Patents by Inventor John Heanue

John Heanue 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).

  • RGB combiner using MEMs alignment and PLC
    Patent number: 10180537
    Abstract: Light from discrete red, blue, and green lasers are combined into a single output using a planar lightwave circuit (PLC). In some embodiments some light from an output of the PLC is reflected back to the lasers, and in some embodiments the reflected light is primarily of one of the red, green, or blue wavelengths. In some embodiments multiple lasers of slightly differing wavelengths are provided as light sources for some or all of the red, blue, and green light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: Kaiam Corp.
    Inventors: John Heanue, Bardia Pezeshki, Henk Bulthuis
  • Use of vibrational spectroscopy for DNA content inspection
    Patent number: 10175159
    Abstract: This disclosure concerns a cytometry system including a handling system that enables presentation of single cells to at least one laser source. The laser source is configured to deliver light to a cell within the cells in order to induce bond vibrations in the cellular DNA. The system further includes a detection facility that detects the signature of the bond vibrations, wherein the bond vibration signature is used to determine the folding or packing of the DNA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: 1087 SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Matthias Wagner, John Heanue
  • Optical interconnect having optical splitters and modulators integrated on same chip
    Patent number: 10178452
    Abstract: A switch module includes a switch integrated circuit (IC), an InP chip, and a planar lightwave circuit (PLC). The InP chip may include a plurality of light sources, an optical splitter, and a plurality of modulators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Kaiam Corp.
    Inventors: Bardia Pezeshki, John Heanue, Lucas Soldano, Charles Amsden
  • Micromechanically aligned optical assembly
    Patent number: 10054748
    Abstract: An optical assembly includes a combination of laser sources emitting radiation, focused by a combination of lenses into optical waveguides. The optical waveguide and the laser source are permanently attached to a common carrier, while at least one of the lenses is attached to a holder that is an integral part of the carrier, but is free to move initially. Micromechanical techniques are used to adjust the position of the lens and holder, and then fix the holder it into place permanently using integrated heaters with solder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Kaiam Corp.
    Inventors: Bardia Pezeshki, John Heanue
  • TRANSCEIVER HIGH DENSITY MODULE
    Publication number: 20180136401
    Abstract: An optical coupler couples light from waveguides of a photonic integrated circuit (PIC) to output waveguides, for example waveguides of a planar lightwave circuit (PLC). The optical coupler includes optical elements having different optical properties. In some embodiments the optical properties vary to account for waveguide angled facets in the PIC, and in some embodiments the optical properties vary to account for the PIC being mounted at an angle compared to the PLC, or optical coupler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: Bardia Pezeshki, Ramsey Selim, John Heanue, Henk Bulthuis, Susannah Heck
  • RGB COMBINER USING MEMS ALIGNMENT AND PLC
    Publication number: 20180128979
    Abstract: Light from discrete red, blue, and green lasers are combined into a single output using a planar lightwave circuit (PLC). In some embodiments some light from an output of the PLC is reflected back to the lasers, and in some embodiments the reflected light is primarily of one of the red, green, or blue wavelengths. In some embodiments multiple lasers of slightly differing wavelengths are provided as light sources for some or all of the red, blue, and green light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: John Heanue, Bardia Pezeshki, Henk Bulthuis
  • PLANAR LIGHTWAVE CIRCUIT ACTIVE CONNECTOR
    Publication number: 20180091250
    Abstract: An assembly of waveguide wavelength multiplexers and demultiplexers, together with continuous wave (CW) laser transmitters that interface to grating couplers on a silicon photonics chip, providing CW sources, multiplexed output and optionally multiplexed input, all using a single photonic lightwave circuit (PLC).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Lucas Soldano, Bardia Pezeshki, John Heanue
  • MICROMECHANICALLY ALIGNED OPTICAL ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20180067271
    Abstract: An optical assembly includes a combination of laser sources emitting radiation, focused by a combination of lenses into optical waveguides. The optical waveguide and the laser source are permanently attached to a common carrier, while at least one of the lenses is attached to a holder that is an integral part of the carrier, but is free to move initially. Micromechanical techniques are used to adjust the position of the lens and holder, and then fix the holder it into place permanently using integrated heaters with solder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Bardia Pezeshki, John Heanue
  • OPTICAL INTERCONNECT HAVING OPTICAL SPLITTERS AND MODULATORS INTEGRATED ON SAME CHIP
    Publication number: 20170272845
    Abstract: A switch module includes a switch integrated circuit (IC), an InP chip, and a planar lightwave circuit (PLC). The InP chip may include a plurality of light sources, an optical splitter, and a plurality of modulators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Bardia Pezeshki, John Heanue, Lucas Soldano, Charles Amsden
  • Planar lightwave circuit active connector
    Patent number: 9768901
    Abstract: An assembly of waveguide wavelength multiplexers and demultiplexers, together with continuous wave (CW) laser transmitters that interface to grating couplers on a silicon photonics chip, providing CW sources, multiplexed output and optionally multiplexed input, all using a single photonic lightwave circuit (PLC).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: KAIAM CORP.
    Inventors: Lucas Soldano, Bardia Pezeshki, John Heanue
  • Micromechanically aligned optical assembly
    Patent number: 9726836
    Abstract: An optical assembly includes a combination of laser sources emitting radiation, focused by a combination of lenses into optical waveguides. The optical waveguide and the laser source are permanently attached to a common carrier, while at least one of the lenses is attached to a holder that is an integral part of the carrier, but is free to move initially. Micromechanical techniques are used to adjust the position of the lens and holder, and then fix the holder it into place permanently using integrated heaters with solder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: KAIAM CORP.
    Inventors: Bardia Pezeshki, John Heanue
  • Multiple wavelength light-source with tracking multiplexer
    Patent number: 9722706
    Abstract: A transmitter assembly incorporating multiple laser diodes that are wavelength multiplexed together using a planar lightwave circuit, and where the multiplexer's transmission spectrum depends on temperature at the same rate as the laser diodes. This allows a design for lower loss in the multiplexer and therefore is more power efficient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: KAIAM CORP.
    Inventors: Alice Liu, Bardia Pezeshki, John Heanue, Henk Bulthuis
  • Use of vibrational spectroscopy for DNA content inspection
    Patent number: 9683922
    Abstract: This disclosure concerns a cytometry system including a handling system that enables presentation of single cells to at least one laser source. The laser source is configured to deliver light to a cell within the cells in order to induce bond vibrations in the cellular DNA. The system further includes a detection facility that detects the signature of the bond vibrations, wherein the bond vibration signature is used to determine the folding or packing of the DNA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: 1087 SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Matthias Wagner, John Heanue
  • OPTICAL TRANSCEIVER WITH COMBINED TRANSMITTER AND RECEIVER ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20170168252
    Abstract: An optical transceiver assembly includes a circuit board and a PLC, both performing transmission and reception functions, in a common volume of a common housing, electro-optical conversion elements, for example lasers and/or photodetectors. Lasers may be on a further substrate on the circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Bardia Pezeshki, John Heanue
  • OPTICAL INTERCONNECT FOR SWITCH APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20170139145
    Abstract: A switch module includes a switch integrated circuit (IC), a silicon photonics chips, and an interface having removably coupled first side and second side. The first side includes a lens array optically coupled to a SiP chip and the second side includes a connector having a plurality of planar lightwave circuits (PLCs) optically coupled to another lens array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2016
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: John Heanue, Bardia Pezeshki, Charles Amsden, Lucas Soldano
  • Use of Vibrational Spectroscopy for DNA Content Inspection
    Publication number: 20170089823
    Abstract: This disclosure concerns a cytometry system including a handling system that enables presentation of single cells to at least one laser source. The laser source is configured to deliver light to a cell within the cells in order to induce bond vibrations in the cellular DNA. The system further includes a detection facility that detects the signature of the bond vibrations, wherein the bond vibration signature is used to determine the folding or packing of the DNA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Matthias Wagner, John Heanue
  • OPTICAL INTERCONNECT FOR SWITCH APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20160381442
    Abstract: A switch module includes a switch integrated circuit (IC), a silicon photonics chips, and a planar lightwave circuits (PLCs).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventors: John Heanue, Bardia Pezeshki, Charles Amsden, Lucas Soldano
  • MICROMECHANICALLY ALIGNED OPTICAL ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20160313518
    Abstract: An optical assembly includes a combination of laser sources emitting radiation, focused by a combination of lenses into optical waveguides. The optical waveguide and the laser source are permanently attached to a common carrier, while at least one of the lenses is attached to a holder that is an integral part of the carrier, but is free to move initially. Micromechanical techniques are used to adjust the position of the lens and holder, and then fix the holder it into place permanently using integrated heaters with solder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2016
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Inventors: Bardia Pezeshki, John Heanue
  • Micromechanically aligned optical assembly
    Patent number: 9405072
    Abstract: An optical assembly includes a combination of laser sources emitting radiation, focused by a combination of lenses into optical waveguides. The optical waveguide and the laser source are permanently attached to a common carrier, while at least one of the lenses is attached to a holder that is an integral part of the carrier, but is free to move initially. Micromechanical techniques are used to adjust the position of the lens and holder, and then fix the holder it into place permanently using integrated heaters with solder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Kaiam Corp.
    Inventors: Bardia Pezeshki, John Heanue
  • PLANAR LIGHTWAVE CIRCUIT ACTIVE CONNECTOR
    Publication number: 20160149662
    Abstract: An assembly of waveguide wavelength multiplexers and demultiplexers, together with continuous wave (CW) laser transmitters that interface to grating couplers on a silicon photonics chip, providing CW sources, multiplexed output and optionally multiplexed input, all using a single photonic lightwave circuit (PLC).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2015
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventors: Lucas Soldano, Bardia Pezeshki, John Heanue