Patents by Inventor Benjamin M. Curtin

Benjamin M. Curtin has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240159068
    Abstract: A docking station for a medical device is described. In some examples, the docking station includes a frame and a base plate coupled to the frame. At least a portion of the base plate is coupled to a lower portion of the frame. In some examples, an electronic connector of the docking station is configured to couple to the medical device and to provide power to the medical device when the medical device is docked to the docking station. In some examples, a docking mechanism is coupled to an upper portion of the frame and configured to retain the medical device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2024
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: Physio-Control, Inc.
    Inventors: Barry D. Curtin, Alexander Hamilton, Kristina Edmonson, David Andrews, Christopher G. Alviar, Neal Stanley Clark, Benjamin Danziger, Christopher William Egbert, Jason Fouts, Matthew Malone, Joshua Berndt, Brigitta M. Suwandana, Jeremy Edward Brummett
  • Patent number: 11971575
    Abstract: Absolute temperature measurements of integrated photonic devices can be accomplished with integrated bandgap temperature sensors located adjacent the photonic devices. In various embodiments, the temperature of the active region within a diode structure of a photonic device is measured with an integrated bandgap temperature sensor that includes one or more diode junctions either in the semiconductor device layer beneath the active region or laterally adjacent to the photonic device, or in a diode structure formed above the semiconductor device layer and adjacent the diode structure of the photonic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: OpenLight Photonics, Inc.
    Inventors: John Parker, Benjamin M. Curtin
  • Patent number: 11920361
    Abstract: A docking station for a medical device is described. In some examples, the docking station includes a frame and a base plate coupled to the frame. At least a portion of the base plate is coupled to a lower portion of the frame. In some examples, an electronic connector of the docking station is configured to couple to the medical device and to provide power to the medical device when the medical device is docked to the docking station. In some examples, a docking mechanism is coupled to an upper portion of the frame and configured to retain the medical device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: PHYSIO-CONTROL, INC.
    Inventors: Barry D. Curtin, Alexander Hamilton, Kristina Edmonson, David Andrews, Christopher G. Alviar, Neal Stanley Clark, Benjamin Danziger, Christopher William Egbert, Jason Fouts, Matthew Malone, Joshua Berndt, Brigitta M. Suwandana, Jeremy Edward Brummett
  • Patent number: 11699677
    Abstract: Described herein is a die-to-wafer bonding process that utilizes micro-transfer printing to transfer die from a source wafer onto an intermediate handle wafer. The resulting intermediate handle wafer structure can then be bonded die-down onto the target wafer, followed by removal of only the intermediate handle wafer, leaving the die in place bonded to the target wafer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: OpenLight Photonics, Inc.
    Inventors: Roberto Marcoccia, Benjamin M. Curtin
  • Publication number: 20230117058
    Abstract: Absolute temperature measurements of integrated photonic devices can be accomplished with integrated bandgap temperature sensors located adjacent the photonic devices. In various embodiments, the temperature of the active region within a diode structure of a photonic device is measured with an integrated bandgap temperature sensor that includes one or more diode junctions either in the semiconductor device layer beneath the active region or laterally adjacent to the photonic device, or in a diode structure formed above the semiconductor device layer and adjacent the diode structure of the photonic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: John Parker, Benjamin M. Curtin
  • Patent number: 11536899
    Abstract: Absolute temperature measurements of integrated photonic devices can be accomplished with integrated bandgap temperature sensors located adjacent the photonic devices. In various embodiments, the temperature of the active region within a diode structure of a photonic device is measured with an integrated bandgap temperature sensor that includes one or more diode junctions either in the semiconductor device layer beneath the active region or laterally adjacent to the photonic device, or in a diode structure formed above the semiconductor device layer and adjacent the diode structure of the photonic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: OpenLight Photonics, Inc.
    Inventors: John Parker, Benjamin M. Curtin
  • Patent number: 11499923
    Abstract: Photonic errors in a photonic integrated circuit can be imaged using an on-chip light source integrated in a photonic layer of the circuit. The on-chip light source can generate light at wavelengths that propagates through one or more substrate layers to an image sensor sensitive to the wavelength range. The on-chip light source can be tunable and provide different power settings that can be utilized to detect different types of optical errors in the photonic integrated circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: OpenLight Photonics, Inc.
    Inventor: Benjamin M. Curtin
  • Patent number: 11428646
    Abstract: Optical fabrication monitor structures can be included in a design fabricated on a wafer from a mask or fabrication reticle. A first set of components can be formed in an initial fabrication cycle, where the first set includes functional components and monitor structures. A second set of components can be formed by subsequent fabrication processes that can potentially cause errors or damage to the first set of components. The monitor structures can be implemented during fabrication (e.g., in a cleanroom) to detect fabrication errors without pulling or scrapping the wafer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: OpenLight Photonics, Inc.
    Inventors: Erik Johan Norberg, Rui Liang, Benjamin M. Curtin, Jared Bauters
  • Publication number: 20220099590
    Abstract: Photonic errors in a photonic integrated circuit can be imaged using an on-chip light source integrated in a photonic layer of the circuit. The on-chip light source can generate light at wavelengths that propagates through one or more substrate layers to an image sensor sensitive to the wavelength range. The on-chip light source can be tunable and provide different power settings that can be utilized to detect different types of optical errors in the photonic integrated circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventor: Benjamin M. Curtin
  • Publication number: 20220065798
    Abstract: Optical fabrication monitor structures can be included in a design fabricated on a wafer from a mask or fabrication reticle. A first set of components can be formed in an initial fabrication cycle, where the first set includes functional components and monitor structures. A second set of components can be formed by subsequent fabrication processes that can potentially cause errors or damage to the first set of components. The monitor structures can be implemented during fabrication (e.g., in a cleanroom) to detect fabrication errors without pulling or scrapping the wafer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Erik Johan Norberg, Rui Liang, Benjamin M. Curtin, Jared Bauters
  • Publication number: 20210407959
    Abstract: Described herein is a die-to-wafer bonding process that utilizes micro-transfer printing to transfer die from a source wafer onto an intermediate handle wafer. The resulting intermediate handle wafer structure can then be bonded die-down onto the target wafer, followed by removal of only the intermediate handle wafer, leaving the die in place bonded to the target wafer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Roberto Marcoccia, Benjamin M. Curtin
  • Publication number: 20210405291
    Abstract: Absolute temperature measurements of integrated photonic devices can be accomplished with integrated bandgap temperature sensors located adjacent the photonic devices. In various embodiments, the temperature of the active region within a diode structure of a photonic device is measured with an integrated bandgap temperature sensor that includes one or more diode junctions either in the semiconductor device layer beneath the active region or laterally adjacent to the photonic device, or in a diode structure formed above the semiconductor device layer and adjacent the diode structure of the photonic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: John Parker, Benjamin M. Curtin