Patents by Inventor Patrick Nickels

Patrick Nickels 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: 8395142
    Abstract: Provided is an infrared light detector 100 with a plurality of first electronic regions 10 which are electrically independent from each other and arranged in a specific direction, formed by dividing a single first electronic region. An outer electron system which is electrically connected to each of the plurality of first electronic regions 10 in a connected status is configured such that an electron energy level of excited sub-bands of each of the plurality of first electron regions 10 in a disconnected status is sufficiently higher than a Fermi level of each of second electronic regions 20 opposed to each of the first electronic regions 10 in a conduction channel 120.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Japan Science and Technology Agency
    Inventors: Susumu Komiyama, Patrick Nickels
  • Publication number: 20120068158
    Abstract: Provided is an infrared light detector 100 with a plurality of first electronic regions 10 which are electrically independent from each other and arranged in a specific direction, formed by dividing a single first electronic region. An outer electron system which is electrically connected to each of the plurality of first electronic regions 10 in a connected status is configured such that an electron energy level of excited sub-bands of each of the plurality of first electron regions 10 in a disconnected status is sufficiently higher than a Fermi level of each of second electronic regions 20 opposed to each of the first electronic regions 10 in a conduction channel 120.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2010
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicant: JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY
    Inventors: Susumu Komiyama, Patrick Nickels
  • Publication number: 20120061647
    Abstract: Provided is an infrared light detector 100 wherein a light coupling mechanism 110 is configured by a metal thin film or metal thin plate in which a plurality of windows apart from each other are formed. Each of the windows is formed by multangular shapes in which a part of the internal angles are obtuse angles. The plurality of windows are periodically arrayed in postures having translational symmetry in at least two directions. The array cycle p of the plurality of windows are set according to a wavelength A? of the infrared light of a substrate including a first electronic layer 110 so as to fall within a range with reference to a value at which a perpendicular oscillating electric field component in a first electronic region 10 indicates a peak value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2010
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY
    Inventors: Susumu Komiyama, Patrick Nickels, Takeji Ueda