Patents by Inventor Tim Gustafson
Tim Gustafson 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: 20260150801Abstract: A novel hybrid sweet corn plant designated AWAKEN is disclosed. The disclosure relates to the seeds of hybrid sweet corn designated AWAKEN, to the plants and plant parts of hybrid sweet corn designated AWAKEN, and to methods for producing a sweet corn plant by crossing the hybrid sweet corn AWAKEN with itself or another sweet corn plant.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2024Publication date: June 4, 2026Inventor: Tim Gustafson
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Patent number: 12568903Abstract: A hybrid sweet corn plant, designated SPRITZ is disclosed. The disclosure relates to the seeds of hybrid sweet corn designated SPRITZ, to the plants and plant parts of hybrid sweet corn designated SPRITZ, and to methods for producing a sweet corn plant by crossing the hybrid sweet corn SPRITZ with itself or another sweet corn plant.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2023Date of Patent: March 10, 2026Assignee: HM.CLAUSE, INC.Inventor: Tim Gustafson
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Publication number: 20260029563Abstract: An optical filter may include a set of optical filter layers disposed onto a substrate. The set of optical filter layers may include a first subset of optical filter layers comprising a first material with a first refractive index. The first material may comprise at least silicon and hydrogen. The set of optical filter layers may include a second subset of optical filter layers comprising a second material with a second refractive index. The second material is different from the first material and the second refractive index is less than the first refractive index. The set of optical filter layers may include a third subset of optical filter layers comprising a third material different from the first material and the second material.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2025Publication date: January 29, 2026Inventors: Scott ROWLANDS, Georg J. OCKENFUSS, Tim GUSTAFSON, Marius GRIGONIS
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Patent number: 12461289Abstract: An optical filter may include a set of optical filter layers disposed onto a substrate. The set of optical filter layers may include a first subset of optical filter layers comprising a first material with a first refractive index. The first material may comprise at least silicon and hydrogen. The set of optical filter layers may include a second subset of optical filter layers comprising a second material with a second refractive index. The second material is different from the first material and the second refractive index is less than the first refractive index. The set of optical filter layers may include a third subset of optical filter layers comprising a third material different from the first material and the second material.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2023Date of Patent: November 4, 2025Assignee: VIAVI Solutions Inc.Inventors: Scott Rowlands, Georg J. Ockenfuss, Tim Gustafson, Marius Grigonis
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Patent number: 12436327Abstract: An optical filter may include a set of optical filter layers disposed onto a substrate. The set of optical filter layers may include a first subset of optical filter layers comprising a first material with a first refractive index. The first material may comprise at least silicon and hydrogen. The set of optical filter layers may include a second subset of optical filter layers comprising a second material with a second refractive index. The second material is different from the first material and the second refractive index is less than the first refractive index. The set of optical filter layers may include a third subset of optical filter layers comprising a third material different from the first material and the second material.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2023Date of Patent: October 7, 2025Assignee: VIAVI Solutions Inc.Inventors: Scott Rowlands, Georg J. Ockenfuss, Tim Gustafson, Marius Grigonis
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Publication number: 20250275513Abstract: A novel hybrid sweet corn plant, designated AIRLIE is disclosed. The disclosure relates to the seeds of hybrid sweet corn designated AIRLIE, to the plants and plant parts of hybrid sweet corn designated AIRLIE, and to methods for producing a sweet corn plant by crossing the hybrid sweet corn AIRLIE with itself or another sweet corn plant.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2024Publication date: September 4, 2025Inventor: Tim Gustafson
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Patent number: 12366692Abstract: An optical filter, a sensor device including the optical filter, and a method of fabricating the optical filter are provided. The optical filter includes one or more dielectric layers and one or more metal layers stacked in alternation. The metal layers are intrinsically protected by the dielectric layers. In particular, the metal layers have tapered edges that are protectively covered by one or more of the dielectric layers.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2023Date of Patent: July 22, 2025Assignee: VIAVI Solutions Inc.Inventors: Georg J. Ockenfuss, Tim Gustafson, Jeffrey James Kuna, Markus Bilger, Richard A. Bradley, Jr.
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Publication number: 20250169417Abstract: A novel hybrid sweet corn plant, designated SPRITZ is disclosed. The disclosure relates to the seeds of hybrid sweet corn designated SPRITZ, to the plants and plant parts of hybrid sweet corn designated SPRITZ, and to methods for producing a sweet corn plant by crossing the hybrid sweet corn SPRITZ with itself or another sweet corn plant.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2023Publication date: May 29, 2025Inventor: Tim Gustafson
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Patent number: 12078829Abstract: An optical filter, a sensor device including the optical filter, and a method of fabricating the optical filter are provided. The optical filter includes one or more dielectric layers and one or more metal layers stacked in alternation. The metal layers are intrinsically protected by the dielectric layers. In particular, the metal layers have tapered edges that are protectively covered by one or more of the dielectric layers.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2023Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: VIAVI Solutions Inc.Inventors: Georg J. Ockenfuss, Tim Gustafson, Jeffrey James Kuna, Markus Bilger, Richard A. Bradley, Jr.
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Publication number: 20230350116Abstract: An optical filter, a sensor device including the optical filter, and a method of fabricating the optical filter are provided. The optical filter includes one or more dielectric layers and one or more metal layers stacked in alternation. The metal layers are intrinsically protected by the dielectric layers. In particular, the metal layers have tapered edges that are protectively covered by one or more of the dielectric layers.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2023Publication date: November 2, 2023Inventors: Georg J. OCKENFUSS, Tim GUSTAFSON, Jeffrey James KUNA, Markus BILGER, Richard A. BRADLEY, Jr.
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Publication number: 20230324592Abstract: An optical filter may include a set of optical filter layers disposed onto a substrate. The set of optical filter layers may include a first subset of optical filter layers comprising a first material with a first refractive index. The first material may comprise at least silicon and hydrogen. The set of optical filter layers may include a second subset of optical filter layers comprising a second material with a second refractive index. The second material is different from the first material and the second refractive index is less than the first refractive index. The set of optical filter layers may include a third subset of optical filter layers comprising a third material different from the first material and the second material.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2023Publication date: October 12, 2023Inventors: Scott ROWLANDS, Georg J. OCKENFUSS, Tim GUSTAFSON, Marius GRIGONIS
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Patent number: 11782199Abstract: An optical filter, a sensor device including the optical filter, and a method of fabricating the optical filter are provided. The optical filter includes one or more dielectric layers and one or more metal layers stacked in alternation. The metal layers are intrinsically protected by the dielectric layers. In particular, the metal layers have tapered edges that are protectively covered by one or more of the dielectric layers.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2021Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: VIAVI Solutions Inc.Inventors: Georg J. Ockenfuss, Tim Gustafson, Jeffrey James Kuna, Markus Bilger, Richard A. Bradley, Jr.
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Patent number: 11650361Abstract: An optical filter may include a set of optical filter layers disposed onto a substrate. The set of optical filter layers may include a first subset of optical filter layers comprising a first material with a first refractive index. The first material may comprise at least silicon and hydrogen. The set of optical filter layers may include a second subset of optical filter layers comprising a second material with a second refractive index. The second material is different from the first material and the second refractive index is less than the first refractive index. The set of optical filter layers may include a third subset of optical filter layers comprising a third material different from the first material and the second material.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2019Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: VIAVI Solutions Inc.Inventors: Scott Rowlands, Georg J. Ockenfuss, Tim Gustafson, Marius Grigonis
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Patent number: 11215741Abstract: A filter may include a first component filter associated with a first angle shift and a first passband. The filter may include a second component filter associated with a second angle shift and a second passband, wherein the first angle shift, the first passband, the second angle shift, and the second passband are configured to make the filter transmissive to a spectral range of light at a first angle of incidence and reflective to the spectral range of light at a second angle of incidence.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2018Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: VIAVI Solutions Inc.Inventors: Richard A. Bradley, Jr., Tim Gustafson
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Publication number: 20210141133Abstract: An optical filter, a sensor device including the optical filter, and a method of fabricating the optical filter are provided. The optical filter includes one or more dielectric layers and one or more metal layers stacked in alternation. The metal layers are intrinsically protected by the dielectric layers. In particular, the metal layers have tapered edges that are protectively covered by one or more of the dielectric layers.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2021Publication date: May 13, 2021Inventors: Georg J. OCKENFUSS, Tim GUSTAFSON, Jeffrey James KUNA, Markus BILGER, Richard A. BRADLEY, JR.
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Patent number: 10928570Abstract: An optical filter, a sensor device including the optical filter, and a method of fabricating the optical filter are provided. The optical filter includes one or more dielectric layers and one or more metal layers stacked in alternation. The metal layers are intrinsically protected by the dielectric layers. In particular, the metal layers have tapered edges that are protectively covered by one or more of the dielectric layers.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2019Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: VIAVI Solutions Inc.Inventors: Georg J. Ockenfuss, Tim Gustafson, Jeffrey James Kuna, Markus Bilger, Richard A. Bradley, Jr.
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Publication number: 20200209448Abstract: An optical filter may include a set of optical filter layers disposed onto a substrate. The set of optical filter layers may include a first subset of optical filter layers comprising a first material with a first refractive index. The first material may comprise at least silicon and hydrogen. The set of optical filter layers may include a second subset of optical filter layers comprising a second material with a second refractive index. The second material is different from the first material and the second refractive index is less than the first refractive index. The set of optical filter layers may include a third subset of optical filter layers comprising a third material different from the first material and the second material.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2019Publication date: July 2, 2020Inventors: Scott ROWLANDS, Georg J. OCKENFUSS, Tim GUSTAFSON, Marius GRIGONIS
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Publication number: 20190219748Abstract: A filter may include a first component filter associated with a first angle shift and a first passband. The filter may include a second component filter associated with a second angle shift and a second passband, wherein the first angle shift, the first passband, the second angle shift, and the second passband are configured to make the filter transmissive to a spectral range of light at a first angle of incidence and reflective to the spectral range of light at a second angle of incidence.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2018Publication date: July 18, 2019Inventors: Richard A. BRADLEY, JR., Tim Gustafson
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Publication number: 20190170921Abstract: An optical filter, a sensor device including the optical filter, and a method of fabricating the optical filter are provided. The optical filter includes one or more dielectric layers and one or more metal layers stacked in alternation. The metal layers are intrinsically protected by the dielectric layers. In particular, the metal layers have tapered edges that are protectively covered by one or more of the dielectric layers.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2019Publication date: June 6, 2019Inventors: Georg J. Ockenfuss, Tim Gustafson, Jeffrey James Kuna, Markus Bilger, Richard A. Bradley, JR.
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Patent number: 10197716Abstract: An optical filter, a sensor device including the optical filter, and a method of fabricating the optical filter are provided. The optical filter includes one or more dielectric layers and one or more metal layers stacked in alternation. The metal layers are intrinsically protected by the dielectric layers. In particular, the metal layers have tapered edges that are protectively covered by one or more of the dielectric layers.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2014Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Assignee: VIAVI Solutions Inc.Inventors: Georg J. Ockenfuss, Tim Gustafson, Jeffrey James Kuna, Markus Bilger, Richard A Bradley