Patents by Inventor Rachel J. Flynn

Rachel J. Flynn 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).

  • Photonic bandgap apparatus and method for delaying photonic signals
    Patent number: 5751466
    Abstract: A photonic signal is applied to a photonic bandgap structure having a photonic band edge transmission resonance at the frequency of the photonic signal and having a photonic band edge transmission resonance bandwidth which is at least as wide as the bandwidth of the photonic signal. When a photonic band edge transmission resonance is matched to the photonic signal which is being transmitted, a controllable delay is imparted to the photonic signal without significantly altering the photonic signal itself.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 12, 1998
    Assignee: University of Alabama at Huntsville
    Inventors: Jonathan P. Dowling, Michael Scalora, Mark J. Bloemer, Charles M. Bowden, Rachel J. Flynn, Richard L. Fork, Senter B. Reinhardt, Jr., Michael D. Tocci