Patents by Inventor Mark R. Munch

Mark R. Munch 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).

  • Banded optical amplifier
    Publication number: 20030234975
    Abstract: An optical amplifier includes a demultiplexer which separates a broadband optical signal into a plurality of banded optical signals; a plurality of ports, each of which outputs a selected one of the plurality of banded optical signals; and an amplifier section which is coupled to one of the plurality of output ports.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2002
    Publication date: December 25, 2003
    Inventors: John D. Minelly, Mark R. Munch, James R. Passalugo, Laura A. Weller-Brophy
  • Integrated circuit card with liquid crystal display for viewing at least a portion of the information stored in the card
    Patent number: 6297789
    Abstract: An integrated circuit card contains a liquid crystal display for displaying at least a portion of the information stored therein. The displayed information is stored in a first, or reserved, memory. A second, or additional, memory is used to store further information. The use of a reserved memory for storing the displayed information permits the use of very low power electrical energy sources for driving the display and the electronics controlling the pixels of the display, such as piezoelectric sources, pyroelectric sources, photovoltaic cells, and very small batteries. The first and second memories may be integrated into a single IC chip, or they may be separate components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2001
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Dominique Gauthier, Mark R. Munch, Akira Tomita, John L. Goodell, Gilles Gozlan
  • INTEGRATED CIRCUIT CARD WITH LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY FOR VIEWING AT LEAST A PORTION OF THE INFORMATION STORED IN THE CARD
    Publication number: 20010003445
    Abstract: An integrated circuit card contains a liquid crystal display for displaying at least a portion of the information stored therein. The displayed information is stored in a first, or reserved, memory. A second, or additional, memory is used to store further information. The use of a reserved memory for storing the displayed information permits the use of very low power electrical energy sources for driving the display and the electronics controlling the pixels of the display, such as piezoelectric sources, pyroelectric sources, photovoltaic cells, and very small batteries. The first and second memories may be integrated into a single IC chip, or they may be separate components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 1998
    Publication date: June 14, 2001
    Inventors: DOMINIQUE GAUTHER, MARK R. MUNCH, AKIRA TOMITA, JOHN L. GOODELL, GILLES GOZLAN