Patents by Inventor Dennis Peter Villanucci

Dennis Peter Villanucci 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).

  • Passive, remote sensor
    Patent number: 7938010
    Abstract: A passive, remote sensor including an optical subsystem for receiving electromagnetic radiation scattered off a surface. A detector is responsive to electromagnetic radiation received by the optical subsystem and generates a composite signal comprising a DC current component and an AC current component. A filter extracts the DC current component from the composite signal. A light emitting device is driven by the DC current component. A detector is responsive to the light emitting device and is connected to the first detector to subtract at least a portion of the DC component from the composite signal producing a modified signal. An amplifier is responsive to the modified signal detects vibrations of the surface to be detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: Visidyne, Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis Peter Villanucci, Peter Nicholas Baum, Ilya Schiller
  • Passive, remote sensor
    Publication number: 20080135762
    Abstract: A passive, remote sensor including an optical subsystem for receiving electromagnetic radiation scattered off a surface. A detector is responsive to electromagnetic radiation received by the optical subsystem and generates a composite signal comprising a DC current component and an AC current component. A filter extracts the DC current component from the composite signal. A light emitting device is driven by the DC current component. A detector is responsive to the light emitting device and is connected to the first detector to subtract at least a portion of the DC component from the composite signal producing a modified signal. An amplifier is responsive to the modified signal detects vibrations of the surface to be detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2007
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Inventors: Dennis Peter Villanucci, Peter Nicholas Baum, Ilya Schiller