Patents by Inventor Michael D. Wilcox

Michael D. Wilcox 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).

  • Synthetic jet ejector with viewing window and temporal aliasing
    Patent number: 7768779
    Abstract: A device (103) is provided which comprises (a) a housing (115) equipped with a viewing window (253); (b) a diaphragm (301), visible through said viewing window; (c) an actuator (126) adapted to vibrate said diaphragm at an operating frequency; and (d) a strobe light (121).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Nuventix, Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel N. Heffington, Michael D Wilcox, Randall P. Williams, Robert T. Reichenbach
  • Device and Method for Securing Accessories to Fused Beads
    Publication number: 20090260224
    Abstract: A device for attaching an accessory to an array of fused beads includes a head and a shank. The head may include an ornamental device that is formed as a single unitary body with the head, or an ornamental device may be attached to the head. The shank may be configured to fit snuggly within the axial cavity of one of the beads in the array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2009
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Inventors: Michael D. Wilcox, Bradley J. Wilcox
  • Synthetic jet ejector with viewing window and temporal aliasing
    Publication number: 20080295997
    Abstract: A device (103) is provided which comprises (a) a housing (115) equipped with a viewing window (253); (b) a diaphragm (301), visible through said viewing window; (c) an actuator (126) adapted to vibrate said diaphragm at an operating frequency; and (d) a strobe light (121).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2008
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Inventors: Samuel N. Heffington, Michael D. Wilcox, Randall P. Williams, Robert T. Reichenbach
  • Apparatus and methods for using fiber optic arrays in optical communication systems
    Patent number: 7139452
    Abstract: Systems and methods for optical communication that may be employed to couple together fiber optic arrays of two or more optical communication modules using parallel fiber optic connectors and physically distinct and signal-independent optical communication paths. The disclosed systems and methods may be employed to provide separate signal-independent communication paths having signal transport characteristics that meet standards required for single fiber single point-to-single point applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2006
    Assignee: Optical Communication Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert C. Mayer, Michael D. Wilcox
  • Apparatus and methods for using fiber optic arrays in optical communication systems
    Patent number: 6816642
    Abstract: System and optical communication that may be employed to couple together fiber optic arrays of two or more optical communication modules using parallel fiber optic connectors and physically distinct and signal-independent optical communication paths. The disclosed systems and methods may be employed to provide separate single-independent communication paths having signal transport characteristics that meet standards required for single fiber single point-to-single point applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: Optical Communication Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert C. Mayer, Michael D. Wilcox