Patents by Inventor Michael Moroz

Michael Moroz 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).

  • Patent number: 6324040
    Abstract: A sensor circuit (10) device for detecting an open circuit to an electronic component (20) is disclosed. The sensor circuit (10) includes a detector circuit (12) operatively coupled to the electronic component (20), with the electronic component (20) drawing a known current and with the detector circuit (12) including an energy storage component (24). A charging circuit (14) is arranged to charge the energy storage component (24), and a processing system (16) is operatively coupled to the detector circuit (12). The processing system (16) is arranged to monitor the voltage across the energy storage component, and the processing system determines the fault status indicative of an actual current drawn by the electronic component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2001
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Saladin, Michael Moroz
  • Patent number: 5004698
    Abstract: Photodetectors that produce detectivities close to the theoretical maximum detectivity include an electrically insulating substrate carrying a body of semiconductive material that includes a region of first conductivity type and a region of second conductivity type where the first region overlies and substantially covers the top and sides of the region of second conductivity type and where the junction between the first and second regions creates a depletion layer that separates minority carriers in the region of second conductivity type from majority carriers in the region of first conductivity type. These photodetectors produce high detectivities where radiation incident on the detectors has wavelengths in the range of about 1 to about 25 microns or more, particularly under low background conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 2, 1991
    Assignee: Santa Barbara Research Center
    Inventors: Paul R. Norton, Michael Moroz, Carol S. Talley
  • Patent number: 4914495
    Abstract: Photodetectors that produce detectivities close to the theoretical maximum detectivity include an electrically insulating substrate carrying a body of semiconductive material that includes a region of first conductivity type and a region of second conductivity type where the first region overlies and substantially covers the top and sides of the region of second conductivity type and where the junction between the first and second regions creates a depletion layer that separates minority carriers in the region of second conductivity type from majority carriers in the region of first conductivity type. These photodetectors produce high detectivities where radiation incident on the detectors has wavelengths in the range of about 1 to about 25 microns or more, particularly under low background conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 1985
    Date of Patent: April 3, 1990
    Assignee: Santa Barbara Research Center
    Inventors: Paul R. Norton, Michael Moroz, Carol S. Talley