Patents by Inventor Aaron R. Rickerson

Aaron R. Rickerson 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).

  • Encrypting and decrypting optical communications with matched encoders and decoders
    Publication number: 20040086118
    Abstract: An optical signal may be encrypted and decrypted using an encoder and a matched decoder. In this way, an encoded signal may be retrieved using a decoder that matches the encoder. The encoder may alter the phase or amplitude of the signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2002
    Publication date: May 6, 2004
    Inventors: John N. Sweetser, Alan E. Johnson, Anders Grunnet-Jepsen, Aaron R. Rickerson