Patents by Inventor Fred V. Richard

Fred V. Richard 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: 6965128
    Abstract: High quality epitaxial layers of monocrystalline materials (26) can be grown overlying monocrystalline substrates (22) such as large silicon wafers by forming a compliant substrate for growing the monocrystalline layers. An accommodating buffer layer (24) comprises a layer of monocrystalline oxide spaced apart from a silicon wafer by an amorphous interface layer (28) of silicon oxide. The amorphous interface layer dissipates strain and permits the growth of a high quality monocrystalline oxide accommodating buffer layer. Any lattice mismatch between the accommodating buffer layer and the underlying silicon substrate is taken care of by the amorphous interface layer. In addition, formation of a compliant substrate may include utilizing surfactant enhanced epitaxy and epitaxial growth of single crystal silicon onto single crystal oxide materials. A microresonator device is formed overlying the monocrystalline substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2005
    Assignee: Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventors: Paige M. Holm, Barbara Foley Barenburg, Joyce K. Yamamoto, Fred V. Richard
  • Publication number: 20040150043
    Abstract: High quality epitaxial layers of monocrystalline materials (26) can be grown overlying monocrystalline substrates (22) such as large silicon wafers by forming a compliant substrate for growing the monocrystalline layers. An accommodating buffer layer (24) comprises a layer of monocrystalline oxide spaced apart from a silicon wafer by an amorphous interface layer (28) of silicon oxide. The amorphous interface layer dissipates strain and permits the growth of a high quality monocrystalline oxide accommodating buffer layer. Any lattice mismatch between the accommodating buffer layer and the underlying silicon substrate is taken care of by the amorphous interface layer. In addition, formation of a compliant substrate may include utilizing surfactant enhanced epitaxy and epitaxial growth of single crystal silicon onto single crystal oxide materials. A microresonator device is formed overlying the monocrystalline substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2003
    Publication date: August 5, 2004
    Applicant: MOTOROLA, INC.
    Inventors: Paige M. Holm, Barbara Foley Barenburg, Joyce K. Yamamoto, Fred V. Richard
  • Publication number: 20030218666
    Abstract: Semiconductor print engine structures (304) are formed by growing high quality epitaxial layers (26) of monocrystalline materials overlying monocrystalline substrates (22) such as large silicon wafers by forming a compliant substrate for growing the monocrystalline layers. The compliant substrate includes an accommodating buffer layer (24) including a layer of monocrystalline oxide spaced apart from a silicon wafer (22) by an amorphous interface layer (28) of silicon oxide. The amorphous interface layer (28) dissipates strain and permits the growth of a high quality monocrystalline oxide accommodating buffer layer (24).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2002
    Publication date: November 27, 2003
    Applicant: Thoughtbeam, Inc.
    Inventors: Paige M. Holm, Fred V. Richard
  • Publication number: 20030036217
    Abstract: High quality epitaxial layers of monocrystalline materials can be grown overlying monocrystalline substrates such as large silicon wafers by forming a compliant substrate for growing the monocrystalline layers. One way to achieve the formation of a compliant substrate includes first growing an accommodating buffer layer on a silicon wafer. The accommodating buffer layer is a layer of monocrystalline oxide spaced apart from the silicon wafer by an amorphous interface layer of silicon oxide. The amorphous interface layer dissipates strain and permits the growth of a high quality monocrystalline oxide accommodating buffer layer. The foregoing is utilized for a microcavity semiconductor laser coupled to a waveguide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2001
    Publication date: February 20, 2003
    Applicant: MOTOROLA, INC.
    Inventors: Fred V. Richard, Paige M. Holm
  • Publication number: 20030021014
    Abstract: High quality epitaxial layers of monocrystalline materials can be grown overlying monocrystalline substrates such as large silicon wafers by forming a compliant substrate for growing the monocrystalline layers. An accommodating buffer layer comprises a layer of monocrystalline oxide spaced apart from a silicon wafer by an amorphous interface layer of silicon oxide. The amorphous interface layer dissipates strain and permits the growth of a high quality monocrystalline oxide accommodating buffer layer. The accommodating buffer layer is lattice matched to both the underlying silicon wafer and the overlying monocrystalline material layer. The compliant substrate includes an optical laser array configured as a linear optical amplifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2001
    Publication date: January 30, 2003
    Applicant: MOTOROLA, INC.
    Inventors: Barbara Foley Barenburg, Fred V. Richard
  • Patent number: 6048699
    Abstract: A method of fabricating one or more arrays of bio-molecule test sites including providing a solution containing bio-molecule probes in contact with the surface of a substrate, using orthogonal acoustic waves to concentrate the bio-molecule probes at a node intersection, bonding the bio-molecule probes on the substrate at the node intersection to form a test site, and removing the solution leaving the bio-molecule probes attached to the surface at the test site. The steps are repeated as often as desired, using different bio-molecule probes, to produce one or more arrays of test sites.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2000
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Barbara Foley, Fred V. Richard, George N. Maracas, Huinan Yu, Fred Hickernell
  • Patent number: 5969698
    Abstract: Portable communication equipment having a virtual display including display electronics and optics for providing a virtual image in the display, a virtual control panel image viewable in the virtual display as a portion of the virtual image and cursor electronics connected to the display electronics for producing a manually controllable cursor virtual image in the display. The virtual image control panel is connected to be operable with the cursor virtual image and further connected to operate the portable communication equipment. Manual controls, connected to the cursor electronics for controlling the position and function of the cursor virtual image, are mounted on the portable communication equipment and externally accessible by an operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1999
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Fred V. Richard, Ronald J. Nelson
  • Patent number: 5831699
    Abstract: An integrated electro-optical package including an array composed of a substrate having defined thereon a plurality of unit cells, composed of active and inactive areas. The substrate having positioned thereon a major surface, a plurality of sub-arrays and driver/control circuits. The sub-arrays, defining the active area formed within each unit cell, and being composed of a plurality of light emitting devices. The driver/control circuits mounted to the substrate within the inactive area of each unit cell. The electro-optical package fabricated to allow for scanning of the active area of each unit cell to create a resultant integrated image of increased resolution, without an increase in the number of pixels formed by the light emitting devices of the sub-arrays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 3, 1998
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Phil Wright, Diana Chen, Fred V. Richard, Karen E. Jachimowicz, Rong-Ting Huang
  • Patent number: 5818404
    Abstract: An integrated electro-optical package (50) including an optically transparent substrate (10) with an array (15) of light emitting devices (LEDs) (12) thereon, cooperating to generate a complete image, thereby forming a LED display chip (14). The LEDs (12) are positioned in rows and columns and having electrical connections adjacent outer edges of the substrate (10). A molded base (30), having embedded electrical conductors (31) for cooperating with the LEDs (12) of the LED display chip (14) and further having a refractive or diffractive lens (60) formed within a central opening (35), in alignment with the array (15) of LEDs (12) of the LED display chip (14) and on a side opposite the mounting of the LED display chip (14), thereby capable of magnifying the image and producing an easily viewable virtual image. A driver substrate (55) having electrical connections for interfacing with the molded base (30).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1998
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael S. Lebby, John W. Stafford, Fred V. Richard
  • Patent number: 5818634
    Abstract: A dual mode optical magnifier system (22) including a plurality of multi-order diffractive optical elements (24) having at least one reflective, refractive and conventional diffractive surface formed thereon, that in combination are operable between a low magnification virtual image display mode (26) and a high magnification virtual image display mode (28). The multi-order diffractive optical elements (24) include a plurality of zones defined by P.times.2.pi., where P is an integer. The use of multi-order diffractive optical elements (24) enables the elements (24) to be very planar and compact in form so as to be incorporated into portable electronic equipment (40 and 60) such as cellular telephones, pagers, smart card readers (20), computers, or the like, while enabling the desired magnification level to be achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1998
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Fred V. Richard, Scott R. Novis, Karen E. Jachimowicz
  • Patent number: 5801800
    Abstract: A visual display system, composed of an array of light emitting devices, forming an image source, a phase spatial light modulator scanner, driver/control circuitry and an optical magnification system. The display system being enclosed within a housing, thereby forming an optical magnifier. The phase spatial light modulator scanner is operative in either a transmissive mode or a reflective mode. In operation, an external stimulus, such as a voltage, is applied to the scanner, thereby changing the phase of light emitted therethrough. The scanning action enhances display resolution of the generated resultant image without an increase in the number of pixels of the image source. The phase spatial light modulator scanner operates by scanning sub-pixels, pixel groups, and/or sub-arrays of the image source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Phil Wright, Diana Chen, Fred V. Richard, Karen E. Jachimowicz, Rong-Ting Huang
  • Patent number: 5777706
    Abstract: A phase spatial light modulator composed of a first liquid crystal cell and one or more additional liquid crystal cells. Each of the liquid crystal cells is positioned so that their extraordinary optical axis (N.sub.e) lies orthogonal to the next liquid crystal cell, and the group of cells is positioned along the optical axis of light emitted by an image source. The modulator, or scanner, thereby capable of steering substantially 100% of unpolarized light therethrough. The modulator intended for use within a display system additionally composed of an image source, driver/control circuitry and an optical magnification system. In operation, an external stimulus is applied, such as a voltage supplied by an external power source, thereby spatially changing the phase of light emitted therethrough. The scanning action enhances display resolution of the generated resultant image without an increase in the number of pixels of the image source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 7, 1998
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Diana Chen, Fred V. Richard, Phil Wright
  • Patent number: 5739800
    Abstract: An integrated electro-optical package (50) including a light emitting device (LED) display chip (14), with an array (15) of light emitting devices (LEDs) (12) formed thereon and cooperating to generate a complete image. The LEDs (12) are positioned in rows and columns and connected to connection/mounting pads (22) adjacent outer edges of the chip (14). An opaque mounting substrate (30) having a central opening (35). A driver substrate (55) having mounting pads (34), bump bonded to a plurality of pads (33) and (34) on the mounting substrate (30). A plurality of driver circuits (57) connected to the LEDs (12) through terminals on the driver substrate (55). A lens (60) mounted to the mounting substrate (30) over the array (15) of LEDs (12) and on a side opposite the LED display chip (14) to magnify, or serve as one element of an optical magnifier system, the complete image and produce an easily viewable virtual image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1998
    Assignee: Motorola
    Inventors: Michael S. Lebby, John W. Stafford, Fred V. Richard
  • Patent number: 5699073
    Abstract: An integrated electro-optical package (40) including an optically transparent substrate (10) with an array (15) of light emitting devices (LEDs) (12) formed thereon, cooperating to generate a complete image, thereby forming a LED display chip (14). The LEDs (12) are positioned in rows and columns and having electrical connections adjacent outer edges of the substrate (10). A driver board (30), having embedded electrical conductors (34), plated through-hole vias (44) and/or embedded leadframes (45) for cooperating with the LEDs (12) of the LED display chip (14) and further having a plurality of driver and control circuits (42) connected to the driver board (30) and LEDs (12). A molded carrier ring (50), electrically interfaced with the driver board (30), the LED display chip (14) and the driver and control circuits (42).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 16, 1997
    Assignee: Motorola
    Inventors: Michael S. Lebby, Fred V. Richard, John W. Stafford
  • Patent number: 5698941
    Abstract: An optical correction layer for a light emitting apparatus having gaps in brightness at the light-emitting surface. The optical correction layer includes a plurality of optical correction regions centered over the gaps, and a plurality of optically transparent regions which overlay the remainder of the light-emitting surface. The optical correction regions include appropriately formed grooves which collect and redirect light adjacent the gap. The light is redirected to cover and effectively conceal the gap. The optically transparent regions permit light to travel through, without redirection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 16, 1997
    Assignee: Motorola
    Inventors: James E. Jaskie, Lawrence N. Dworsky, Karen E. Jachimowicz, Fred V. Richard, Kathleen Tobin
  • Patent number: 5699186
    Abstract: A multi-fold optical magnifier includes a prism with four reflecting surfaces positioned to direct light from an inlet to an outlet, and a lens positioned adjacent the prism outlet to receive light from the prism. An aspheric surface of the lens is in the light path for aberration correction and diffractive optical elements formed on the prism and lens are positioned in the light path to provide further aberration correction. The prism and lens angularly magnify an image source at the prism inlet by greater than ten. The total distance, orthogonal to the source plane, between the prism inlet and the lens outlet is 10 to 15 millimeters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 16, 1997
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventor: Fred V. Richard
  • Patent number: 5644430
    Abstract: A single fold optical magnifier including a plurality of optical elements having an aspheric field flattening light inlet with a light outlet directed at an angle to the inlet and a reflecting surface positioned to direct light from the inlet to the outlet. The optical elements define a light path from the inlet to the outlet with a total average optical length of approximately 15 to 35 millimeters. At least one aspheric surface and one diffractive optical element are positioned in the light path to provide aberration correction, and the optical elements are constructed to angularly magnify images by at least a power of ten.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 1, 1997
    Assignee: Motorola
    Inventors: Fred V. Richard, Marc H. Wildy
  • Patent number: 5633762
    Abstract: Dual image manifestation apparatus including real image generation component mounted on a mounting structure for providing at least one real image, and an optical magnifier system, including a low magnification optical system supported by the mounting structure and the housing to receive the image at an optical input and provide a magnified image directly viewable at an optical output, and a high magnification optical system integrally formed with the low magnification optical system and supported by the mounting structure and the housing to receive the image at an optical input and provide an enlarged virtual image at an optical output. The apparatus being interchangeable from a low magnification, quasi-direct view image mode to a high magnification, virtual image mode by slideably moving the optical magnifier system so as to position the desired magnification lenses over the real image. Electrical connections for the image generation component are provided through the mounting structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 27, 1997
    Assignee: Motorola
    Inventor: Fred V. Richard
  • Patent number: 5630001
    Abstract: A planar substrate including a bundle of optical fibers extending from the first major surface to the second major surface and defining a mounting area on the first surface with a two-dimensional array of light emitting devices affixed thereto as an image generator. Real images are transmitted through the bundle to the appear as a real image at the second surface. A single fold optical magnifier including a plurality of optical elements having an aspheric field flattening light inlet positioned adjacent the second surface to receive the real image from the second surface of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 13, 1997
    Assignee: Motorola
    Inventors: Karen E. Jachimowicz, Louis E. Silverstein, George R. Kelly, Fred V. Richard
  • Patent number: 5369415
    Abstract: A display which writes an image directly on the retina of an eye. The display includes a laser which produces a collimated light beam that is modulated with video information and is then scanned and directed through the eye pupil to produce an image on the retina. The scanning uses micro-machined mirrors, electro-optic or acousto-optic devices which are extremely small and require very low power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 29, 1994
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Fred V. Richard, Michael S. Lebby