Patents by Inventor Carol Y. Scarlett

Carol Y. Scarlett 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).

  • Patent number: 11933718
    Abstract: An optical system uses a sample medium disposed within an optical cavity, receives an input beam that may be non-coherent or coherent, and produces an optical energy from the input beam, by creating birefringent-induced beam components each cavity traversal, forming a mixed quantum state beam for the input beam. The mixed quantum state beam exits the cavity, and the energy distribution of the exiting beam is analyzed over a range of tuned input beam frequencies to uniquely identify circularly birefringent the materials within the sample medium, e.g., amino acids, proteins, or other circular birefringent molecules, biological or otherwise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Inventor: Carol Y. Scarlett
  • Publication number: 20230358900
    Abstract: Techniques for coupling fields to exotic matter at a particular location to identify, or determine the current date/time at that location, are provided. Example techniques include capturing sensor data indicating a decay rate associated with a radioactive material at the location over a period of time; analyzing the sensor data indicating the decay rate associated with the radioactive material at the location over the period of time in order to identify a peak decay rate over the period of time and a point in time, over the period of time, at which the peak decay rate occurred; and determining one or more of: a current time at the particular location, a current date at the location, or an identification of the location, based on one or more of: the peak decay rate or the point in time over the period of time at which the peak decay rate occurred.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventor: Carol Y. Scarlett
  • Patent number: 10955629
    Abstract: An optical array formed from unclad fibers that are affixed with a micro-coating of adhesive has been developed to allow for enhanced light collection translating into parallel streams of optical output. The system is designed to be used for applications requiring parallel output streams (e.g. random number generation for parallel computing architectures, observation of position information for optical sensing application, etc.). The system acts as a parallel, pixeled detector for a source where the individual pixels are simultaneously readout.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Inventor: Carol Y. Scarlett
  • Publication number: 20200225428
    Abstract: An optical array formed from unclad fibers that are affixed with a micro-coating of adhesive has been developed to allow for enhanced light collection translating into parallel streams of optical output. The system is designed to be used for applications requiring parallel output streams (e.g. random number generation for parallel computing architectures, observation of position information for optical sensing application, etc.). The system acts as a parallel, pixeled detector for a source where the individual pixels are simultaneously readout.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2018
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventor: Carol Y. Scarlett
  • Patent number: 10705799
    Abstract: An optical system uses a multi-layered birefringent structure that receives an input beam that may be non-coherent or coherent, and produces a randomization energy from the input beam, by creating birefringent induced beam subdivisions as the beam passes through each birefringent layer, where after the beam has passed through a threshold number of birefringent layers, a randomized energy distribution is created. That randomized energy distribution is read by a photodetector and converted into a random number by a randomization processing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Inventor: Carol Y. Scarlett
  • Publication number: 20200088630
    Abstract: An optical system uses a sample medium disposed within an optical cavity, receives an input beam that may be non-coherent or coherent, and produces an optical energy from the input beam, by creating birefringent-induced beam components each cavity traversal, forming a mixed quantum state beam for the input beam. The mixed quantum state beam exits the cavity, and the energy distribution of the exiting beam is analyzed over a range of tuned input beam frequencies to uniquely identify circularly birefringent the materials within the sample medium, e.g., amino acids, proteins, or other circular birefringent molecules, biological or otherwise.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventor: Carol Y. Scarlett
  • Publication number: 20190384576
    Abstract: An optical system uses a multi-layered birefringent structure that receives an input beam that may be non-coherent or coherent, and produces a randomization energy from the input beam, by creating birefringent induced beam subdivisions as the beam passes through each birefringent layer, where after the beam has passed through a threshold number of birefringent layers, a randomized energy distribution is created. That randomized energy distribution is read by a photodetector and converted into a random number by a randomization processing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventor: Carol Y. Scarlett
  • Patent number: 10394525
    Abstract: An optical system uses a multi-layered birefringent structure that receives an input beam that may be non-coherent or coherent, and produces a randomization energy from the input beam, by creating birefringent induced beam subdivisions as the beam passes through each birefringent layer, where after the beam has passed through a threshold number of birefringent layers, a randomized energy distribution is created. That randomized energy distribution is read by a photodetector and converted into a random number by a randomization processing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Inventor: Carol Y. Scarlett
  • Publication number: 20180260191
    Abstract: An optical system uses a multi-layered birefringent structure that receives an input beam that may be non-coherent or coherent, and produces a randomization energy from the input beam, by creating birefringent induced beam subdivisions as the beam passes through each birefringent layer, where after the beam has passed through a threshold number of birefringent layers, a randomized energy distribution is created. That randomized energy distribution is read by a photodetector and converted into a random number by a randomization processing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventor: Carol Y. Scarlett
  • Publication number: 20180149584
    Abstract: An optical system uses a sample medium disposed within an optical cavity, receives an input beam that may be non-coherent or coherent, and produces an optical energy from the input beam, by creating birefringent-induced beam components each cavity traversal, forming a mixed quantum state beam for the input beam. The mixed quantum state beam exits the cavity, and the energy distribution of the exiting beam is analyzed over a range of tuned input beam frequencies to uniquely identify circularly birefringent the materials within the sample medium, e.g., amino acids, proteins, or other circular birefringent molecules, biological or otherwise.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventor: Carol Y. Scarlett
  • Patent number: 9971568
    Abstract: An optical system uses a birefringent medium disposed within an optical cavity, receives an input beam that may be non-coherent or coherent, and produces a randomization energy from the input beam, by creating birefringent induced beam subdivisions each cavity traversal, where after a threshold number of beam traversals have occurred, a randomized energy distribution is created. That randomized energy distribution is read by a photodetector and converted into a random number by a randomization processing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Inventor: Carol Y. Scarlett
  • Patent number: 9488569
    Abstract: Methods and systems for determining material composition of a test sample may be provided. The test sample may be placed in a magnetic region having a magnetic field. A light beam may be directed at the test sample in the magnetic region. A birefringence in the light beam that has passed through the test sample may be detected. The material composition of the test sample may be determined based on the detected birefringence in the light beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
    Inventor: Carol Y. Scarlett
  • Publication number: 20160259625
    Abstract: An optical system uses a birefringent medium disposed within an optical cavity, receives an input beam that may be non-coherent or coherent, and produces a randomization energy from the input beam, by creating birefringent induced beam subdivisions each cavity traversal, where after a threshold number of beam traversals have occurred, a randomized energy distribution is created. That randomized energy distribution is read by a photodetector and converted into a random number by a randomization processing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventor: Carol Y. Scarlett
  • Publication number: 20140362378
    Abstract: Methods and systems for determining material composition of a test sample may be provided. The test sample may be placed in a magnetic region having a magnetic field. A light beam may be directed at the test sample in the magnetic region. A birefringence in the light beam that has passed through the test sample may be detected. The material composition of the test sample may be determined based on the detected birefringence in the light beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventor: Carol Y. Scarlett