Patents by Inventor Nathaniel C. Brandt

Nathaniel C. Brandt 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).

  • Publication number: 20180100767
    Abstract: A radiation detection technique employs field enhancing structures and electroluminescent materials to converts incident Terahertz (THz) radiation into visible light and/or infrared light. In this technique, the field-enhancing structures, such as split ring resonators or micro-slits, enhances the electric field of incoming THz light within a local area, where the electroluminescent material is applied. The enhanced electric field then induces the electroluminescent material to emit visible and/or infrared light via electroluminescent process. A detector such as avalanche photodiode can detect and measure the emitted light. This technique allows cost-effective detection of THz radiation at room temperatures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Inventors: Brandt Christopher Pein, Harold Young Hwang, Wendi Chang, Keith Adam Nelson, Vladimir Bulovic, Nathaniel C. Brandt
  • Patent number: 9810578
    Abstract: A radiation detection technique employs field enhancing structures and electroluminescent materials to converts incident Terahertz (THz) radiation into visible light and/or infrared light. In this technique, the field-enhancing structures, such as split ring resonators or micro-slits, enhances the electric field of incoming THz light within a local area, where the electroluminescent material is applied. The enhanced electric field then induces the electroluminescent material to emit visible and/or infrared light via electroluminescent process. A detector such as avalanche photodiode can detect and measure the emitted light. This technique allows cost-effective detection of THz radiation at room temperatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Brandt Christopher Pein, Harold Young Hwang, Wendi Chang, Keith A. Nelson, Vladimir Bulovic, Nathaniel C. Brandt
  • Publication number: 20160258807
    Abstract: A radiation detection technique employs field enhancing structures and electroluminescent materials to converts incident Terahertz (THz) radiation into visible light and/or infrared light. In this technique, the field-enhancing structures, such as split ring resonators or micro-slits, enhances the electric field of incoming THz light within a local area, where the electroluminescent material is applied. The enhanced electric field then induces the electroluminescent material to emit visible and/or infrared light via electroluminescent process. A detector such as avalanche photodiode can detect and measure the emitted light. This technique allows cost-effective detection of THz radiation at room temperatures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: Brandt Christopher Pein, Harold Young Hwang, Wendi Chang, Keith A. Nelson, Vladimir Bulovic, Nathaniel C. Brandt