Patents by Inventor Seyedmohammadreza Faghih Imani
Seyedmohammadreza Faghih Imani 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).
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Publication number: 20240085623Abstract: According to various embodiments, an array of elements forms an artificially-structured material. The artificially-structured material can also include an array of tuning mechanisms included as part of the array of elements that are configured to change material properties of the artificially-structured material on a per-element basis. The tuning mechanisms can change the material properties of the artificially-structured material by changing operational properties of the elements in the array of elements on a per-element basis based on one or a combination of stimuli detected by sensors included in the array of tuning mechanisms, programmable circuit modules included as part of the array of tuning mechanisms, data stored at individual data stores included as part of the array of tuning mechanisms, and communications transmitted through interconnects included as part of the array of elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Daniel Arnitz, Patrick Bowen, Seyedmohammadreza Faghih Imani, Joseph Hagerty, Roderick A. Hyde, Edward K.Y. Jung, Guy S. Lipworth, Nathan P. Myhrvold, David R. Smith, Clarence T. Tegreene, Yaroslav A. Urzhumov, Lowell L. Wood, JR.
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Patent number: 11916291Abstract: According to various embodiments, systems and methods for spatial sampling in proximity to the Nyquist limit in traveling-wave antenna systems are disclosed. An apparatus can include a traveling-wave antenna array comprising a plurality of adjacent traveling-wave antennas that each include a plurality of tunable elements that are spaced at, near, or above a Nyquist limit spacing to form an array of tunable elements. The apparatus also includes a phase diversity feed coupled to the traveling-wave antenna array that is configured to provide input to the traveling-wave antenna array including phase diverse input to two or more of the plurality of adjacent traveling-wave antennas. Further, the apparatus includes a plurality of grayscale tuning elements configured to tune the plurality of tunable elements along one or more ranges of one or more tuning variables to form one or more specific output radiation patterns through the traveling-wave antenna array based on the input.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2023Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Duke UniversityInventors: Michael Boyarsky, Timothy Sleasman, Jonah Gollub, Seyedmohammadreza Faghih Imani, David R. Smith
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Patent number: 11855342Abstract: A MIMO communication system is provided. The system may include a first antenna comprising a first cavity, a first plurality of RF ports for generating a feed wave within the first cavity, and a first plurality of sub-wavelength artificially structured material elements as arranged on a surface of the first cavity as RF radiators. The first antenna is configured to generate a plurality of radiation patterns respectively corresponding to the first plurality of ports. The system may also include a second antenna comprising a second cavity and a second plurality of sub-wavelength artificially structured material elements arranged on a surface of the second cavity.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2022Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Duke UniversityInventors: Insang Yoo, Seyedmohammadreza Faghih Imani, Timothy Sleasman, David R. Smith
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Publication number: 20230352843Abstract: According to various embodiments, systems and methods for spatial sampling in proximity to the Nyquist limit in traveling-wave antenna systems are disclosed. An apparatus can include a traveling-wave antenna array comprising a plurality of adjacent traveling-wave antennas that each include a plurality of tunable elements that are spaced at, near, or above a Nyquist limit spacing to form an array of tunable elements. The apparatus also includes a phase diversity feed coupled to the traveling-wave antenna array that is configured to provide input to the traveling-wave antenna array including phase diverse input to two or more of the plurality of adjacent traveling-wave antennas. Further, the apparatus includes a plurality of grayscale tuning elements configured to tune the plurality of tunable elements along one or more ranges of one or more tuning variables to form one or more specific output radiation patterns through the traveling-wave antenna array based on the input.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2023Publication date: November 2, 2023Inventors: Michael Boyarsky, Timothy Sleasman, Jonah Gollub, Seyedmohammadreza Faghih Imani, David R. Smith
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Publication number: 20230352849Abstract: An apparatus includes a traveling-wave antenna array comprising a plurality of adjacent metamaterial surface antennas comprising a waveguide or a cavity, each adjacent metamaterial surface antenna comprising an array of metamaterial radiators coupled to a surface of the waveguide or the cavity, each metamaterial radiator comprising an individually addressable tunable component that can be tuned over a spectral bandwidth to generate different radiation patterns. The apparatus further includes a phase diversity feed coupled to the traveling-wave antenna array and configured to provide adjustable phase diverse input to two or more of the plurality of adjacent metamaterial surface antennas, the phase diverse input comprising a first phase for a first traveling-wave antenna and a second phase for a second traveling-wave antenna, the first phase being different from the second phase, wherein the phase diverse input is-selected to suppress grating lobes for a directed beam pattern selected for transmission.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2023Publication date: November 2, 2023Inventors: Michael BOYARSKY, Seyedmohammadreza FAGHIH IMANI, David R. SMITH
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Patent number: 11789200Abstract: According to various embodiments, an array of elements forms an artificially-structured material. The artificially-structured material can also include an array of tuning mechanisms included as part of the array of elements that are configured to change material properties of the artificially-structured material on a per-element basis. The tuning mechanisms can change the material properties of the artificially-structured material by changing operational properties of the elements in the array of elements on a per-element basis based on one or a combination of stimuli detected by sensors included in the array of tuning mechanisms, programmable circuit modules included as part of the array of tuning mechanisms, data stored at individual data stores included as part of the array of tuning mechanisms, and communications transmitted through interconnects included as part of the array of elements.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2020Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: Elwah LLCInventors: Daniel Arnitz, Patrick Bowen, Seyedmohammadreza Faghih Imani, Joseph Hagerty, Roderick A. Hyde, Edward K. Y. Jung, Guy S. Lipworth, Nathan P. Myhrvold, David R. Smith, Clarence T. Tegreene, Yaroslav A. Urzhumov, Lowell L. Wood, Jr.
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Patent number: 11670867Abstract: According to various embodiments, systems and methods for suppressing grating lobes in a traveling-wave antenna system are disclosed. An apparatus can include a traveling-wave antenna array comprising a plurality of adjacent traveling-wave antennas. The apparatus also can include a phase diversity feed coupled to the traveling-wave antenna array. The phase diversity feed can be configured to provide phase diverse input to two or more of the plurality of adjacent traveling-wave antennas.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2020Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: Duke UniversityInventors: Michael Boyarsky, Seyedmohammadreza Faghih Imani, David R. Smith
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Patent number: 11670861Abstract: According to various embodiments, systems and methods for spatial sampling in proximity to the Nyquist limit in traveling-wave antenna systems are disclosed. An apparatus can include a traveling-wave antenna array comprising a plurality of adjacent traveling-wave antennas that each include a plurality of tunable elements that are spaced at, near, or above a Nyquist limit spacing to form an array of tunable elements. The apparatus also includes a phase diversity feed coupled to the traveling-wave antenna array that is configured to provide input to the traveling-wave antenna array including phase diverse input to two or more of the plurality of adjacent traveling-wave antennas. Further, the apparatus includes a plurality of grayscale tuning elements configured to tune the plurality of tunable elements along one or more ranges of one or more tuning variables to form one or more specific output radiation patterns through the traveling-wave antenna array based on the input.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2020Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: Duke UniversityInventors: Michael Boyarsky, Timothy Sleasman, Jonah Gollub, Seyedmohammadreza Faghih Imani, David R. Smith
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Publication number: 20230143134Abstract: A MIMO communication system is provided. The system may include a first antenna comprising a first cavity, a first plurality of RF ports for generating a feed wave within the first cavity, and a first plurality of sub-wavelength artificially structured material elements as arranged on a surface of the first cavity as RF radiators. The first antenna is configured to generate a plurality of radiation patterns respectively corresponding to the first plurality of ports. The system may also include a second antenna comprising a second cavity and a second plurality of sub-wavelength artificially structured material elements arranged on a surface of the second cavity.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2022Publication date: May 11, 2023Inventors: Insang Yoo, Seyedmohammadreza Faghih Imani, Timothy Sleasman, David R. Smith
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Patent number: 11598866Abstract: A single frequency, or very narrow frequency band, microwave imaging system is described herein. A microwave imaging system can include an array transmitter; an array receiver; and a computing device that receives signals detected from the array receiver, transforms the signals received by the array receiver into independent spatial measurements, constructs an image using the independent spatial measurements, and outputs a reconstructed image. The array transmitter and the array receiver may each have a plurality of independently controllable metasurface resonant elements.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2019Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Duke UniversityInventors: Timothy Sleasman, Laura Pulido Mancera, Jonah Gollub, Michael Boyarsky, Thomas Fromenteze, Seyedmohammadreza Faghih Imani, David R. Smith
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Patent number: 11502396Abstract: A MIMO communication system is provided. The system may include a first antenna comprising a first cavity, a first plurality of RF ports for generating a feed wave within the first cavity, and a first plurality of sub-wavelength artificially structured material elements as arranged on a surface of the first cavity as RF radiators. The first antenna is configured to generate a plurality of radiation patterns respectively corresponding to the first plurality of ports. The system may also include a second antenna comprising a second cavity and a second plurality of sub-wavelength artificially structured material elements arranged on a surface of the second cavity.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2021Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Inventors: Insang Yoo, Seyedmohammadreza Faghih Imani, Timothy Sleasman, David R. Smith
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Patent number: 11349222Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods relating to sensing the presence of a lifeform. In particular, the present disclosure provides systems and methods for detecting the presence of a lifeform in a building or room using dynamic metasurface aperture (DMA), which overcome many limitations of currently available radio frequency (RF) or infrared (IR)-based systems.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2018Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: Duke UniversityInventors: Seyedmohammadreza Faghih Imani, Timothy Sleasman, Jonah Gollub, David Smith
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Publication number: 20210234263Abstract: A MIMO communication system is provided. The system may include a first antenna comprising a first cavity, a first plurality of RF ports for generating a feed wave within the first cavity, and a first plurality of sub-wavelength artificially structured material elements as arranged on a surface of the first cavity as RF radiators. The first antenna is configured to generate a plurality of radiation patterns respectively corresponding to the first plurality of ports. The system may also include a second antenna comprising a second cavity and a second plurality of sub-wavelength artificially structured material elements arranged on a surface of the second cavity.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2021Publication date: July 29, 2021Inventors: Insang Yoo, Seyedmohammadreza Faghih Imani, Timothy Sleasman, David R. Smith
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Publication number: 20210175630Abstract: According to various embodiments, systems and methods for spatial sampling in proximity to the Nyquist limit in traveling-wave antenna systems are disclosed. An apparatus can include a traveling-wave antenna array comprising a plurality of adjacent traveling-wave antennas that each include a plurality of tunable elements that are spaced at, near, or above a Nyquist limit spacing to form an array of tunable elements. The apparatus also includes a phase diversity feed coupled to the traveling-wave antenna array that is configured to provide input to the traveling-wave antenna array including phase diverse input to two or more of the plurality of adjacent traveling-wave antennas. Further, the apparatus includes a plurality of grayscale tuning elements configured to tune the plurality of tunable elements along one or more ranges of one or more tuning variables to form one or more specific output radiation patterns through the traveling-wave antenna array based on the input.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2020Publication date: June 10, 2021Inventors: Michael Boyarsky, Timothy Sleasman, Jonah Gollub, Seyedmohammadreza Faghih Imani, David R. Smith
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Publication number: 20210110561Abstract: A method for acquiring body measurement information includes: detecting that a subject is in proximity to a flat-panel imaging device; capturing, via the flat-panel imaging device, a plurality of images; processing the plurality of images to build a three-dimensional model of the subject; calculating one or more body measurements of the subject based on the three-dimensional model; and outputting the one or more body measurements.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2020Publication date: April 15, 2021Inventors: Jonah Gollub, Kenneth Trofatter, Seyedmohammadreza Faghih Imani, David R. Smith
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Patent number: 10931004Abstract: A MIMO communication system is provided. The system may include a first antenna comprising a first cavity, a first plurality of RF ports for generating a feed wave within the first cavity, and a first plurality of sub-wavelength artificially structured material elements as arranged on a surface of the first cavity as RF radiators. The first antenna is configured to generate a plurality of radiation patterns respectively corresponding to the first plurality of ports. The system may also include a second antenna comprising a second cavity and a second plurality of sub-wavelength artificially structured material elements arranged on a surface of the second cavity.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2018Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: Duke UniversityInventors: Insang Yoo, Seyedmohammadreza Faghih Imani, Timothy Sleasman, David R. Smith
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Publication number: 20210018680Abstract: According to various embodiments, an array of elements forms an artificially-structured material. The artificially-structured material can also include an array of tuning mechanisms included as part of the array of elements that are configured to change material properties of the artificially-structured material on a per-element basis. The tuning mechanisms can change the material properties of the artificially-structured material by changing operational properties of the elements in the array of elements on a per-element basis based on one or a combination of stimuli detected by sensors included in the array of tuning mechanisms, programmable circuit modules included as part of the array of tuning mechanisms, data stored at individual data stores included as part of the array of tuning mechanisms, and communications transmitted through interconnects included as part of the array of elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2020Publication date: January 21, 2021Inventors: Daniel Arnitz, Patrick Bowen, Seyedmohammadreza Faghih Imani, Joseph Hagerty, Roderick A. Hyde, Edward K.Y. Jung, Guy S. Lipworth, Nathan P. Myhrvold, David R. Smith, Clarence T. Tegreene, Yaroslav A. Urzhumov, Lowell L. Wood, JR.
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Publication number: 20200339415Abstract: An apparatus includes a base having a first surface and an array of pillars. Each pillar of the array of pillars includes (i) a first end attached to the first surface of the base; (ii) a second end having an electric charge retention portion; (iii) a physical separation from adjacent pillars of the array of pillars; and (iv) an electrical conductor configured to electrically connect the electric charge retention portion with a bus structure. The bus structure is configured to addressably connect with the electrical conductor of each respective pillar of the array of pillars.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2020Publication date: October 29, 2020Inventors: Daniel Arnitz, Patrick Bowen, Seyedmohammadreza Faghih Imani, Joseph Hagerty, Roderick A. Hyde, Edward K.Y. Jung, Guy Shlomo Lipworth, Nathan P. Myhrvold, David R. Smith, Clarence T. Tegreene, Yaroslav A. Urzhumov, Lowell L. Wood, JR.
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Patent number: 10788624Abstract: According to various embodiments, an array of elements forms an artificially-structured material. The artificially-structured material can also include an array of tuning mechanisms included as part of the array of elements that are configured to change material properties of the artificially-structured material on a per-element basis. The tuning mechanisms can change the material properties of the artificially-structured material by changing operational properties of the elements in the array of elements on a per-element basis based on one or a combination of stimuli detected by sensors included in the array of tuning mechanisms, programmable circuit modules included as part of the array of tuning mechanisms, data stored at individual data stores included as part of the array of tuning mechanisms, and communications transmitted through interconnects included as part of the array of elements.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2017Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Assignee: Elwha LLCInventors: Daniel Arnitz, Patrick Bowen, Seyedmohammadreza Faghih Imani, Joseph Hagerty, Roderick A. Hyde, Edward K. Y. Jung, Guy S. Lipworth, Nathan P. Myhrvold, David R. Smith, Clarence T. Tegreene, Yaroslav Urzhumov, Lowell L. Wood, Jr.
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Publication number: 20200028270Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods relating to sensing the presence of a lifeform. In particular, the present disclosure provides systems and methods for detecting the presence of a lifeform in a building or room using dynamic metasurface aperture (DMA), which overcome many limitations of currently available radio frequency (RF) or infrared (IR)-based systems.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2018Publication date: January 23, 2020Inventors: Seyedmohammadreza Faghih Imani, Timothy Sleasman, Jonah Gollub, David Smith