Patents by Inventor Jason BLECHTA

Jason BLECHTA 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).

  • Electrode configuration for tilting micro-electro-mechanical systems mirror
    Patent number: 11726311
    Abstract: A micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) device may include a mirror structure suspended from a first hinge and a second hinge that are arranged to enable the mirror structure to be tilted about a tilt axis. The mirror structure may include a first actuator and a second actuator located on opposite sides of the tilt axis. The MEMS device may include a fixed electrode coupled to first actuator to cause the mirror structure to tilt about the tilt axis in a first direction based on a fixed voltage applied to the fixed electrode. The MEMS device includes a driving electrode coupled to the second actuator to cause the mirror structure to tilt about the tilt axis in a second direction opposite from the first direction based on a driving voltage applied to the driving electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Lumentum Operations LLC
    Inventors: Gonzalo Wills, Wenlin Jin, Jason Blechta, Shane H. Woodside
  • ELECTRODE CONFIGURATION FOR TILTING MICRO-ELECTRO-MECHANICAL SYSTEMS MIRROR
    Publication number: 20220099958
    Abstract: A micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) device may include a mirror structure suspended from a first hinge and a second hinge that are arranged to enable the mirror structure to be tilted about a tilt axis. The mirror structure may include a first actuator and a second actuator located on opposite sides of the tilt axis. The MEMS device may include a fixed electrode coupled to first actuator to cause the mirror structure to tilt about the tilt axis in a first direction based on a fixed voltage applied to the fixed electrode. The MEMS device includes a driving electrode coupled to the second actuator to cause the mirror structure to tilt about the tilt axis in a second direction opposite from the first direction based on a driving voltage applied to the driving electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Gonzalo WILLS, Wenlin JIN, Jason BLECHTA, Shane H. WOODSIDE