Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080297973 | Varactors including interconnect layers - In an embodiment of the present invention is provided a varactor comprising a substrate, a bottom electrode positioned on a surface of the substrate, a tunable dielectric material positioned adjacent to and extending over the bottom electrode forming a step and in contact with a top electrode, and an interconnect layer in contact with the bottom electrode, the tunable dielectric and the top electrode. | 12-04-2008 |
20090046007 | Wireless local area network antenna system and method of use therefore - An embodiment of the present invention provides an apparatus, comprising a plurality of sub-arrays and at least one beamformer driving the plurality of sub-arrays, the at least one beamformer employing at least one phase shifter. | 02-19-2009 |
20090075119 | Tunable low loss material compositions and methods of manufacture and use therefore - An embodiment of the present invention provides a method of making an electronically tunable dielectric material comprising mixing particles of at least one electronically tunable dielectric phase and particles of at least one compound of low loss complex perovskites, and particles of optional one other family of materials; and sintering the material. | 03-19-2009 |
20090091000 | Varactores including interconnect layers - In an embodiment of the present invention is provided a varactor comprising a substrate, a plurality of bottom electrodes positioned on a surface of the substrate separated to form a gap therein, a tunable dielectric material positioned on the surface of the substrate and within the gap, the tunable dielectric at least partially overlaying the plurality of electrodes, and a top electrode in contact with the tunable dielectric. | 04-09-2009 |
20100277381 | Metamaterial Cloaked Antenna - In the method for operating a plurality antenna having near-field (NF) zone mounted on a vehicle, wherein the improvement comprises the step of cloaking in the near-field (NF) zone of each of said plurality of antennas. | 11-04-2010 |
20110128605 | Radiation-Protection Device - A radiation-protection device is provided that includes a substrate and a surface structure formed on the substrate. The surface structure has an arrangement and interacts with radiation and the substrate to at least (a) substantially transmit or attenuate radiation at a wavelength and an energy below a threshold energy, and (b) substantially reflect radiation at the wavelength and an energy above the threshold energy. | 06-02-2011 |
20110171374 | Dispersion-Compensated Infra Red Cloak (D-CIRC) - A method of achieving electromagnetic cloaking of an object comprising the step of coating said object with a metal-dielectric composite material including a dielectric component, wherein the dielectric component is comprised of a material exhibiting anomalous dispersion in a wide wavelength range. | 07-14-2011 |
20120021361 | RADIATION-PROTECTION DEVICE - A radiation-protection device is provided that includes a substrate and a surface structure formed on the substrate. The surface structure has an arrangement and interacts with radiation and the substrate to at least (a) substantially transmit or attenuate radiation at a wavelength and an energy below a threshold energy, and (b) substantially reflect radiation at the wavelength and an energy above the threshold energy. | 01-26-2012 |
20120029884 | RADIATION-PROTECTION DEVICE - A radiation-protection device is provided that includes a substrate and a surface structure formed on the substrate. The surface structure has an arrangement and interacts with radiation and the substrate to at least (a) substantially transmit or attenuate radiation at a wavelength and an energy below a threshold energy, and (b) substantially reflect radiation at the wavelength and an energy above the threshold energy. | 02-02-2012 |
20120107173 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL AGENT DECONTAMINATION - A system and method for decontamination of chemical and biological agents over terrain in an outdoor environment is provided that utilizes ultraviolet radiation to break up hydrogen peroxide into radical species that interact with chemical and biological agents to render them harmless. In a preferred embodiment, peroxide is dispersed in a contaminated area and the peroxide is then exposed to ultraviolet radiation that causes the peroxide to dissociate into radical species. The interaction of the radical species formed by the peroxide dissociation with the chemical and biological agents renders them useless. | 05-03-2012 |
20130126434 | WATER DESALINATION APPARATUS AND METHOD - A desalination apparatus is disclosed which uses a salt sponge unit to remove a majority of salt from water. A parallel plate capacitor can be connected after the salt sponge to remove remaining salt ions. The salt sponge is a nanoporous, high surface area carbon scaffold to which crown ethers are attached. A power supply is connected to the salt sponges for applying a bias voltage to regenerate the salt sponges. A chlorine treatment unit can be connected after the parallel plate capacitor. A method of purifying sea water using the apparatus also is disclosed. | 05-23-2013 |
20130320501 | VARACTORS INCLUDING INTERCONNECT LAYERS - In an embodiment of the present invention is provided a varactor comprising a substrate, a plurality of bottom electrodes positioned on a surface of the substrate separated to form a gap therein, a tunable dielectric material positioned on the surface of the substrate and within the gap, the tunable dielectric at least partially overlaying the plurality of electrodes, and a top electrode in contact with the tunable dielectric. | 12-05-2013 |
20140020447 | TRACE ANALYTE EXTRACTION USING ADSORPTIVE CARBIDE-DERIVED NANOPOROUS CARBON POWDERS - In the method of latent print analysis, wherein the improvement comprises using an ultra-fine, nanoporous carbon material as an adsorptive powder to identify trace chemicals found within oils of a print. | 01-23-2014 |
Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100083428 | Body Armor Plate Having Integrated Electronics Modules - A body armor plate is configured to provide ballistics protection to a wearer of the plate. For example, the plate may be configured to protect the upper torso of the wearer from high-speed, ballistic projectiles like bullets, shrapnel, and/or other projectiles. In some implementations, the plate may include one or more electronic modules formed integrally therewith. Formation of the electronic modules integrally with the plate may enhance the functionality of the plate, may enhance the convenience (e.g., the form factor, the weight, the portability, etc.) of the electronics modules, robustness of the electronics modules, and/or other aspects of the electronics modules. The combination of the plate and the electronics modules may specifically provide various enhancements to, for example, military or law enforcement personnel that rely on the plate for ballistics protection. | 04-08-2010 |
20140017158 | REDUCING COST OF PARTIAL METAL REMOVAL FROM CARBIDE-DERIVED CARBON VIA AUTOMATED BATCH CHLORINE PROCESS - In the method of carbide-derived carbon production, wherein the improvement comprises using an automated batch chlorine process in which chlorine is added via pressure control to drive the reaction process in a closed “batch like” system. | 01-16-2014 |
20140251134 | SUPERADSORBENT MATERIAL SYSTEM FOR IMPROVED FILTRATION APPLICATIONS - The present invention involves the use of nanoporous carbons derived from partially or fully demetalized metal carbides in personal protection equipment for the irreversible absorption/adsorption of both broad and specific targeted gases. These materials have been specifically processed to provide enhanced effective loadings against specific harmful volatile organic compounds. | 09-11-2014 |