Patents by Inventor Matthew Tuggle

Matthew Tuggle 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).

  • Microheater comprising a rare earth-doped optical fiber
    Patent number: 11880062
    Abstract: A microheater comprises an optical fiber including a rare earth-doped glass core surrounded by a glass cladding. The rare earth-doped glass core comprises a rare earth dopant at a concentration sufficient for luminescence quenching such that, when the rare earth dopant is pumped with light at an absorption band wavelength, at least about 90% of absorbed pump light is converted into heat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignees: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, CLEMSON UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Peter Dragic, John Ballato, Andrey Mironov, Courtney Kucera, Matthew Tuggle
  • MICROHEATER COMPRISING A RARE EARTH-DOPED OPTICAL FIBER
    Publication number: 20200174184
    Abstract: A microheater comprises an optical fiber including a rare earth-doped glass core surrounded by a glass cladding. The rare earth-doped glass core comprises a rare earth dopant at a concentration sufficient for luminescence quenching such that, when the rare earth dopant is pumped with light at an absorption band wavelength, at least about 90% of absorbed pump light is converted into heat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Peter Dragic, John Ballato, Andrey Mironov, Courtney Kucera, Matthew Tuggle