Patents by Inventor Jonathan Hacker
Jonathan Hacker 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).
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Patent number: 8614610Abstract: A waveguide component encapsulation device may include a housing having first and second surfaces, the housing defining a channel extending through the first and second surfaces, a micromachined waveguide component configured to be positioned in the channel, the waveguide component having first and second ends extending outside the channel and beyond the first and second surfaces of the housing by a finite length, and a pair of spacing members configured to align and stabilize the waveguide component within the channel.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2010Date of Patent: December 24, 2013Assignee: Teledyne Scientific & Imaging, LLCInventors: Jonathan Hacker, Chris Hillman, Mark Field, Robert L. Borwick, III
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Publication number: 20120057839Abstract: A waveguide component encapsulation device may include a housing having first and second surfaces, the housing defining a channel extending through the first and second surfaces, a micromachined waveguide component configured to be positioned in the channel, the waveguide component having first and second ends extending outside the channel and beyond the first and second surfaces of the housing by a finite length, and a pair of spacing members configured to align and stabilize the waveguide component within the channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2010Publication date: March 8, 2012Inventors: Jonathan Hacker, Chris Hillman, Mark Field, Robert L. Borwick, III
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Patent number: 7893791Abstract: Devices and systems for using a Gallium Nitride-based (GaN-based) transistor for selectively switching signals are provided. A first transmission line is configured to connect a common connection and a first connection. A first Gallium-Nitride-based (GaN-based) transistor has a first terminal coupled to the first transmission line at a first point, a second terminal coupled to a relative ground, and a third terminal configured to be coupled to a first control connection. A second GaN-based transistor has a first terminal coupled to the first transmission line at a second point, a second terminal configured to be coupled to the relative ground, and a third terminal configured to be coupled to the first control connection.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2008Date of Patent: February 22, 2011Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Yin Tat Ma, Jonathan Hacker, Karim S. Boutros
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Patent number: 7798674Abstract: A device for enhancing the appearance of a compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) and changing the optical properties of light emitted by the CFL is provided. The device for a compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) includes a cover configured for obscuring the compact fluorescent lamp; and an attachment mechanism configured for coupling the cover to the compact fluorescent lamp by engaging an inner surface of the compact fluorescent lamp. The attachment mechanism includes at least two resilient fingers for engaging at least two spaced apart inner surfaces of the compact fluorescent lamp.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2008Date of Patent: September 21, 2010Assignee: Adaptive Lighting Solutions LLC.Inventors: Gary Colin Bernhardt, Wojciech Pawelko, Michael Fusco, Michael A Savona, Jonathan Hacker
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Publication number: 20100097119Abstract: Devices and systems for using a Gallium Nitride-based (GaN-based) transistor for selectively switching signals are provided. A first transmission line is configured to connect a common connection and a first connection. A first Gallium-Nitride-based (GaN-based) transistor has a first terminal coupled to the first transmission line at a first point, a second terminal coupled to a relative ground, and a third terminal configured to be coupled to a first control connection. A second GaN-based transistor has a first terminal coupled to the first transmission line at a second point, a second terminal configured to be coupled to the relative ground, and a third terminal configured to be coupled to the first control connection.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2008Publication date: April 22, 2010Applicant: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Yin Tat Ma, Jonathan Hacker, Karim S. Boutros
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Publication number: 20090103313Abstract: A device for enhancing the appearance of a compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) and changing the optical properties of light emitted by the CFL is provided. The device for a compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) includes a cover configured for obscuring the compact fluorescent lamp; and an attachment mechanism configured for coupling the cover to the compact fluorescent lamp by engaging an inner surface of the compact fluorescent lamp. The attachment mechanism includes at least two resilient fingers for engaging at least two spaced apart inner surfaces of the compact fluorescent lamp.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2008Publication date: April 23, 2009Applicant: ADAPTIVE LIGHTING SOLUTIONS LLC.Inventors: Gary Colin Bernhardt, Wojciech Pawelko, Michael Fusco, Michael A. Savona, Jonathan Hacker
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Publication number: 20070229168Abstract: An n-stage RF choke comprises a series connection of two or more inductors connected in series between a source and a load. The inductor closest to the source has the largest inductance and the inductance closest to the load has the smallest inductance. The inductances of any inductors between the inductor closest to the supply and the inductor closest to the load decrease as a function of distance from the supply. The junctions between the inductors in the series connection are shunted to ground by capacitors connected in series with resistors that provide a matched termination for increasing bandwidth by lowering circuit Q factors and eliminating resonant frequencies. The capacitor closest to the supply has the largest capacitance and the capacitor closest to the load has the smallest capacitance. Any intermediate capacitors decrease in capacitance as a function of distance from the supply. Such an arrangement provides a high impedance that isolates the load from the supply at a wide range of frequencies.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2006Publication date: October 4, 2007Inventors: Yin Ma, Jonathan Hacker
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Publication number: 20070229186Abstract: High frequency power amplification modules comprise a dielectric substrate supporting a stepped impedance transition coupled to the input of a power amplifier and a symmetrically disposed stepped impedance transition connected to the output of the power amplifier. The power amplification modules are oriented in an electromagnetic energy field so that input electromagnetic energy is coupled to the input of the power amplifier by the input side stepped impedance transition, amplified by the amplifier, and emitted from the module by the output side stepped impedance transition. A plurality of the power amplification modules may be organized into an array to provide a power combiner. The power amplification modules in the array may be linked by isolation impedances that decouple the modules in the array.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2006Publication date: October 4, 2007Inventors: Jonathan Hacker, Moonil Kim
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Publication number: 20060279383Abstract: A segmented stub has at least one serpentine signal path that increases the effective electrical length of the stub without increasing the overall physical length or area of the stub. This permits more compact monolithic millimeter-wave and microwave integrated circuit design.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2005Publication date: December 14, 2006Inventor: Jonathan Hacker
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Publication number: 20050068129Abstract: A 1:N MEM switch module comprises N MEM switches fabricated on a common substrate, each of which has input and output contacts and a movable contact which bridges the input and output contacts when the switch is actuated. The input contacts are connected to a common input node, and the output contacts are connected to respective output lines. Each output line has an associated inductance and effective capacitance, and is arranged such that its inductance is matched to its effective capacitance. The switches are preferably arranged symmetrically about the terminus point of the signal input line. A phase shifter employs at least two switch modules connected together with N transmission lines having different lengths, operated such that an input signal is routed via one of the transmission lines to effect a desired phase-shift.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2003Publication date: March 31, 2005Inventors: Jeffrey DeNatale, Robert Mihailovich, Jonathan Hacker, Gabriel Rebeiz, Guan-Leng Tan
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Publication number: 20050068123Abstract: A hybrid circuit phase shifter assembly of RF MEMS switch modules and passive phase delay shifter circuits uses a low loss, preferably flip-chip, interconnection technology. The hybrid circuit assembly approach separates the fabrication of the MEMS switch modules from the fabrication of the passive phase delay circuits thereby avoiding process incompatibilities and low yields and providing substantial production cost savings. In another aspect of the invention, the integration on a common substrate of a MEMS-based hybrid circuit phase shifter assembly behind each of a plurality of radiating elements provides a compact, low cost electronic scanning antenna array.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2003Publication date: March 31, 2005Inventors: Jeffrey DeNatale, Jonathan Hacker, Robert Mihailovich, William Norvell