Patents by Inventor Atif SHAMIM
Atif SHAMIM 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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Publication number: 20180055359Abstract: A wound dressing device with reusable electronics for wireless monitoring and a method of making the same are provided. The device can be a smart device. In an embodiment, the device has a disposable portion including one or more sensors and a reusable portion including wireless electronics. The one or more sensors can be secured to a flexible substrate and can be printed by non-contact printing on the substrate. The disposable portion can be removably coupled to the one or more sensors. The device can include one or more sensors for wireless monitoring of a wound, a wound dressing, a body fluid exuded by the wound and/or wearer health.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2016Publication date: March 1, 2018Inventors: Atif SHAMIM, Muhammad Fahad FAROOQUI
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Publication number: 20180011033Abstract: Provided in some embodiments is a method of manufacturing a pipe conformable water-cut sensors system. Provided in some embodiments is method for manufacturing a water-cut sensor system that includes providing a helical T-resonator, a helical ground conductor, and a separator at an exterior of a cylindrical pipe. The helical T-resonator including a feed line, and a helical open shunt stub conductively coupled to the feed line. The helical ground conductor including a helical ground plane opposite the helical open shunt stub and a ground ring conductively coupled to the helical ground plane. The feed line overlapping at least a portion of the ground ring, and the separator disposed between the feed line and the portion of the ground ring overlapped by the feed line to electrically isolate the helical T-resonator from the helical ground conductor.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2017Publication date: January 11, 2018Inventors: Muhammad Akram Karimi, Atif Shamim, Muhammad Arsalan
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Publication number: 20170350830Abstract: Provided in some embodiments are systems and methods for measuring the water content (or water-cut) of a fluid mixture. Provided in some embodiments is a water-cut sensor system that includes a helical T-resonator, a helical ground conductor, and a separator provided at an exterior of a cylindrical pipe. The helical T-resonator including a feed line, and a helical open shunt stub conductively coupled to the feed line. The helical ground conductor including a helical ground plane opposite the helical open shunt stub and a ground ring conductively coupled to the helical ground plane. The feed line overlapping at least a portion of the ground ring, and the separator disposed between the feed line and the portion of the ground ring overlapped by the feed line to electrically isolate the helical T-resonator from the helical ground conductor.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2017Publication date: December 7, 2017Inventors: Muhammad Akram Karimi, Atif Shamim, Muhammad Arsalan
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Patent number: 9804105Abstract: Provided in some embodiments are systems and methods for measuring the water content (or water-cut) of a fluid mixture. Provided in some embodiments is a water-cut sensor system that includes a T-resonator, a ground conductor, and a separator. The T-resonator including a feed line, and an open shunt stub conductively coupled to the feed line. The ground conductor including a bottom ground plane opposite the T-resonator and a ground ring conductively coupled to the bottom ground plane, with the feed line overlapping at least a portion of the ground ring. The separator including a dielectric material disposed between the feed line and the portion of the ground ring overlapped by the feed line, and the separator being adapted to electrically isolate the T-resonator from the ground conductor.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2015Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignees: Saudi Arabian Oil Company, King Abdullah University of Science and TechnologyInventors: Muhammad Akram Karimi, Atif Shamim, Muhammad Arsalan
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Patent number: 9746367Abstract: A traffic monitoring system and method for mapping traffic speed and density while preserving privacy. The system can include fixed stations that make up a network and mobile probes that are associated with vehicles. The system and method do not gather, store, or transmit any unique or identifying information, and thereby preserves the privacy of members of traffic. The system and method provide real-time traffic density and speed mapping. The system and method can further be integrated with a complementary flood monitoring system and method.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2014Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYInventors: Christian Claudel, Atif Shamim, Muhammad Fahad Farooqui
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Publication number: 20170059492Abstract: Provided in some embodiments are systems and methods for measuring the water content (or water-cut) of a fluid mixture. Provided in some embodiments is a water-cut sensor system that includes a T-resonator, a ground conductor, and a separator. The T-resonator including a feed line, and an open shunt stub conductively coupled to the feed line. The ground conductor including a bottom ground plane opposite the T-resonator and a ground ring conductively coupled to the bottom ground plane, with the feed line overlapping at least a portion of the ground ring. The separator including a dielectric material disposed between the feed line and the portion of the ground ring overlapped by the feed line, and the separator being adapted to electrically isolate the T-resonator from the ground conductor.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2015Publication date: March 2, 2017Inventors: Muhammad Akram Karimi, Atif Shamim, Muhammad Arsalan
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Patent number: 9473902Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for flexible, low-cost tracking devices capable of seamless indoor and outdoor tracking transitions. A tracking device may comprise, for example, circuitry combined with one or more transceivers on a flexible substrate. At least a portion of the circuitry may be printed using a conductive medium, such as nanoparticle ink. The tracking device may be configured to localize the tracking device via GPS or an alternative localization strategy based on a determination of whether GPS communication is available.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2015Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Assignee: KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYInventors: Rana Muhammad Bilal, Muhammad Fahad Farooqui, Hammad M. Cheema, Atif Shamim
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Publication number: 20160097672Abstract: A traffic monitoring system and method for mapping traffic speed and density while preserving privacy. The system can include fixed stations that make up a network and mobile probes that are associated with vehicles. The system and method do not gather, store, or transmit any unique or identifying information, and thereby preserves the privacy of members of traffic. The system and method provide real-time traffic density and speed mapping. The system and method can further be integrated with a complementary flood monitoring system and method.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2014Publication date: April 7, 2016Applicant: KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYInventors: Christian CLAUDEL, Atif SHAMIM, Muhammad Fahad FAROOQUI
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Publication number: 20150382154Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for flexible, low-cost tracking devices capable of seamless indoor and outdoor tracking transitions. A tracking device may comprise, for example, circuitry combined with one or more transceivers on a flexible substrate. At least a portion of the circuitry may be printed using a conductive medium, such as nanoparticle ink. The tracking device may be configured to localize the tracking device via GPS or an alternative localization strategy based on a determination of whether GPS communication is available.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2015Publication date: December 31, 2015Inventors: Rana Muhammad Bilal, Muhammad Fahad Farooqui, Hammad M. Cheema, Atif Shamim
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Patent number: 9137637Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for monitoring tracking devices capable of seamless indoor and outdoor tracking transitions. A tracking device may comprise, for example, printable circuitry and antennas combined with one or more receivers/transceivers on a substrate. The tracking device may be configured, for example, to localize the tracking device via GPS or an alternative localization strategy based on a determination of whether GPS communication is available. A modified RSSI fingerprinting methodology may be used to accurately determine a location of the tracking device using Wi-Fi access points. A device monitoring service may communicate with internal and/or external mapping API's to render a device monitoring user interface comprising a visual representation of the location of the tracking device.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2013Date of Patent: September 15, 2015Assignee: KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYInventors: Rana M. Bilal, Muhammad F. Farooqui, Hammad M. Cheema, Atif Shamim
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Publication number: 20150221217Abstract: A traffic monitoring system and method for mapping traffic speed and density while preserving privacy. The system can include fixed stations that make up a network and mobile probes that are associated with vehicles. The system and method do not gather, store, or transmit any unique or identifying information, and thereby preserves the privacy of members of traffic. The system and method provide real-time traffic density and speed mapping. The system and method can further be integrated with a complementary flood monitoring system and method.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2013Publication date: August 6, 2015Applicant: KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYInventors: Edward Canepa, Christian Claudel, Atif Shamim, Ahmad Dehwah, Mustafa Mousa, Jiming Jiang
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Patent number: 8917210Abstract: A radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) chip package is provided having an RFIC chip and an integrated antenna structure. The integrated antenna structure includes an on-chip antenna having one or more radiator elements formed as part of a back-end-of-line structure of the RFIC chip. The antenna structure further includes a superstrate structure disposed on the back-end-of-line structure of the RFIC chip. The superstrate structure includes at least one substrate layer and a focusing metal element. The focusing metal element has a structure that is complementary to the on-chip radiator elements and which is configured to focus electromagnetic radiation to and from the planar antenna structure. The superstrate structure improves the performance (e.g., antenna gain and bandwidth) of the on-chip antennas for millimeter-wave applications.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2012Date of Patent: December 23, 2014Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Bing Dang, Duixian Liu, Loïc Marnat, Atif Shamim, Cornelia K.-I. Tsang
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Publication number: 20140306793Abstract: Various methods and systems are provided for high Q, miniaturized LCP-based passive components. In one embodiment, among others, a spiral inductor includes a center connection and a plurality of inductors formed on a liquid crystal polymer (LCP) layer, the plurality of inductors concentrically spiraling out from the center connection. In another embodiment, a vertically intertwined inductor includes first and second inductors including a first section disposed on a side of the LCP layer forming a fraction of a turn and a second section disposed on another side of the LCP layer. At least a portion of the first section of the first inductor is substantially aligned with at least a portion of the second section of the second inductor and at least a portion of the first section of the second inductor is substantially aligned with at least a portion of the second section of the first inductor.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2012Publication date: October 16, 2014Applicant: King Abdullah University of Science and TechnologyInventors: Atif Shamim, Eyad Arabi
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Patent number: 8860607Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method for Gain Enhanced LTCC System-on-Package radar sensor. The sensor includes a substrate and an integrated circuit coupled to the substrate, where the integrated circuit is configured to transmit and receive radio frequency (RF) signals. An antenna may be coupled to the integrated circuit and a lens may be coupled to the antenna. The lens may be configured to enhance the gain of the sensor.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2011Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: King Abdullah University of Science and TechnologyInventors: Atif Shamim, Farhan Abdul Ghaffar, Muhammad Umair Khalid, Khaled Nabil Salama
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Publication number: 20140274139Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for monitoring tracking devices capable of seamless indoor and outdoor tracking transitions. A tracking device may comprise, for example, printable circuitry and antennas combined with one or more receivers/transceivers on a substrate. The tracking device may be configured, for example, to localize the tracking device via GPS or an alternative localization strategy based on a determination of whether GPS communication is available. A modified RSSI fingerprinting methodology may be used to accurately determine a location of the tracking device using Wi-Fi access points. A device monitoring service may communicate with internal and/or external mapping API's to render a device monitoring user interface comprising a visual representation of the location of the tracking device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)Inventors: Rana M. Bilal, Muhammad F. Farooqui, Hammad M. Cheema, Atif Shamim
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Patent number: 8762114Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments of methods and systems related to fractional order element based impedance matching. In one embodiment, a method includes aligning a traditional Smith chart (|?|=1) with a fractional order Smith chart (|?|?1). A load impedance is located on the traditional Smith chart and projected onto the fractional order Smith chart. A fractional order matching element is determined by transitioning along a matching circle of the fractional order Smith chart based at least in part upon characteristic line impedance. In another embodiment, a system includes a fractional order impedance matching application executed in a computing device. The fractional order impedance matching application includes logic that obtains a first set of Smith chart coordinates at a first order, determines a second set of Smith chart coordinates at a second order, and determines a fractional order matching element from the second set of Smith chart coordinates.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2011Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: King Abdullah University of Science and TechnologyInventors: Khaled N. Salama, Ahmed Gomaa Ahmed Radwan, Atif Shamim
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Publication number: 20140145884Abstract: A radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) chip package is provided having an RFIC chip and an integrated antenna structure. The integrated antenna structure includes an on-chip antenna having one or more radiator elements formed as part of a back-end-of-line structure of the RFIC chip. The antenna structure further includes a superstrate structure disposed on the back-end-of-line structure of the RFIC chip. The superstrate structure includes at least one substrate layer and a focusing metal element. The focusing metal element has a structure that is complementary to the on-chip radiator elements and which is configured to focus electromagnetic radiation to and from the planar antenna structure. The superstrate structure improves the performance (e.g., antenna gain and bandwidth) of the on-chip antennas for millimeter-wave applications.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2012Publication date: May 29, 2014Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Bing Dang, Duixian Liu, Loïc Marnat, Atif Shamim, Cornelia K.-I. Tsang
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Patent number: 8519345Abstract: A miniaturized floating gate (FG) MOSFET radiation sensor system is disclosed, The sensor preferably comprises a matched pair of sensor and reference FGMOSFETs wherein the sensor FGMOSFET has a larger area floating gate with an extension over a field oxide layer, for accumulation of charge and increased sensitivity. Elimination of a conventional control gate and injector gate reduces capacitance, and increases sensitivity, and allows for fabrication using standard low cost CMOS technology. A sensor system may be provided with integrated signal processing electronics, for monitoring a change in differential channel current ID, indicative of radiation dose, and an integrated negative bias generator for automatic pre-charging from a low voltage power source. Optionally, the system may be coupled to a wireless transmitter. A compact wireless sensor System on Package solution is presented, suitable for dosimetry for radiotherapy or other biomedical applications.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2009Date of Patent: August 27, 2013Assignee: King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)Inventors: Muhammad Arsalan, Atif Shamim, Nicholas Garry Tarr, Langis Roy
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Patent number: 8412290Abstract: A miniaturized, low power RF transmitter with a dual mode active on-chip antenna/inductor is disclosed in which antenna also serves as the oscillator inductor. Also disclosed is a miniaturized low power RF receiver with an on-chip antenna; and a RF transmitter system wherein an on-chip antenna is wirelessly coupled to an off chip patch antenna are disclosed. Advantageously, the TX chip is housed in a low loss, e.g. Low Temperature Co-fired Ceramic (LTCC) package with a patch antenna to provide a System-on-Package implementation comprising electromagnetic coupling between a RF TX chip comprising an integrated on-chip antenna and a package antenna.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2009Date of Patent: April 2, 2013Inventors: Atif Shamim, Muhammad Arsalan, Langis Roy
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Publication number: 20120123750Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments of methods and systems related to fractional order element based impedance matching. In one embodiment, a method includes aligning a traditional Smith chart (|?|=1) with a fractional order Smith chart (|?|?1). A load impedance is located on the traditional Smith chart and projected onto the fractional order Smith chart. A fractional order matching element is determined by transitioning along a matching circle of the fractional order Smith chart based at least in part upon characteristic line impedance. In another embodiment, a system includes a fractional order impedance matching application executed in a computing device. The fractional order impedance matching application includes logic that obtains a first set of Smith chart coordinates at a first order, determines a second set of Smith chart coordinates at a second order, and determines a fractional order matching element from the second set of Smith chart coordinates.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2011Publication date: May 17, 2012Applicant: King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)Inventors: Ahmed Gomaa Ahmed Radwan, Atif Shamim, Khaled N. Salama