Patents by Inventor Laurie Faraone

Laurie Faraone 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).

  • Spectrally tunable infrared image sensor having multi-band stacked detectors
    Patent number: 7759644
    Abstract: A tunable infrared detector is provided that includes a substrate, a bottom wavelength detector formed over the substrate, a top wavelength detector formed over the first wavelength detector layer, and an interferometer filter formed over the top wavelength detector layer and the bottom wavelength detector layer. The interferometer filter is operatively configured to pass a first wavelength associated with a first portion of a predetermined band and a second wavelength associated with a second portion of the predetermined band to the top wavelength detector. The top wavelength detector is operatively configured to detect each wavelength associated with the first portion of the predetermined band and to transmit each wavelength associated with the second portion of the predetermined band to the bottom wavelength detector. The bottom wavelength detector is operatively configured to detect each wavelength associated with the second portion of the predetermined band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: DRS RSTA, Inc.
    Inventors: Pradip Mitra, James E Robinson, John M Dell, Charlie A Musca, Laurie Faraone
  • Spectrally Tunable Infrared Image Sensor Having Multi-Band Stacked Detectors
    Publication number: 20090236525
    Abstract: A tunable infrared detector is provided that includes a substrate, a bottom wavelength detector formed over the substrate, a top wavelength detector formed over the first wavelength detector layer, and an interferometer filter formed over the top wavelength detector layer and the bottom wavelength detector layer. The interferometer filter is operatively configured to pass a first wavelength associated with a first portion of a predetermined band and a second wavelength associated with a second portion of the predetermined band to the top wavelength detector. The top wavelength detector is operatively configured to detect each wavelength associated with the first portion of the predetermined band and to transmit each wavelength associated with the second portion of the predetermined band to the bottom wavelength detector. The bottom wavelength detector is operatively configured to detect each wavelength associated with the second portion of the predetermined band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2008
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Applicant: DRS SENSORS & TARGETING SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Pradip Mitra, James E. Robinson, John M. Dell, Charlie A. Musca, Laurie Faraone