Patents by Inventor Kenneth W. Allen, Jr.

Kenneth W. Allen, Jr. 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).

  • PHOTODETECTOR FOCAL PLANE ARRAY SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20160190194
    Abstract: A photodetector focal plane array system, comprising: a substrate comprising a plurality of photosensitive regions; and a microcomponent disposed adjacent to each of the plurality of photosensitive regions operable for receiving incident radiation and directing a photonic nanojet into the associated photosensitive region. Optionally, each of the microcomponents comprises one of a microsphere and a microcylinder. Each of the microcomponents has a diameter of between ˜? and ˜100?, where ? is the wavelength of the incident radiation. Each of the microcomponents is manufactured from a dielectric or semiconductor material. Each of the microcomponents has an index of refraction of between ˜1.4 and ˜3.5. Optionally, high-index components can be embedded in a lower index material. The microcomponents form an array of microcomponents disposed adjacent to the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2014
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Applicant: THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE
    Inventors: Vasily N. ASTRATOV, Kenneth W. ALLEN, JR., Nicholaos I. LIMBEROPOULOS, Augustine URBAS, Joshua M. DURAN
  • Photodetector focal plane array systems and methods
    Patent number: 9362324
    Abstract: A photodetector focal plane array system, comprising: a substrate comprising a plurality of photosensitive regions; and a microcomponent disposed adjacent to each of the plurality of photosensitive regions operable for receiving incident radiation and directing a photonic nanojet into the associated photosensitive region. Optionally, each of the microcomponents comprises one of a microsphere and a microcylinder. Each of the microcomponents has a diameter of between between ˜? and ˜100?, where ? is the wavelength of the incident radiation. Each of the microcomponents is manufactured from a dielectric or semiconductor material. Each of the microcomponents has an index of refraction of between ˜1.4 and ˜3.5. Optionally, high-index components can be embedded in a lower index material. The microcomponents form an array of microcomponents disposed adjacent to the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
    Inventors: Vasily N. Astratov, Kenneth W. Allen, Jr., Nicholaos I. Limberopoulos, Augustine Urbas, Joshua M. Duran