Patents by Inventor Michael Gritz

Michael Gritz 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).

  • Nano-antenna for wideband coherent conformal IR detector arrays
    Patent number: 8053734
    Abstract: A conformal coherent wideband antenna coupled IR detector array included a plurality of unit cells each having a dimension that includes an antenna for focusing radiation onto an absorber element sized less than the dimension. In one embodiment, the absorber element may be formed of a mercury cadmium telluride alloy. According to a further embodiment, the antenna array may be fabricated using sub-wavelength fabrication processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Raytehon Company
    Inventors: Deborah J. Kirby, David T. Chang, Terence J. De Lyon, James H. Schaffner, Metin S. Mangir, Jeffery J. Puschell, Jar Jueh Lee, Michael Gritz
  • NANO-ANTENNA FOR WIDEBAND COHERENT CONFORMAL IR DETECTOR ARRAYS
    Publication number: 20100276598
    Abstract: A conformal coherent wideband antenna coupled IR detector array included a plurality of unit cells each having a dimension that includes an antenna for focusing radiation onto an absorber element sized less than the dimension. In one embodiment, the absorber element may be formed of a mercury cadmium telluride alloy. According to a further embodiment, the antenna array may be fabricated using sub-wavelength fabrication processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2009
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Applicant: RAYTHEON COMPANY
    Inventors: Deborah J. Kirby, David T. Chang, Terence J. De Lyon, James H. Schaffner, Metin S. Mangir, Jeffery J. Puschell, Jar Jueh Lee, Michael Gritz
  • Wavelength-tunable coupled antenna uncooled infrared (IR) sensor
    Patent number: 6310346
    Abstract: A tuned antenna-coupled infrared detector is made possible by application of a bias voltage in the range of a few hundred millivolts. The use of first and second antenna arms connected to the detector makes possible polarization tuning which eliminates the need for bulk-optical polarization filters. An alternative tuned detector is one in which the antenna is frequency tuned by a capacitative device to make the detector particularly responsive to 8 um to 12 um infrared radiation. When integrated into focal plane arrays, these detectors can be used in remote-sensing systems to facilitate enhanced image recognition, feature extraction and image-clutter removal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2001
    Assignee: University of Central Florida
    Inventors: Glenn D. Boreman, Iulian Cordreanu, Christophe Fumeaux, Michael Gritz, Christos Christodoulou