Patents by Inventor Debra A. McNeill

Debra A. McNeill 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).

  • Optical switches
    Patent number: 11588302
    Abstract: Exemplary methods and apparatus may provide optical gates and optical switches using such optical gates. Each optical gate may include a semiconductor optical amplifier that is placed in a substrate. The semiconductor optical amplifier may be coupled to input and output couplers to receive and selectively output optical signals into and out of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Mark A. Gubbins, Marcus B. Mooney, Aidan D. Goggin, Paula F. McElhinney, Debra A. McNeill, Fadi El Hallak, Brendan Lafferty
  • OPTICAL SWITCHES
    Publication number: 20200403384
    Abstract: Exemplary methods and apparatus may provide optical gates and optical switches using such optical gates. Each optical gate may include a semiconductor optical amplifier that is placed in a substrate. The semiconductor optical amplifier may be coupled to input and output couplers to receive and selectively output optical signals into and out of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Mark A. Gubbins, Marcus B. Mooney, Aidan D. Goggin, Paula F. McElhinney, Debra A. McNeill, Fadi El Hallak, Brendan Lafferty