Patents by Inventor Larry DeClue

Larry DeClue 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).

  • Generating light from electromagnetic energy
    Patent number: 7034464
    Abstract: A device that converts non-visible electromagnetic energy into light. The device includes a cylindrical electromagnetic resonator with a central through hole, a dielectric (preferably ceramic) material surrounded by symmetrically displaced through holes surrounding the central through hole. The device also includes a base and probes connected to the base. The probes are placed to introduce non-visible electromagnetic energy into the resonator. The device also includes a plasma lamp placed in the central through hole. The plasma lamp is placed to convert the non-visible electromagnetic energy into light. Preferably, the resonator is composed of a ceramic with a metalized surface except for inside the through holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2006
    Assignee: Sigma Designs, Inc.
    Inventors: Jamal S. Izadian, Larry DeClue, David Fealkoff