Patents by Inventor Stephen McLaughlin
Stephen McLaughlin 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: 9329084Abstract: In an embodiment, an apparatus may include a light source, a beam manipulator, an optical component, an analyzer, and a detector. The light source may generate an incident light at a first frequency. The beam manipulator may include one or more polyhedron-shaped prisms that may deflect the incident light for focus at a plurality of points on a sample. The optical component may collect the deflected incident light, focus the collected deflected incident light at the plurality of points on the sample, and collect scattered light from the sample. The scattered light may include elastic scattered light and/or inelastic scattered light. The inelastic scattered light may have a second frequency that is shifted up or down from the first frequency. The detector may detect the inelastic scattered light and the analyzer may identify a substance contained in the sample based on the detected inelastic scattered light.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2013Date of Patent: May 3, 2016Assignee: Thermo Scientific Portable Analytical Instruments Inc.Inventors: Malcolm Smith, Michael Burka, Stephen McLaughlin
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Patent number: 9287186Abstract: A device and method for evaluating reliability of a semiconductor chip structure built by a manufacturing process includes a test structure built in accordance with a manufacturing process. The test structure is thermal cycled and the yield of the test structure is measured. The reliability of the semiconductor chip structure built by the manufacturing process is evaluated based on the yield performance before the thermal cycling.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2008Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Assignee: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.Inventors: Ronald Gene Filippi, Jason Paul Gill, Vincent J. McGahay, Paul Stephen McLaughlin, Conal Eugene Murray, Hazara Singh Rathore, Thomas M. Shaw, Ping-Chuan Wang
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Publication number: 20150146201Abstract: A side-looking optical probe for a Raman spectroscopy system is provided. The probe includes: a base for mounting the probe to an optical assembly of the system; and a prism mounted to the base, the prism configured for receiving signal light from a sample and providing the signal light to the system. A method of fabrication and a spectrometer are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2013Publication date: May 28, 2015Inventors: Michael Burka, Stephen McLaughlin, Malcolm C. Smith, Jie Zhang
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Publication number: 20150131091Abstract: In an embodiment, an apparatus may include a light source, a beam manipulator, an optical component, an analyzer, and a detector. The light source may generate an incident light at a first frequency. The beam manipulator may include one or more polyhedron-shaped prisms that may deflect the incident light for focus at a plurality of points on a sample. The optical component may collect the deflected incident light, focus the collected deflected incident light at the plurality of points on the sample, and collect scattered light from the sample. The scattered light may include elastic scattered light and/or inelastic scattered light. The inelastic scattered light may have a second frequency that is shifted up or down from the first frequency. The detector may detect the inelastic scattered light and the analyzer may identify a substance contained in the sample based on the detected inelastic scattered light.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2013Publication date: May 14, 2015Inventors: Malcolm Smith, Michael Burka, Stephen McLaughlin
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Patent number: 8449842Abstract: Systems and methods disclosed include: a support apparatus configured to detachably receive a chip; movable pins extendible from a first position to a second position, where, in the first position, the movable pins do not contact a chip positioned on the support apparatus, and in the second position, the movable pins contact electrical terminals of a heating element within a chip positioned on the support apparatus; a radiation source configured to direct radiation to be incident on a chip positioned on the support apparatus; a detector; and an electronic processor, the electronic processor being configured to detect molecules in a sample positioned within the chip, and to determine a temperature of the chip by measuring an electrical resistance between two of the multiple pins connected to the electrical terminals.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2010Date of Patent: May 28, 2013Assignee: Thermo Scientific Portable Analytical Instruments Inc.Inventors: Kevin J. Knopp, Daryoosh Vakhshoori, Peidong Wang, Masud Azimi, Scott E. Miller, Jason Goldstein, Stephen McLaughlin
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Publication number: 20120092658Abstract: We disclose an apparatus comprising: a hand-portable optical analysis unit including an optical interface; and a device configured to receive and releasably engage the hand-portable optical analysis unit. The device comprises: a housing; a sample unit in the housing; and a resilient member configured to bias the sample unit and the hand-portable analysis unit towards each other when the hand-portable optical analysis unit is received in the device to compress a sample disposed between the sample unit and the optical interface of the optical analysis unit. Methods of analyzing samples are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2011Publication date: April 19, 2012Inventors: Masud AZIMI, Arran BIBBY, Christopher D. BROWN, Peili CHEN, Kevin J. KNOPP, Daryoosh VAKHSHOORI, Peidong WANG, Stephen MCLAUGHLIN
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Patent number: 8126472Abstract: Disclosed is a hybrid wireless communication system and a communication method in the system. The system supports time and frequency division duplexing modes and includes a base station having a cellular communication range based on a cellular mode and mobile stations within the cellular communication range. The base station divides each available frequency resource into frames for communication, and each frame switches between a real-time service mode and a non-real-time service mode at a switching time within the frame. Communication is performed with the mobile stations within the cellular communication range via at least one of an uplink and a downlink in the real-time service mode of each frame according to the frequency division duplexing mode. Communication is performed with the mobile stations via the uplink and the downlink in the non-real-time service mode of each frame according to an ad hoc mode based on the time division duplexing mode.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2006Date of Patent: February 28, 2012Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., The University Court of the University of EdinburgInventors: Yeon-Woo Lee, Sang-Boh Yun, Harald Haas, Khaled S. Hassan, Stephen McLaughlin
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Patent number: 8094743Abstract: A spatial modulation method and transmitting and receiving apparatuses using the spatial modulation method in a MIMO system are provided. The spatial modulation method uses an index of an activated antenna and a signal modulation constellation as an information source. The spatial modulation method is applied to the transmitting apparatus. The receiving apparatus uses a spatial modulation detection method in which a channel path gain is repeatedly multiplied to detect the spatially modulated signal efficiently.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2007Date of Patent: January 10, 2012Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., The University Court of the University of EdinburghInventors: Chang-Wook Ahn, Sang-Boh Yun, Eung-Sun Kim, Harald Haas, Mesleh Raed, Tae-In Hyon, Stephen McLaughlin
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Patent number: 8081305Abstract: We disclose an apparatus comprising: a hand-portable optical analysis unit including an optical interface; and a device configured to receive and releasably engage the hand-portable optical analysis unit. The device comprises: a housing; a sample unit in the housing; and a resilient member configured to bias the sample unit and the hand-portable analysis unit towards each other when the hand-portable optical analysis unit is received in the device to compress a sample disposed between the sample unit and the optical interface of the optical analysis unit. Methods of analyzing samples are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2009Date of Patent: December 20, 2011Assignee: Ahura Scientific Inc.Inventors: Masud Azimi, Arran Bibby, Christopher D. Brown, Peili Chen, Kevin J. Knopp, Daryoosh Vakhshoori, Peidong Wang, Stephen McLaughlin
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Publication number: 20110022324Abstract: Systems and methods disclosed include: a support apparatus configured to detachably receive a chip; movable pins extendible from a first position to a second position, where, in the first position, the movable pins do not contact a chip positioned on the support apparatus, and in the second position, the movable pins contact electrical terminals of a heating element within a chip positioned on the support apparatus; a radiation source configured to direct radiation to be incident on a chip positioned on the support apparatus; a detector; and an electronic processor, the electronic processor being configured to detect molecules in a sample positioned within the chip, and to determine a temperature of the chip by measuring an electrical resistance between two of the multiple pins connected to the electrical terminals.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2010Publication date: January 27, 2011Inventors: Kevin J. Knopp, Daryoosh Vakhshoori, Peidong Wang, Masud Azimi, Scott E. Miller, Jason Goldstein, Stephen McLaughlin
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Patent number: 7817592Abstract: A cellular communication system and method supporting both a time division duplexing (TDD) scheme and a frequency division duplexing (FDD) scheme. The apparatus includes a plurality of mobile stations, at least three first fixed stations communicate with the mobile station based on the FDD scheme, the first fixed station defining respective macro cells that are contiguous and form a virtual cell, and a cluster including at least one second fixed station communicating with the mobile stations based on the TDD scheme, the second fixed station defining a micro cell in the virtual cell.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2005Date of Patent: October 19, 2010Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., The University Court of the University of EdinburghInventors: Sang-Boh Yun, Sung-Hyun Cho, Yung-Soo Kim, Eung-Sun Kim, Yeon-Woo Lee, Stephen McLaughlin
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Patent number: 7675816Abstract: A method and system for acquiring seismic data while conducting drill string operations in a wellbore. The seismic receiver combination set comprises a combination of orthogonal geophones and accelerometers, and an array of hydrophones.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2006Date of Patent: March 9, 2010Assignee: Baker Hughes IncorporatedInventors: Holger Mathiszik, Graham A. Gaston, Stephen McLaughlin
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Patent number: 7646754Abstract: In a mobile ad hoc network, a method of routing data and a mobile unit for use according to the method are arranged to find the relay capacity of a node and the lifetime of the node, and thereby determine whether the node can relay the data. The method and unit can find the relay efficiency of nodes and this information is used to route data traffic efficiently through a number of nodes along a route.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2005Date of Patent: January 12, 2010Assignee: The University Court of the University of EdinburghInventors: Stephen McLaughlin, David Irvine Laurenson, Yuefeng Zhou
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Publication number: 20090237647Abstract: We disclose an apparatus comprising: a hand-portable optical analysis unit including an optical interface; and a device configured to receive and releasably engage the hand-portable optical analysis unit. The device comprises: a housing; a sample unit in the housing; and a resilient member configured to bias the sample unit and the hand-portable analysis unit towards each other when the hand-portable optical analysis unit is received in the device to compress a sample disposed between the sample unit and the optical interface of the optical analysis unit. Methods of analyzing samples are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2009Publication date: September 24, 2009Inventors: Masud Azimi, Arran Bibby, Christopher D. Brown, Peili Chen, Kevin J. Knopp, Daryoosh Vakhshoori, Peidong Wang, Stephen McLaughlin
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Publication number: 20080224135Abstract: A device and method for evaluating reliability of a semiconductor chip structure built by a manufacturing process includes a test structure built in accordance with a manufacturing process. The test structure is thermal cycled and the yield of the test structure is measured. The reliability of the semiconductor chip structure built by the manufacturing process is evaluated based on the yield performance before the thermal cycling.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2008Publication date: September 18, 2008Inventors: Ronald Gene Filippi, Jason Paul Gill, Vincent J. McGahay, Paul Stephen McLaughlin, Hazara Singh Rathore, Thomas M. Shaw, Ping-Chuan Wang, Conal Eugene Murray
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Patent number: 7388224Abstract: A device and method for evaluating reliability of a semiconductor chip structure built by a manufacturing process includes a test structure built in accordance with a manufacturing process. The test structure is thermal cycled and the yield of the test structure is measured. The reliability of the semiconductor chip structure built by the manufacturing process is evaluated based on the yield performance before the thermal cycling.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2006Date of Patent: June 17, 2008Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Ronald Gene Filippi, Jason Paul Gill, Vincent J. McGahay, Paul Stephen McLaughlin, Conal Eugene Murray, Hazara Singh Rathore, Thomas M. Shaw, Ping-Chuan Wang
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Publication number: 20070153628Abstract: A method and system for acquiring seismic data while conducting drill string operations in a wellbore. The seismic receiver combination set comprises a combination of orthogonal geophones and accelerometers, and an array of hydrophones.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2006Publication date: July 5, 2007Applicant: Baker Hughes IncorporatedInventors: Holger Mathiszik, Graham Gaston, Stephen McLaughlin
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Patent number: D670587Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2011Date of Patent: November 13, 2012Assignee: Thermo Scientific Portable Analytical Instruments Inc.Inventors: Maura Fitzpatrick, Stephen McLaughlin, Gregory H. Vander Rhodes
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Patent number: D728400Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2014Date of Patent: May 5, 2015Assignee: Thermo Scientific Portable Analytical Instruments Inc.Inventors: Stephen McLaughlin, Neil Hagerty, Aaron Abroff
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Patent number: D730216Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2014Date of Patent: May 26, 2015Assignee: Thermo Scientific Portable Analytical Instruments Inc.Inventors: Stephen McLaughlin, Neil Hagerty, Aaron Abroff