Patents by Inventor E. Robert Schildkraut

E. Robert Schildkraut 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).

  • MEMS michelson interferometer having reciprocating platform with a moving mirror and method of fabrication
    Patent number: 9151673
    Abstract: An interferometer system includes an optical bench and at least two mirror structures, being patterned from one or more layers on the optical bench and erected to extend substantially perpendicularly to the bench to define two interferometer arms to provide a Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) interferometer. The MEMS interferometer is further implemented in a Fourier transform spectrometer, which includes a common housing containing the interferometer and a gas cell, possibly including a preconcentrator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: Block Engineering, LLC
    Inventors: David Reyes, E. Robert Schildkraut, Jinhong Kim
  • Miniature fourier transform spectrometer and method of operation
    Patent number: 8587787
    Abstract: A Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) interferometer is implemented in a Fourier transform spectrometer, which includes a common housing containing the interferometer and a gas cell, possibly including a preconcentrator. The interferometer system includes an optical bench and at least two mirror structures, being patterned from one or more layers on the optical bench and erected to extend substantially perpendicularly to the bench to define two interferometer arms to provide a MEMS interferometer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Block Engineering, LLC
    Inventors: David Reyes, E. Robert Schildkraut, Jinhong Kim
  • MEMS Michelson Interferometer and Method of Fabrication
    Publication number: 20110063619
    Abstract: An interferometer system includes an optical bench and at least two mirror structures, being patterned from one or more layers on the optical bench and erected to extend substantially perpendicularly to the bench to define two interferometer arms to provide a Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) interferometer. The MEMS interferometer is further implemented in a Fourier transform spectrometer, which includes a common housing containing the interferometer and a gas cell, possibly including a preconcentrator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2010
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicant: BLOCK ENGINEERING, LLC
    Inventors: E. Robert Schildkraut, Jinhong Kim, David Reyes
  • MEMS michelson interferometer and method of fabrication
    Patent number: 7880890
    Abstract: An interferometer system includes an optical bench and at least two mirror structures, being patterned from one or more layers on the optical bench and erected to extend substantially perpendicularly to the bench to define two interferometer arms to provide a Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) interferometer. The MEMS interferometer is further implemented in a Fourier transform spectrometer, which includes a common housing containing the interferometer and a gas cell, possibly including a preconcentrator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Block Engineering, LLC
    Inventors: David Reyes, E. Robert Schildkraut, Jinhong Kim
  • Miniature Fourier Transform Spectrometer and Method of Operation
    Publication number: 20100284017
    Abstract: A Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) interferometer is implemented in a Fourier transform spectrometer, which includes a common housing containing the interferometer and a gas cell, possibly including a preconcentrator. The interferometer system includes an optical bench and at least two mirror structures, being patterned from one or more layers on the optical bench and erected to extend substantially perpendicularly to the bench to define two interferometer arms to provide a MEMS interferometer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Inventors: David Reyes, E. Robert Schildkraut, Jinhong Kim
  • MEMS Michelson Interferometer and Method of Fabrication
    Publication number: 20090122383
    Abstract: An interferometer system includes an optical bench and at least two mirror structures, being patterned from one or more layers on the optical bench and erected to extend substantially perpendicularly to the bench to define two interferometer arms to provide a Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) interferometer. The MEMS interferometer is further implemented in a Fourier transform spectrometer, which includes a common housing containing the interferometer and a gas cell, possibly including a preconcentrator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Applicant: Block Engineering, LLC
    Inventors: David Reyes, E. Robert Schildkraut, Jinhong Kim