Patents by Inventor Theodore J. Reck

Theodore J. Reck 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).

  • Low loss microelectromechanical system (MEMS) phase shifter
    Patent number: 11764450
    Abstract: A phase shifter comprising an actuator coupled to a dielectric. When the dielectric is inserted into the waveguide in response to actuation by the actuator, the phase velocity of the incoming electromagnetic wave is decreased, resulting in a phase shift of the electromagnetic wave. A desired phase shift and a low insertion loss can be controlled by positioning of the dielectric and engineering the permittivity of the dielectric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: California Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Sofia Rahiminejad, Maria A. Del Pino, Cecile D. Jung-Kubiak, Theodore J. Reck, Goutam Chattopadhyay
  • LOW LOSS MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM (MEMS) PHASE SHIFTER
    Publication number: 20210013569
    Abstract: A phase shifter comprising an actuator coupled to a dielectric. When the dielectric is inserted into the waveguide in response to actuation by the actuator, the phase velocity of the incoming electromagnetic wave is decreased, resulting in a phase shift of the electromagnetic wave. A desired phase shift and a low insertion loss can be controlled by positioning of the dielectric and engineering the permittivity of the dielectric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: California Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Sofia Rahiminejad, Maria A. Del Pino, Cecile D. Jung-Kubiak, Theodore J. Reck, Goutam Chattopadhyay
  • Low-profile and high-gain modulated metasurface antennas from gigahertz to terahertz range frequencies
    Patent number: 10418721
    Abstract: A modulated MTS antenna including a metasurface fabricated from metallized cylinders on a ground plane. The antenna structure can be designed to operate in the Gigahertz or Terahertz frequency band and to have a well defined directivity. The MTS antenna may be micromachined out of a silicon wafer using deep reactive ion etching (DRIE).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Goutam Chattopadhyay, Cecile D. Jung-Kubiak, Theodore J. Reck, David Gonzalez-Ovejero, Maria Alonso delPino
  • LOW-PROFILE AND HIGH-GAIN MODULATED METASURFACE ANTENNAS FROM GIGAHERTZ TO TERAHERTZ RANGE FREQUENCIES
    Publication number: 20170288316
    Abstract: A modulated MTS antenna including a metasurface fabricated from metallized cylinders on a ground plane. The antenna structure can be designed to operate in the Gigahertz or Terahertz frequency band and to have a well defined directivity. The MTS antenna may be micromachined out of a silicon wafer using deep reactive ion etching (DRIE).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: California Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Goutam Chattopadhyay, Cecile D. Jung-Kubiak, Theodore J. Reck, David Gonzalez-Ovejero, Maria Alonso delPino