Patents by Inventor Diana M. Foster

Diana M. Foster 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).

  • Electronic system including waveguide with passive optical elements and related methods
    Patent number: 10498446
    Abstract: A communications system may include a first active circuit device and a waveguide coupled to the first active circuit device. The waveguide may include a plurality of passive optical devices spaced apart from one another and arranged along an optical path, and an interconnect structure interconnecting the passive optical devices and integrally formed as a unitary body with the passive optical devices. Furthermore, the interconnect structure may have an opening therethrough aligned with the optical path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: HARRIS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Arthur C. Paolella, Diana M. Foster, Christopher A. Corey, James W. Coots, Francisco Torres
  • ELECTRONIC SYSTEM INCLUDING WAVEGUIDE WITH PASSIVE OPTICAL ELEMENTS AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20180309183
    Abstract: A communications system may include a first active circuit device and a waveguide coupled to the first active circuit device. The waveguide may include a plurality of passive optical devices spaced apart from one another and arranged along an optical path, and an interconnect structure interconnecting the passive optical devices and integrally formed as a unitary body with the passive optical devices. Furthermore, the interconnect structure may have an opening therethrough aligned with the optical path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2017
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: ARTHUR C. PAOLELLA, Diana M. Foster, Christopher A. Corey, James W. Coots, Francisco Torres