Patents by Inventor Tario M. Haniff

Tario M. Haniff 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).

  • Combined semiconductor thin film pinhole and semiconductor photodetectors and method of manufacture
    Patent number: 5698453
    Abstract: A thin-film semiconductor pinhole component with monolithically integrated position-sensing photodetectors is herein referred to as a Position Sensitive Pinhole (PSP). Another embodiment is also discussed where a PSP is integrated onto a platform with controllable motion and is herein referred to as a Movable Position Sensitive Pinhole (MPSP). A third embodiment describes the MPSP with capacitive, electrostatic actuation incorporated into the device to achieve controlled motion, herein referred to as a Capacitively Actuated Movable Position Sensitive Pinhole (CAMPSP). Each of those embodiments of the present invention are discussed, as are their method of manufacture and use in a laser environment as a spatial filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 16, 1997
    Inventors: Evan D. H. Green, Tario M. Haniff, Albert K. Hu
  • Combined thin film pinhole and semiconductor photodetectors
    Patent number: 5536964
    Abstract: A thin-film semiconductor pinhole component with monolithically integrated position-sensing photodetectors is herein referred to as a Position Sensitive Pinhole (PSP). Another embodiment is also discussed where a PSP is integrated onto a platform with controllable motion and is herein referred to as a Movable Position Sensitive Pinhole (MPSP). A third embodiment describes the MPSP with capacitive, electrostatic actuation incorporated into the device to achieve controlled motion, herein referred to as a Capacitively Actuated Movable Position Sensitive Pinhole (CAMPSP). Each of those embodiments of the present invention are discussed, as are their method of manufacture and use in a laser environment as a spatial filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 16, 1996
    Inventors: Evan D. H. Green, Tario M. Haniff, Albert K. Hu