Patents by Inventor Robert Van Dover

Robert Van Dover 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).

  • Electro-mechanical device having a charge dissipation layer and a method of manufacture therefor
    Publication number: 20050054128
    Abstract: The present invention provides a micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) device, a method of manufacture therefore, and an optical communications system including the same. The device includes an electrode located over a substrate and a charge dissipation layer located proximate and electrically coupled to the substrate. The device may further include a moveable element located over the electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2004
    Publication date: March 10, 2005
    Applicants: Agere Systems Inc., Lucent Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Arman Gasparyan, Sungho Jin, Herbert Shea, Robert Van Dover, Wei Zhu