Patents by Inventor William M. Bruno

William M. Bruno 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: 8587469
    Abstract: A metamaterial for a radio frequency communications apparatus is disclosed. The metamaterial can comprise a flex circuit and an array of circuit elements mounted on the flex circuit. Each of the circuit elements can comprise a conductive trace and at least one hybrid component electrically coupled to the conductive trace.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
    Inventors: William M. Bruno, Dwight L. Ritums, David A. Brent
  • Publication number: 20120235848
    Abstract: A metamaterial for a radio frequency communications apparatus is disclosed. The metamaterial can comprise a flex circuit and an array of circuit elements mounted on the flex circuit. Each of the circuit elements can comprise a conductive trace and at least one hybrid component electrically coupled to the conductive trace.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2011
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Inventors: WILLIAM M. BRUNO, Dwight L. Ritums, David A. Brent
  • Patent number: 6622100
    Abstract: A system and method for assessing the probability of detection of a target of a hyperspectral sensing system. The system is adapted to calculate the probability of detection of targets based on various sensor parameters, atmospheric conditions, and a specified combination of targets and backgrounds for a given false alarm rate. The system may be executed, for example, on an IBM compatible PC to allow the user to optimize the hyperspectral sensor and subsequent signal processing to a particular set of backgrounds and targets. The sensor models, atmospheric models and target and background profiles are initially applied to the system in the form of the databases. As such, the system enables the user to select among the various parameters to optimize a hyperspectral sensor and the subsequent signal processing for a particular set of parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2003
    Assignee: Northrop Grumman Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen J. Whitsitt, William M. Bruno, Mark Slater
  • Publication number: 20020193971
    Abstract: A system and method for assessing the probability of detection of a target of a hyperspectral sensing system. The system is adapted to calculate the probability of detection of targets based on various sensor parameters, atmospheric conditions, and a specified combination of targets and backgrounds for a given false alarm rate. The system may be executed, for example, on an IBM compatible PC to allow the user to optimize the hyperspectral sensor and subsequent signal processing to a particular set of backgrounds and targets. The sensor models, atmospheric models and target and background profiles are initially applied to the system in the form of the databases. As such, the system enables the user to select among the various parameters to optimize a hyperspectral sensor and the subsequent signal processing for a particular set of parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2001
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Inventors: Stephen J. Whitsitt, William M. Bruno, Mark Slater
  • Patent number: 6103604
    Abstract: A transparent electrical conductor which provides relatively high electrical conductivity and transmittance in the visible/near-infrared (VNIR), relative to known transparent electrical conductors, such as tin-doped indium oxide (ITO). In one embodiment of the invention, the transparent electrical conductor is formed from a plurality of quantum wells formed between the interfaces of three layers of lattice-matched, wide band gap materials, such as AlGaN and GaN. In an alternative embodiment of the invention, a material with a band gap much larger than known materials used for such transparent electrical conductors, such as ITO, is selected. Both embodiments of the invention may be formed on a transparent substrate and provide relatively better transmittance in the VNIR at sheet electrical resistances of four or less ohms/square than known materials, such as tin-doped indium oxide (ITO).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2000
    Assignee: TRW Inc.
    Inventors: William M. Bruno, Maurice P. Bianchi
  • Patent number: 6099970
    Abstract: A transparent electrical conductor which provides relatively high electrical conductivity and transmittance in the visible/near-infrared (VNIR), relative to known transparent electrical conductors, such as tin-doped indium oxide (ITO). In one embodiment of the invention, the transparent electrical conductor is formed from a plurality of quantum wells formed between the interfaces of three layers of lattice-matched, wide band gap materials, such as AlGaN and GaN. In an alternative embodiment of the invention, a material with a band gap much larger than known materials used for such transparent electrical conductors, such as ITO, is selected. Both embodiments of the invention may be formed on a transparent substrate and provide relatively better transmittance in the VNIR at sheet electrical resistances of four or less ohms/square than known materials, such as tin-doped indium oxide (ITO).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2000
    Assignee: TRW Inc.
    Inventors: William M. Bruno, Maurice P. Bianchi
  • Patent number: 4800350
    Abstract: A flexible low-loss dielectric waveguide is made from a flexible low-dielectric constant hollow cylinder filled with high-dielectric constant powder. Alternatively, a rigid or semi-rigid waveguide comprises a groove formed in a low-dielectric constant substrate filled with high-dielectric constant powder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 1985
    Date of Patent: January 24, 1989
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: William B. Bridges, William M. Bruno