Patents by Inventor Robert Merl

Robert Merl 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).

  • Fiber optic transceiver FPGA mezzanine card (FMC)
    Patent number: 10197755
    Abstract: A fiber optic transceiver FPGA mezzanine card (FMC) is capable of operating in radiation environments. The fiber optic transceiver FMC may be used with radiation-hardened and non-hardened FPGAs. The FMC may enable high speed serial communications, such as gigabit Ethernet, PCI express, serial rapid IO, and/or other high speed serial protocols over the fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Triad National Security, LLC
    Inventors: Robert Merl, Paul Graham, Nikolai Mondragon