Patents by Inventor Jeffrey S. Herd
Jeffrey S. Herd 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).
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Publication number: 20220043323Abstract: An integrated optical beam steering device includes a planar dielectric lens that collimates beams from different inputs in different directions within the lens plane. It also includes an output coupler, such as a grating or photonic crystal, that guides the collimated beams in different directions out of the lens plane. A switch matrix controls which input port is illuminated and hence the in-plane propagation direction of the collimated beam. And a tunable light source changes the wavelength to control the angle at which the collimated beam leaves the plane of the substrate. The device is very efficient, in part because the input port (and thus in-plane propagation direction) can be changed by actuating only log2 N of the N switches in the switch matrix. It can also be much simpler, smaller, and cheaper because it needs fewer control lines than a conventional optical phased array with the same resolution.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2021Publication date: February 10, 2022Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyInventors: Scott A. SKIRLO, Cheryl Marie SORACE-AGASKAR, Marin SOLJACIC, Simon VERGHESE, Jeffrey S. HERD, Paul William JUODAWLKIS, Yi YANG, DIRK ENGLUND, Mihika PRABHU
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Patent number: 11194038Abstract: A multistatic array topology and image reconstruction process for fast 3D near field microwave imaging are presented. Together, the techniques allow for hardware efficient realization of an electrically large aperture and video-rate image reconstruction. The array topology samples the scene on a regular grid of phase centers, using a tiling of multistatic arrays. Following a multistatic-to-monostatic correction, the sampled data can then be processed with the well-known and highly efficient monostatic Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) imaging algorithm. In this work, the approach is described and validated experimentally with the formation of high quality microwave images. The scheme is more than two orders of magnitude more computationally efficient than the backprojection method. In fact, it is so efficient that a cluster of four commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) graphical processing units (GPUs) can render a 3D image of a human-sized scene in 0.048-0.101 seconds.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2019Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyInventors: William F. Moulder, James D. Krieger, Denise T. Maurais-Galejs, Huy T. Nguyen, Jeffrey S. Herd
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Patent number: 11175562Abstract: An integrated optical beam steering device includes a planar dielectric lens that collimates beams from different inputs in different directions within the lens plane. It also includes an output coupler, such as a grating or photonic crystal, that guides the collimated beams in different directions out of the lens plane. A switch matrix controls which input port is illuminated and hence the in-plane propagation direction of the collimated beam. And a tunable light source changes the wavelength to control the angle at which the collimated beam leaves the plane of the substrate. The device is very efficient, in part because the input port (and thus in-plane propagation direction) can be changed by actuating only log2 N of the N switches in the switch matrix. It can also be much simpler, smaller, and cheaper because it needs fewer control lines than a conventional optical phased array with the same resolution.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2020Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyInventors: Scott A. Skirlo, Cheryl Marie Sorace-Agaskar, Marin Soljacic, Simon Verghese, Jeffrey S. Herd, Paul William Juodawlkis, Yi Yang, Dirk Englund, Mihika Prabhu
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Publication number: 20200333683Abstract: An integrated optical beam steering device includes a planar dielectric lens that collimates beams from different inputs in different directions within the lens plane. It also includes an output coupler, such as a grating or photonic crystal, that guides the collimated beams in different directions out of the lens plane. A switch matrix controls which input port is illuminated and hence the in-plane propagation direction of the collimated beam. And a tunable light source changes the wavelength to control the angle at which the collimated beam leaves the plane of the substrate. The device is very efficient, in part because the input port (and thus in-plane propagation direction) can be changed by actuating only log2 N of the N switches in the switch matrix. It can also be much simpler, smaller, and cheaper because it needs fewer control lines than a conventional optical phased array with the same resolution.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2020Publication date: October 22, 2020Inventors: Scott A. SKIRLO, Cheryl Marie SORACE-AGASKAR, Marin SOLJACIC, Simon VERGHESE, Jeffrey S. HERD, Paul William JUODAWLKIS, Yi YANG, DIRK ENGLUND, Mihika PRABHU
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Patent number: 10649306Abstract: An integrated optical beam steering device includes a planar dielectric lens that collimates beams from different inputs in different directions within the lens plane. It also includes an output coupler, such as a grating or photonic crystal, that guides the collimated beams in different directions out of the lens plane. A switch matrix controls which input port is illuminated and hence the in-plane propagation direction of the collimated beam. And a tunable light source changes the wavelength to control the angle at which the collimated beam leaves the plane of the substrate. The device is very efficient, in part because the input port (and thus in-plane propagation direction) can be changed by actuating only log2 N of the N switches in the switch matrix. It can also be much simpler, smaller, and cheaper because it needs fewer control lines than a conventional optical phased array with the same resolution.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2019Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyInventors: Scott A. Skirlo, Cheryl Marie Sorace-Agaskar, Marin Soljacic, Simon Verghese, Jeffrey S. Herd, Paul William Juodawlkis, Yi Yang, Dirk Robert Englund, Mihika Prabhu
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Patent number: 10541658Abstract: Systems and methods for improving power amplifier operation are provided. A system may include a baseband signal generator communicatively coupled to a baseband signal digital-to-analog converter. The baseband signal digital-to-analog converter may be communicatively coupled to two or more power amplifiers. The system may also include an envelope signal generator communicatively coupled to an envelope signal digital-to-analog converter. The system may further include a supply modulator communicatively coupled to the envelope signal digital-to-analog converter and the two or more power amplifiers for shared envelope tracking across the two or more power amplifiers.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2017Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYInventors: Andrew H. Zai, Michael D. Lockard, Kenneth E. Kolodziej, Jeffrey S. Herd
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Publication number: 20190324135Abstract: A multistatic array topology and image reconstruction process for fast 3D near field microwave imaging are presented. Together, the techniques allow for hardware efficient realization of an electrically large aperture and video-rate image reconstruction. The array topology samples the scene on a regular grid of phase centers, using a tiling of multistatic arrays. Following a multistatic-to-monostatic correction, the sampled data can then be processed with the well-known and highly efficient monostatic Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) imaging algorithm. In this work, the approach is described and validated experimentally with the formation of high quality microwave images. The scheme is more than two orders of magnitude more computationally efficient than the backprojection method. In fact, it is so efficient that a cluster of four commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) graphical processing units (GPUs) can render a 3D image of a human-sized scene in 0.048-0.101 seconds.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2019Publication date: October 24, 2019Inventors: William F. Moulder, James D. KRIEGER, Denise T. MAURAIS-GALEJS, Huy T. NGUYEN, Jeffrey S. HERD
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Publication number: 20190265574Abstract: An integrated optical beam steering device includes a planar dielectric lens that collimates beams from different inputs in different directions within the lens plane. It also includes an output coupler, such as a grating or photonic crystal, that guides the collimated beams in different directions out of the lens plane. A switch matrix controls which input port is illuminated and hence the in-plane propagation direction of the collimated beam. And a tunable light source changes the wavelength to control the angle at which the collimated beam leaves the plane of the substrate. The device is very efficient, in part because the input port (and thus in-plane propagation direction) can be changed by actuating only log2 N of the N switches in the switch matrix. It can also be much simpler, smaller, and cheaper because it needs fewer control lines than a conventional optical phased array with the same resolution.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2019Publication date: August 29, 2019Inventors: Scott A. SKIRLO, Cheryl Marie SORACE-AGASKAR, Marin SOLJACIC, Simon VERGHESE, Jeffrey S. HERD, Paul William JUODAWLKIS, Yi YANG, Dirk Robert ENGLUND, Mihika PRABHU
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Patent number: 10353067Abstract: A multistatic array topology and image reconstruction process for fast 3D near field microwave imaging are presented. Together, the techniques allow for hardware efficient realization of an electrically large aperture and video-rate image reconstruction. The array topology samples the scene on a regular grid of phase centers, using a tiling of multistatic arrays. Following a multistatic-to-monostatic correction, the sampled data can then be processed with the well-known and highly efficient monostatic Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) imaging algorithm. In this work, the approach is described and validated experimentally with the formation of high quality microwave images. The scheme is more than two orders of magnitude more computationally efficient than the backprojection method. In fact, it is so efficient that a cluster of four commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) graphical processing units (GPUs) can render a 3D image of a human-sized scene in 0.048-0.101 seconds.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2016Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyInventors: William F. Moulder, James D. Krieger, Denise T. Maurais-Galejs, Huy Nguyen, Jeffrey S. Herd
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Patent number: 10261389Abstract: An integrated optical beam steering device includes a planar dielectric lens that collimates beams from different inputs in different directions within the lens plane. It also includes an output coupler, such as a grating or photonic crystal, that guides the collimated beams in different directions out of the lens plane. A switch matrix controls which input port is illuminated and hence the in-plane propagation direction of the collimated beam. And a tunable light source changes the wavelength to control the angle at which the collimated beam leaves the plane of the substrate. The device is very efficient, in part because the input port (and thus in-plane propagation direction) can be changed by actuating only log2 N of the N switches in the switch matrix. It can also be much simpler, smaller, and cheaper because it needs fewer control lines than a conventional optical phased array with the same resolution.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2017Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyInventors: Scott Skirlo, Cheryl Marie Sorace-Agaskar, Marin Soljacic, Simon Verghese, Jeffrey S. Herd, Paul William Juodawlkis, Yi Yang, Dirk Robert Englund, Mihika Prabhu
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Patent number: 10236593Abstract: Described is a printed circuit antenna array including at least one castellated substrate. Also described is a stacked patch antenna array having at least one castellated substrate.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2016Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyInventors: Pierre A. Dufilie, Jeffrey S. Herd
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Publication number: 20180175809Abstract: Systems and methods for improving power amplifier operation are provided. A system may include a baseband signal generator communicatively coupled to a baseband signal digital-to-analog converter. The baseband signal digital-to-analog converter may be communicatively coupled to two or more power amplifiers. The system may also include an envelope signal generator communicatively coupled to an envelope signal digital-to-analog converter. The system may further include a supply modulator communicatively coupled to the envelope signal digital-to-analog converter and the two or more power amplifiers for shared envelope tracking across the two or more power amplifiers.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2017Publication date: June 21, 2018Inventors: Andrew H. Zai, Michael D. Lockard, Kenneth E. Kolodziej, Jeffrey S. Herd
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Publication number: 20180090852Abstract: Described is a printed circuit antenna array including at least one castellated substrate. Also described is a stacked patch antenna array having at least one castellated substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2016Publication date: March 29, 2018Inventors: Pierre A. Dufilie, Jeffrey S. Herd
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Publication number: 20170371227Abstract: An integrated optical beam steering device includes a planar dielectric lens that collimates beams from different inputs in different directions within the lens plane. It also includes an output coupler, such as a grating or photonic crystal, that guides the collimated beams in different directions out of the lens plane. A switch matrix controls which input port is illuminated and hence the in-plane propagation direction of the collimated beam. And a tunable light source changes the wavelength to control the angle at which the collimated beam leaves the plane of the substrate. The device is very efficient, in part because the input port (and thus in-plane propagation direction) can be changed by actuating only log2 N of the N switches in the switch matrix. It can also be much simpler, smaller, and cheaper because it needs fewer control lines than a conventional optical phased array with the same resolution.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2017Publication date: December 28, 2017Inventors: Scott SKIRLO, Cheryl Marie Sorace-Agaskar, Marin Soljacic, Simon Verghese, Jeffrey S. Herd, Paul William Juodawlkis, Yi Yang, Dirk Robert Englund, Mihika Prabhu
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Patent number: 9847582Abstract: An antenna system capable of achieving simultaneous transmit and receive (STAR) operation over a wide bandwidth includes a ring array of TEM horn elements and a centrally located monocone or bicone antenna. The TEM horn elements each include a capacitive feed. The elements of the ring array are excited using a phasing scheme that results in signal cancellation at the location of the central element. The ring array may serve as either the transmit antenna or the receive antenna.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2014Date of Patent: December 19, 2017Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyInventors: William F. Moulder, Bradley T. Perry, Jeffrey S. Herd
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Publication number: 20170227636Abstract: A multistatic array topology and image reconstruction process for fast 3D near field microwave imaging are presented. Together, the techniques allow for hardware efficient realization of an electrically large aperture and video-rate image reconstruction. The array topology samples the scene on a regular grid of phase centers, using a tiling of multistatic arrays. Following a multistatic-to-monostatic correction, the sampled data can then be processed with the well-known and highly efficient monostatic Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) imaging algorithm. In this work, the approach is described and validated experimentally with the formation of high quality microwave images. The scheme is more than two orders of magnitude more computationally efficient than the backprojection method. In fact, it is so efficient that a cluster of four commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) graphical processing units (GPUs) can render a 3D image of a human-sized scene in 0.048-0.101 seconds.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2016Publication date: August 10, 2017Inventors: William F. Moulder, James D. Krieger, Denise T. Maurais-Galejs, Huy Nguyen, Jeffrey S. Herd
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Publication number: 20150145741Abstract: An antenna system capable of achieving simultaneous transmit and receive (STAR.) operation over a wide bandwidth includes a ring array of TEM horn elements and a centrally located monocone or bicone antenna. The TEM horn elements each include a capacitive feed. The elements of the ring array are excited using a phasing scheme that results in signal cancellation, at the location of the central element. The ring array may serve as either the transmit antenna or the receive antenna.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2014Publication date: May 28, 2015Applicant: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYInventors: William F. Moulder, Bradley T. Perry, Jeffrey S. Herd
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Patent number: 8749441Abstract: Described is a simultaneous transmit and receive antenna system having a ring array of transmit antenna elements and a receive antenna element disposed on an axis that is perpendicular to and passing through the center of the ring array. Alternatively, the ring array includes receive elements and a transmit antenna element is disposed on the axis perpendicular to the ring array. Opposite antenna elements in the ring array differ in phase by 180° so that a radiation pattern null occurs at the antenna element at the center of the ring array. Also included are at least one ground plane and an electrically-conductive cylinder disposed on the perpendicular axis inside the ring array to provide a high degree of isolation between the transmit and receive antenna elements. The system may be configured for wireless communications, for example, according to WIFI IEEE standard 802.11 or WIMAX IEEE standard 802.16.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2011Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyInventors: Alan J. Fenn, Peter T. Hurst, Jeffrey S. Herd, Kenneth E. Kolodziej, Leonard I. Parad, Hans Steyskal
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Publication number: 20130106667Abstract: Described is a simultaneous transmit and receive antenna system having a ring array of transmit antenna elements and a receive antenna element disposed on an axis that is perpendicular to and passing through the center of the ring array. Alternatively, the ring array includes receive elements and a transmit antenna element is disposed on the axis perpendicular to the ring array. Opposite antenna elements in the ring array differ in phase by 180° so that a radiation pattern null occurs at the antenna element at the center of the ring array. Also included are at least one ground plane and an electrically-conductive cylinder disposed on the perpendicular axis inside the ring array to provide a high degree of isolation between the transmit and receive antenna elements. The system may be configured for wireless communications, for example, according to WIFI IEEE standard 802.11 or WIMAX IEEE standard 802.16.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2011Publication date: May 2, 2013Applicant: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYInventors: Alan J. Fenn, Peter T. Hurst, Jeffrey S. Herd, Kenneth E. Kolodziej, Leonard I. Parad, Hans Steyskal
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Patent number: 6198438Abstract: A reconfigurable microstrip antenna array geometry which utilizes Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) switches to electrically connect groups of printed patch radiators for operation at multiple frequencies.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 1999Date of Patent: March 6, 2001Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air ForceInventors: Jeffrey S. Herd, Marat Davidovitz, Hans Steyskal