Patents by Inventor Muhammad Maqbool

Muhammad Maqbool 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: 9515447
    Abstract: A microlaser system, including a microlaser, having an elongated generally cylindrical substrate, a thin dopant film encircling at least a portion of the substrate, and a pumping laser positioned to shine onto the thin film. The thin film is between about 2 and about 10 microns thick. When the pumping laser shines on the thin film, the thin film lases in whispering gallery mode. The dopant is preferably selected from the group including transition metals and rare-earth elements. In a most preferred embodiment, the thin film is titanium-doped amorphous aluminum nitride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Ball State Innovation Corporation
    Inventors: Muhammad Maqbool, Kyle Main
  • Publication number: 20120274944
    Abstract: A microlaser system, including a microlaser, having an elongated generally cylindrical substrate, a thin dopant film encircling at least a portion of the substrate, and a pumping laser positioned to shine onto the thin film. The thin film is between about 2 and about 10 microns thick. When the pumping laser shines on the thin film, the thin film lases in whispering gallery mode. The dopant is preferably selected from the group including transition metals and rare-earth elements. In a most preferred embodiment, the thin film is titanium-doped amorphous aluminum nitride.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Inventors: Muhammad Maqbool, Kyle Main