Patents by Inventor Mitchell Nichols

Mitchell Nichols 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: 11874501
    Abstract: A photonic device configured to perform matrix vector multiplication operations at high frequencies is provided. The vector being multiplied by the matrix is defined by vector components at specific wavelengths. The device includes a first waveguide and a second waveguide. A series of tunable microring resonators (MRRs) are coupled to the first waveguide and to a respective series of passive delay rings (PDRs), which are coupled to the second waveguide. Each MRR/PDR pair defines a tunable matrix component (tunable weight) for a respective wavelength component of the vector. A series of controllable delay elements (CDEs) such as all-pass filters are coupled to the first waveguide, upstream from the tunable MRRs. Any tuning dependent group delay caused by the MRR/PDR pairs can be compensated by controlling the CDEs such that each wavelength components has substantially a same delay as the other wavelength components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignees: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CANADA CO., LTD., QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY AT KINGSTON, THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
    Inventors: Mitchell Nichols, Enxiao Luan, Mahsa Salmani, Armaghan Eshaghi, Lutz Hans-Joachim Lampe
  • Patent number: 8390992
    Abstract: A circuit breaker box comprising a main circuit breaker for operatively connecting to hot service wires; first and second hot bus bars configured to receive power from the main circuit breaker; a plurality of receiver terminals configured to transfer power from a circuit breaker component to a first wire of an electrical circuit; and a safety shield for enclosing the hot bus bars and receiver terminals, wherein a plurality of slots is disposed in the safety shield, the slots are aligned with the first or second hot bus bars and receiver terminals, wherein the circuit breaker component comprises a first and a second prong contact for contacting the first or second hot bus bar and a receiver terminal, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Inventor: Mitchell A. Nichols
  • Patent number: 7957121
    Abstract: A circuit breaker box comprising a main circuit breaker for operatively connecting to hot service wires; first and second hot bus bars configured to receive power from the main circuit breaker; a plurality of receiver terminals configured to transfer power from a circuit breaker component to a first wire of an electrical circuit; and a safety shield for enclosing the hot bus bars and receiver terminals, wherein a plurality of slots is disposed in the safety shield, the slots are aligned with the first or second hot bus bars and receiver terminals, wherein the circuit breaker component comprises a first and a second prong contact for contacting the first or second hot bus bar and a receiver terminal, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Inventor: Mitchell A. Nichols