Patents by Inventor Michael L. Silver

Michael L. Silver 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).

  • Optical sensing system with a phase sensitive amplifier and associated methods
    Patent number: 8912475
    Abstract: An optical sensing system includes a transmitter configured to transmit a free-space optical signal toward a target, and a receiver configured to receive a reflected free-space optical target signal from the target. The receiver includes a phase sensitive amplifier (PSA), a homodyne detector coupled downstream from the PSA, and a controller configured to adjust a phase of the PSA based upon the homodyne detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Harris Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin H. Smith, Christopher P. Visone, Ryan T. Glasser, Michael L. Silver, Lee M. Burberry, Peter A. Wasilousky
  • OPTICAL SENSING SYSTEM WITH A PHASE SENSITIVE AMPLIFIER AND ASSOCIATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20130126701
    Abstract: An optical sensing system includes a transmitter configured to transmit a free-space optical signal toward a target, and a receiver configured to receive a reflected free-space optical target signal from the target. The receiver includes a phase sensitive amplifier (PSA), a homodyne detector coupled downstream from the PSA, and a controller configured to adjust a phase of the PSA based upon the homodyne detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: Harris Corporation, Corporation of the State of Delaware
    Inventors: KEVIN H. SMITH, Christopher P. Visone, Ryan T. Glasser, Michael L. Silver, Lee. M. Burberry, Peter A. Wasilousky