Patents by Inventor Sameer D. Hemmady

Sameer D. Hemmady 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).

  • Optically pumped reconfigurable antenna systems (OPRAS)
    Patent number: 8482465
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide materials and methods for an optically pumped switch device, an optically pumped reconfigurable antenna system (OPRAS), and their related antenna devices. In one embodiment, the switch devices and the antenna devices can have a photoconductive cell. The photoconductive cell can include a semiconductive substrate that is conductive to reflect a radio frequency (RF) signal in response to an optical signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: STC.UNM
    Inventors: Sameer D. Hemmady, Ganesh Balakrishnan, Christos G. Christodoulou, Youssef Tawk