen-based gas streams |
June 10, 2008 |
| The present invention relates to a sensor for and a method of detecting carbon monoxide in gas streams containing hydrogen. The sensor acts as a fuel cell and is comprised of a centrally placed membrane electrode assembly upon each side of which is positioned a current collector which |
| 7382959 |
Optically oriented three-dimensional polymer microstructures |
June 3, 2008 |
| A method and system of creating one or more waveguides and/or patterning these waveguides to form a 3D microstructure that uses mask and collimated light. In one embodiment, the system includes at least one collimated light source selected to produce a collimated light beam; a reserv |
| 7382818 |
Diffusion bonded pump cavity |
June 3, 2008 |
| A solid state pump cavity comprising a laser rod encased by diffusion bonding inside an outer cladding. The outer cladding provides the ability to efficiently conduct heat away from the laser rod. The outer cladding is also configured to absorb spontaneous laser radiation that would |
| 7382808 |
Apparatus and method for spatial mode selection of planar waveguide and thin slab lasers in the |
June 3, 2008 |
| A method and apparatus for spatial mode selection of planar waveguide and thin slab lasers in the laser's large cross section size direction. The planar laser has a small cross section size direction orthogonal to a major axis thereof and a large cross section size direction orthogonal t |
| 7382465 |
Optical vibrometer |
June 3, 2008 |
| A vibrometer system for determining the vibration spectrum of an object under examination. The vibrometer includes a bundle of optical fibers arranged in an array, wherein a majority of the fibers in the array are arranged to receive light reflected from the object under examination and |
| 7382215 |
Image guide coupler switch |
June 3, 2008 |
| In one implementation, a method is provided for an image guide coupler. The method includes controlling a coupling between adjacent waveguides of a propagating wave by controlling a coupling through at least one field pick up probe positioned next to the adjacent waveguides. In some |
| 7379870 |
Contextual filtering |
May 27, 2008 |
| The present invention relates to techniques for contextual filtering for improving an output of a speech recognizer. The techniques comprise receiving a representation of a speech utterance into a shallow parser component in the form of a first word lattice including a set of potenti |
| 7372084 |
Low power bipolar transistors with low parasitic losses |
May 13, 2008 |
| Low power double heterojunction bipolar transistors with low parasitics, and methods for making the same is presented. A transistor is fabricated such that the collector region underneath a base contact area is deactivated. This results in a drastic reduction of the base-collector pa |
| 7369081 |
Smart chaff |
May 6, 2008 |
| A chaff element for interfering with radar signals. The chaff element has a dielectric substrate and a pair of elongate electrically conductive elements, having a total length of approximately one-half wavelength of the radar signals or otherwise tuned to the radar signals, disposed on |
| 7368765 |
Bipolar transistors with low parasitic losses |
May 6, 2008 |
| Bipolar junction transistors (BJTs) and single or double heterojunction bipolar transistors with low parasitics, and methods for making the same is presented. A transistor is fabricated such that the collector region underneath a base contact area is deactivated. This results in a drasti |
| 7368764 |
Heterojunction bipolar transistor and method to make a heterojunction bipolar transistor |
May 6, 2008 |
| A heterojunction bipolar transistor and a method of making a heterojunction bipolar transistor. The heterojunction bipolar transistor includes: a regrown emitter region; an intrinsic base region forming a junction with the regrown emitter region; and an extrinsic base region separate |
| 7359672 |
Apparatus and method for frequency conversion |
April 15, 2008 |
| An apparatus for frequency up conversion and down conversion using frequency multiplier circuits. The frequency multiplier circuits receive a lower frequency signal and are operated in a forward direction to provide a higher frequency output. The same frequency multiplier circuits ar |
| 7351660 |
Process for producing high performance interconnects |
April 1, 2008 |
| A method for fabricating high performance vertical and horizontal electrical connections in a three dimensional semiconductor structure. A dielectric film is imprinted with a stamp pattern at high vacuum and with precise temperature and stamping pressure control. The stamp pattern may |
| 7349089 |
High transmission multi-wavelength filter and method |
March 25, 2008 |
| An optical arrangement and method of filtering include a beam splitter that accepts an incident beam and transmits light from the incident beam of a first polarization and reflects light from the incident beam of a second polarization. The transmitted light is a first beam and the re |
| 7348864 |
Integrated MMIC modules for millimeter and submillimeter wave system applications |
March 25, 2008 |
| An integrated circuit module comprising integrated coupling transmission structures protruding from the main body of the integrated circuit with extra substrate material removed around and/or under the coupling transmission structures. |
| 7346083 |
Bandwidth enhanced self-injection locked DFB laser with narrow linewidth |
March 18, 2008 |
| A laser system and method for self-injection locking. The system includes a laser having a laser output at a frequency .omega..sub.o. An optical port provides a portion of the laser output at the port and a modulator, coupled to the port, is driven by a RF signal at a frequency .omeg |
| 7345866 |
Continuously tunable RF MEMS capacitor with ultra-wide tuning range |
March 18, 2008 |
| A method is provided of continuously varying the capacitance of a MEMS varactor having a cantilever assembly mounted on a base portion, the cantilever assembly having a first capacitance plate and a dielectric element mounted thereon, and the base portion having a second capacitance |
| 7345804 |
Dynamic optical tag communicator and system using corner cube modulating retroreflector |
March 18, 2008 |
| In some embodiments, a dynamic optical tag communication system is provided which includes high and low index CCR, both having a modulator, such as TCFP-MQWs on a first side of the CCR configured to modulate in a first temperature range, and a modulator on a second side of the CCR to |
| 7345652 |
Antenna system and RF signal interference abatement method |
March 18, 2008 |
| Disclosed is an antenna system including a Luneberg Lens having a spherically shaped outer surface and a spherically shaped focal surface spaced from its outer surface with a plurality of patch antenna elements disposed along the focal surface of the Luneberg Lens; and a power combin |
| 7344932 |
Use of silicon block process step to camouflage a false transistor |
March 18, 2008 |
| A technique for and structures for camouflaging an integrated circuit structure. A layer of conductive material having a controlled outline is disposed to provide artifact edges of the conductive material that resemble an operable device when in fact the device is not operable. |
| 7343655 |
Manufacturing methods of micro electromechanical switch |
March 18, 2008 |
| A method of fabricating a micro electromechanical switch on a substrate comprising piezoelectric layers, metal electrodes alternated with the layers and contact pads. Cross voltages are applied to the electrodes, in order to obtain an S-shaped deformation of the switch and allow contact |
| 7342947 |
Dark fiber laser array coupler |
March 11, 2008 |
| A multiple-fiber, stretched, fused and cleaved coupler designed to act as an output window to a fiber laser array or fiber-coupled laser array, in which the stretch, length and/or position of the fibers is chosen facilitate the in-phase oscillation of the lasers in the array. The in- |
| 7330665 |
Optical frequency modulated transmitter |
February 12, 2008 |
| An optical frequency modulated transmitter includes a plurality of separately phased-controlled slave lasers, the outputs of which are combined to form a single output beam of the transmitter. A master optical oscillator outputs an optical signal for injection locking the plurality o |
| 7330304 |
Method and apparatus for PPM demodulation using a semiconductor optical amplifier |
February 12, 2008 |
| An optical pulse position modulation receiver relying on the gain dynamics in a semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA). Optical PPM signal pulses and periodic optical clock pulses at a different frequency and/or polarization than the signal pulses are coupled into an SOA. Due to the h |
| 7329290 |
Fuel reforming apparatus for producing a carbon-monoxide free reformed fuel gas comprising hydro |
February 12, 2008 |
| This invention relates to a fuel reforming apparatus for producing a carbon-monoxide free reformed fuel gas comprising hydrogen. More particularly, this invention relates to nonthermal plasma reactors for removing carbon monoxide from a reformed fuel gas produced from a fuel containi |
| 7328200 |
Apparatus, method, and computer program product for converting decision flowcharts into decision |
February 5, 2008 |
| The present invention converts decision flowcharts into decision probabilistic graphs on a data processing system. First, a decision flowchart is received, having evidence nodes, a root evidence node, and outcome nodes. The outcome nodes are related to the evidence nodes by conclusio |
| 7327855 |
Vision-based highway overhead structure detection system |
February 5, 2008 |
| An image sequence is inputted from a camera and vertical motion is estimated. A windowed horizontal edge-projection is extracted from the inputted image sequence and corresponding horizontal edges are projected. The horizontal edge-projection and the vertical motion estimation are co |
| 7324755 |
Optical code-division multiple access transmission system and method |
January 29, 2008 |
| An optical code division multiple access transmission and reception system is presented. The transmission system comprises an optical comb generator for producing multiple discrete optical signal components comprising a plurality of equally spaced wavelength components. A serial-to-paral |
| 7324256 |
Photonic oscillator |
January 29, 2008 |
| A photonic oscillator includes an optical transceiver that serves the dual purpose of detecting a feedback RF lightwave signal carried on a laser beam and electrically filtering the RF lightwave signal to modulate the RF lightwave signal in accordance therewith, to thereby set up steady |
| 7324048 |
Wavelength division multiplexing methods and apparatus for constructing photonic beamforming net |
January 29, 2008 |
| Methods and apparatus for constructing phased array antenna beamforming networks are provided, that allow to scan multiple beams and select appropriate sets of delay lines simultaneously. The beamforming networks disclosed herein generate less losses than conventional ones and in some |
| 7324036 |
Adaptive, intelligent transform-based analog to information converter method and system |
January 29, 2008 |
| The present invention provides an adaptive, intelligent transform based Analog to Information Converter (AIC) for wideband signals by directly converting an analog signal to information (e.g., features, decisions). This direct conversion is achieved by (i) capturing most of the infor |
| 7319383 |
Distributed motion prediction network |
January 15, 2008 |
| The present invention provides a distributed motion prediction network including a plurality of nodes. The nodes in the network comprise a mechanism for detecting the presence of an object in an area around a node. A node that detects an object is termed a "detecting node." After a n |
| 7315241 |
Enhanced perception lighting |
January 1, 2008 |
| The present invention relates to an enhanced perception lighting (EPL) system for providing enhanced perception of a user's physical environment. The EPL system comprises a sensor module for detecting and sampling a physical aspect from at least one point in a physical environment an |
| 7310183 |
Diffractive outcoupler for second harmonic generation |
December 18, 2007 |
| A diffractive outcoupler, for use in a cavity of a laser, includes a surface phase grating for receiving radiation from a laser source and has rectangular grooves with a depth D, a first reflector located to receive a first diffracted portion of the radiation from the grating and to |
| 7309171 |
Optical bond-wire interconnections and a method for fabrication thereof |
December 18, 2007 |
| Optical bond-wire interconnections between microelectronic chips, wherein optical wires are bonded onto microelectronic chips. Such optical connections offer numerous advantages compared to traditional electrical connections. Among other things, these interconnections are insensitive |
| 7308032 |
Oversampling D/A converter and method for shaping nonlinear intersymbol interference in an overs |
December 11, 2007 |
| A method and a device for spectrally shaping nonlinear intersymbol interference (NLISI) in an oversampling digital-to-analog converter are disclosed. At least one higher-order shaper circuit is provided, so as to shape NLISI, causing energy associated with NLISI to fall outside a sig |
| 7307589 |
Large-scale adaptive surface sensor arrays |
December 11, 2007 |
| An adaptive surface has a dielectric surface with a repeating pattern of electrically conductive structures disposed thereon or therein, the dielectric surface in combination with repeating pattern of electrically conductive structures forming a metasurface for binding surface waves |
| 7307564 |
Continuous-time delta-sigma modulators using distributed resonators |
December 11, 2007 |
| A distributed resonator or filter in a continuous-time delta-sigma modulator is disclosed, where the transfer function of the resonator or filter repeats every F.sub.S, where F.sub.S is the sampling frequency of the modulator. On one side, like continuous-time delta-sigma modulators, |
