Patents by Inventor Bruce W. FitzGerald

Bruce W. FitzGerald 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).

  • Matched optical waveforms for detection and identification of biological pathogens
    Patent number: 7755755
    Abstract: A method is provided for identifying a contaminant in a gaseous space. The method includes: generating a broadband optical waveform; shaping the optical waveform to match an expected waveform for a known contaminant; and transmitting the shaped optical waveform towards an unknown contaminant. Upon receiving a reflected optical waveform from the unknown contaminant, determining whether the unknown contaminant correlates to the known contaminant based on the reflected waveform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignees: Harris Corporation, Lucents Technologies Inc., University of Central Florida Foundations, Inc.
    Inventors: John Richard DeSalvo, Geoffrey Lynn Burdge, Bruce W. FitzGerald, Young-Kai Chen, Andreas Leven, Peter Delfyett
  • Matched optical waveforms for detection and identification of biological pathogens
    Publication number: 20080195335
    Abstract: A method is provided for identifying a contaminant in a gaseous space. The method includes: generating a broadband optical waveform; shaping the optical waveform to match an expected waveform for a known contaminant; and transmitting the shaped optical waveform towards an unknown contaminant. Upon receiving a reflected optical waveform from the unknown contaminant, determining whether the unknown contaminant correlates to the known contaminant based on the reflected waveform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2007
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Inventors: John Richard DeSalvo, Geoffrey Lynn Burdge, Bruce W. FitzGerald, Young-Kai Chen, Andreas Leven, Peter Delfyett