Patents by Inventor Peter Silverglate

Peter Silverglate 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).

  • Segmented multiplexer for spectroscopy focal plane arrays having a plurality of groups of multiplexer cells
    Patent number: 5354980
    Abstract: A focal plane array employing a segmented multiplexer having differing unit cell capacitances and amplifiers in respective segments of the multiplexer. The segmented multiplexer accommodates and processes the maximum expected signal at differing illumination levels without saturation and provides for optimized noise levels in each of its segments. The focal plane array includes an array of detectors and an array of multiplexer cells respectively coupled thereto. The array of detectors comprises a plurality of groups of detector elements that each detect energy in a predetermined spectral region. The array of multiplexer cells comprise a plurality of groups of multiplexer cells that are respectively coupled to the plurality of groups of detector elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 11, 1994
    Assignee: Hughes Aircraft Company
    Inventors: William Rappoport, Edward Zalewski, Peter Silverglate