Patents by Inventor Andrew Temme

Andrew Temme 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).

  • Methods and apparatus for imaging of near-field objects with microwave or terahertz radiation
    Patent number: 10330610
    Abstract: An imaging system images near-field objects with focused microwave or terahertz radiation. Multiple antennas emit microwave or terahertz radiation, such that the radiation varies in frequency over time, illuminates a near-field object, reflects from the near-field object, and travels to a passive aperture. For example, the passive aperture may comprise a dielectric lens or a parabolic reflector. The passive aperture focuses, onto a spatial region, the microwave or terahertz radiation that reflected from the near-field object. One or more antennas take measurements, in the spatial region, of the microwave or terahertz radiation that reflected from the near-field object. A computer calculates, based on the measurements, an image of the near-field object and depth information regarding the near-field object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignees: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Board of Trustees of Michigan State University
    Inventors: Gregory Charvat, Andrew Temme, Micha Feigin-Almon, Ramesh Raskar, Hisham Bedri
  • Methods and apparatus for imaging of near-field objects with microwave or terahertz radiation
    Publication number: 20170212059
    Abstract: An imaging system images near-field objects with focused microwave or terahertz radiation. Multiple antennas emit microwave or terahertz radiation, such that the radiation varies in frequency over time, illuminates a near-field object, reflects from the near-field object, and travels to a passive aperture. For example, the passive aperture may comprise a dielectric lens or a parabolic reflector. The passive aperture focuses, onto a spatial region, the microwave or terahertz radiation that reflected from the near-field object. One or more antennas take measurements, in the spatial region, of the microwave or terahertz radiation that reflected from the near-field object. A computer calculates, based on the measurements, an image of the near-field object and depth information regarding the near-field object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Gregory Charvat, Andrew Temme, Micha Feigin-Almon, Ramesh Raskar, Hisham Bedri