Patents by Inventor Raymond G. Beausoieil

Raymond G. Beausoieil 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).

  • Configurable grating based on collapsing nano-fingers
    Patent number: 8842265
    Abstract: A configurable grating based on collapsing nano-fingers includes a substrate; and a plurality of bendable nano-fingers supported on the substrate. The nano-fingers may be formed in a regular first array and the nano-fingers may be formed in a spacing that, upon closing at their tops, forms a second array to act as an optical grating or a diagnostic tool. A method of fabricating a configurable optical grating based on collapsing nano-fingers is also disclosed, as well as a method of determining an open or closed state for a plurality of nano-fingers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: David A. Fattal, Raymond G. Beausoieil, Zhiyong Li
  • CONFIGURABLE GRATING BASED ON COLLAPSING NANO-FINGERS
    Publication number: 20120268736
    Abstract: A configurable grating based on collapsing nano-fingers includes a substrate; and a plurality of bendable nano-fingers supported on the substrate. The nano-fingers may be formed in a regular first array and the nano-fingers may be formed in a spacing that, upon closing at their tops, forms a second array to act as an optical grating or a diagnostic tool. A method of fabricating a configurable optical grating based on collapsing nano-fingers is also disclosed, as well as a method of determining an open or closed state for a plurality of nano-fingers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2011
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Inventors: David A. Fattal, Raymond G. Beausoieil, Zhiyong Li