Patents by Inventor Ayan Banerjec

Ayan Banerjec 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).

  • Actuator for micro-electromechanical system fabry-perot filter
    Patent number: 7551287
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a micro-electrical mechanical system apparatus includes a bi-stable actuator and at least one movable Fabry-Perot filter cavity mirror coupled to the bi-stable actuator. The bi-stable actuator may be associated with a first latched position and a second latched position and may comprise, for example, a thermal device, an electrostatic device (e.g., a parallel plate or comb drive), or a magnetic device. According to some embodiments, a relationship between a voltage applied to an actuator of a Fabry-Perot filter and an amount of displacement associated with a movable mirror is substantially linear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2009
    Assignee: GE Homeland Protection, Inc.
    Inventors: Anis Zribi, Glenn S. Claydon, David C. Hays, Stacey Kennerly, Long Que, Shankar Chandrasekaran, Shivappa Goravar, Ayan Banerjec