Patents by Inventor Samatkumar R. Sashital

Samatkumar R. Sashital 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: 5530247
    Abstract: A passive millimeter-wave imaging system configured as an integrated circuit. The imaging system incorporates a lens which focuses radiation from a scene onto a detector in the focal plane of the lens. The detector includes an outer array of ferroelectric elements in which each element includes a top metal film and a ferroelectric layer. Millimeter-wave radiation from the beam causes charge build-up in the ferroelectric layers. The charge build-up is sensed by appropriate amplification and signal processing circuitry associated with the read-out electronics so as to provide a signal indicative of obstacles in the scene to a video system. The ferroelectric layer can also be used as an antenna for each pixel element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 25, 1996
    Assignee: TRW Inc.
    Inventors: George W. McIver, Samatkumar R. Sashital