Joseph J Pinto

Author:

Joseph A. Pinto

ISBN #:

0615131166

Address:

55 Cooper Ave, Roseland, NJ 07068

Phone:

203 723-2507

VIN:

1GCRKSE32BZ431177

Make:

CHEVROLET

Model:

SILVERADO 1500

Year:

2011

US Patent:

6922277, Jul 26, 2005

Filed:

Sep 25, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/255132

Inventors:

John A. Moon - Wallingford CT, US
Alan D. Kersey - Glastonbury CT, US
Jay W. Dawson - Livermore CA, US
James R. Dunphy - Glastonbury CT, US
Joseph Pinto - Wallingford CT, US
Christian O'Keefe - Durham CT, US
Paul Szczepanek - Middletown CT, US

Assignee:

CiDRA Corporation - Wallingford CT

International Classification:

G02B026/08
G02F001/29

US Classification:

359298

Abstract:

A reconfigurable optical interleaver/deinterleaver device combines/separates a pair of optical input signals from and/or to an optical WDM input signal. The interleaver device includes a spatial light modulator having a micro-mirror device with a two-dimensional array of micro-mirrors that flip between first and second positions in a “digital” fashion in response to a control signal provided by a controller in accordance with a switching algorithm and an input command. A pair of collimators, diffraction gratings and Fourier lens collectively collimate, separate and focus the optical input channels and optical add channels onto the array of micro-mirrors. Each optical channel is focused on a plurality of micro-mirrors of the micro-mirror device, which effectively pixelates the optical channels.

US Patent:

6934069, Aug 23, 2005

Filed:

Nov 15, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/298264

Inventors:

John A. Moon - Wallingford CT, US
Alan D. Kersey - Glastonbury CT, US
Jay W. Dawson - Livermore CA, US
Joseph Pinto - Wallingford CT, US
James R. Dunphy - Glastonbury CT, US
Michael A. Davis - Glastonbury CT, US

Assignee:

CiDRA Corporation - Wallingford CT

International Classification:

G02B026/00
H04J014/02
H04B010/12

US Classification:

359290, 398 81, 398 79, 398147

Abstract:

A chromatic dispersion compensation device selectively delays a respective portion of spectral sections of each respective optical channel of an optical WDM input signal to compensate each optical channel for dispersion compensation, and includes a spatial light modulator having a micromirror device with a two-dimensional array of micromirrors. The micromirrors tilt or flip between first and second positions in a “digital” fashion in response to a control signal provided by a controller in accordance with a switching algorithm and an input command. A collimator, diffraction gratings, and Fourier lens collectively collimate, disperse and focus the optical input channels onto the array of micromirrors. Each optical channel is focused onto micromirrors of the micromirror device, which effectively pixelates the optical channels. To compensate an optical channel for chromatic dispersion, a portion of the spectral sections of each channel is delayed a desired time period by tilting an array of mirrors (i. e.

US Patent:

6956687, Oct 18, 2005

Filed:

Dec 19, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/327695

Inventors:

John A. Moon - Wallingford CT, US
Alan D. Kersey - Glastonbury CT, US
James S. Sirkis - Wallingford CT, US
James R. Dunphy - Glastonbury CT, US
Joseph Pinto - Wallingford CT, US
Paul Szczepanek - Middletown CT, US
Michael A. Davis - Glastonbury CT, US
Martin A. Putnam - Cheshire CT, US

Assignee:

CiDRA Corporation - Wallingford CT

International Classification:

G02B026/00
G02B026/08

US Classification:

359223, 359224, 359290, 359291, 385 16, 385 39, 398 45, 398 83, 398 85

Abstract:

A reconfigurable optical blocking filter deletes a desired optical channel(s) from an optical WDM input signal, and includes a spatial light modulator having a micro-mirror device with a two-dimensional array of micro-mirrors that tilt between first and second positions in a “digital” fashion in response to a control signal provided by a controller in accordance with a switching algorithm and an input command. A collimators, diffraction grating, and Fourier lens, collectively collimate, separate and focus the optical input channels onto the array of micro-mirrors. The optical channel is focused on the micro-mirrors onto a plurality of micro-mirrors of the micro-mirror device, which effectively pixelates the optical channels. To delete an input channel of the optical input signal, micro-mirrors associated with each desired input channel are tilted to reflect the desired input channel away from the return path.

US Patent:

7019883, Mar 28, 2006

Filed:

Apr 3, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/115647

Inventors:

John Moon - Wallingford CT, US
Alan D. Kersey - South Glastonbury CT, US
James Sirkis - Wallingford CT, US
James Dunphy - South Glastonbury CT, US
Joseph Pinto - Wallingford CT, US
Paul Szczepanek - Middletown CT, US
Michael Davis - Glastonbury CT, US

Assignee:

CiDRA Corporation - Wallingford CT

International Classification:

G02B 26/00

US Classification:

359290, 359291, 359292, 359571, 359572, 359573

Abstract:

An dynamic optical filter is provided to selectively attenuate or filter a wavelength band(s) of light (i. e. , optical channel(s)) or a group(s) of wavelength bands of an optical WDM input signal The optical filter is controllable or programmable to selectively provide a desired filter function. The optical filter includes a spatial light modulator which comprises an array of micromirrors that effectively forms a two-dimensional diffraction grating mounted in a retro-reflecting configuration. Each optical channel is dispersed separately or overlappingly onto the array of micro-mirrors along a spectral axis or direction such that each optical channel or group of optical channels are spread over a plurality of micromirrors to effectively pixelate each of the optical channels or input signal. Each channel or group of channels may be selectively attenuated by flipping or tilting a selected number of micromirrors to thereby deflect a portion of the incident radiation away from the return optical path. The micro-mirrors operate in a digital manner by flipping between a first and second position in response to a control signal provided by a controller in accordance with an attenuation algorithm and an input command The switching algorithm may provide a bit (or pixel) map or look-up table indicative of the state of each of the micro-mirrors of the array to selectively attenuate the input signal and provide a modified output signal at optical fiber.

US Patent:

7126740, Oct 24, 2006

Filed:

Jan 28, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/353772

Inventors:

Paul Szczepanek - Middletown CT, US
John A. Moon - Wallingford CT, US
Alan D. Kersey - S. Glastonbury CT, US
James S. Sirkis - Wallingford CT, US
James R. Dunphy - S. Glastonbury CT, US
Joseph Pinto - Wallingford CT, US
Christian O'Keefe - Durham CT, US
Michael A. Davis - Glastonbury CT, US

Assignee:

CiDRA Corporation - Wallingford CT

International Classification:

G02B 26/00

US Classification:

359290, 359298, 385 18, 398 81, 398 86, 398 87, 398 88

Abstract:

A reconfigurable multifunctional optical device has an optical arrangement for receiving an optical signal, each having optical bands or channels, and a spatial light modulator for reflecting the at least one optical signal provided thereon. The optical arrangement features a free optics configuration with a light dispersion element for spreading each optical signal into one or more respective optical bands or channels for performing separate optical functions on each optical signal. The spatial light modulator includes a micro-mirror device with an array of micro-mirrors, and the respective optical bands or channels reflect off respective micro-mirrors. The free optics configuration includes a common set of optical components for performing each separate optical function on each optical signal. The separate optical functions reflect off separate non-overlapping areas on the spatial light modulator. The separate optical functions include optical switching, conditioning or monitoring functions.

US Patent:

7253897, Aug 7, 2007

Filed:

Mar 11, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/800320

Inventors:

John A. Moon - Wallingford CT, US
James S. Sirkis - Wallingford CT, US
Ralph Jones - Guilford CT, US
Charles R. Winston - Glastonbury CT, US
David R. Fournier - Ashford CT, US
Joseph Pinto - Wallingford CT, US
Robert N. Brucato - Southington CT, US
James R. Dunphy - South Glastonbury CT, US
Christopher J. Chestnut - Ellington CT, US

Assignee:

CiDRA Corporation - Wallingford CT

International Classification:

G01J 3/06
G01J 3/18
G01J 3/30

US Classification:

356328, 356308, 356334

Abstract:

An optical spectrum analyzer (OSA) sequentially or selectively samples (or filters) a spectral band(s) of light from a broadband optical input signal and measures predetermined optical parameters of the optical signal (e. g. , spectral profile) of the input light. The OSA is a free-space optical device that includes a collimator assembly , a diffraction grating and a mirror. A launch pigtail emits into free space the input signal through the collimator assembly and onto the diffraction grating , which separates or spreads spatially the collimated input light, and reflects the dispersed light onto the mirror. A λ/4 plate is disposed between the mirror and the diffraction grating. The mirror reflects the separated light back through the λ/4 plate to the diffraction grating , which reflects the light back through the collimating lens. The lens focuses spectral bands of light (λ–λ) at different focal points in space. One of the spectral bands is focused onto a receive pigtail , which then propagates to a photodetector.

US Patent:

7463828, Dec 9, 2008

Filed:

May 31, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/159370

Inventors:

John Moon - Wallingford CT, US
Ralph Jones - Guilford CT, US
Charles Winston - Glastonbury CT, US
James Sirkis - Wallingford CT, US
David Fournier - Hudson MA, US
Joseph Pinto - Wallingford CT, US
Robert Brucato - Cheshire CT, US
James Dunphy - South Glastonbury CT, US
Christopher Chestnut - Ellington CT, US

International Classification:

G02B 6/26
H01S 3/08
G01J 3/18

US Classification:

398 87, 398 83, 398 84, 398 85, 398 86, 398 88, 398 29, 359634, 359635, 359636, 359 17, 359213, 359214

Abstract:

An optical channel monitor is provided that sequentially or selectively filters an optical channel(s) of light from a (WDM) optical input signal and senses predetermined parameters of the each filtered optical signal (e. g. , channel power, channel presence, signal-noise-ratio). The OCM is a free-space optical device that includes a collimator assembly , a diffraction grating and a mirror. A launch pigtail emits into free space the input signal through the collimator assembly and onto the diffraction grating , which separates spatially each of the optical channels of the collimated light, and reflects the separated channels of light onto the mirror. A λ/4 plate is disposed between the mirror and the diffraction grating. The mirror reflects the separated light back through the λ/4 plate to the diffraction grating , which reflects the channels of light back through the collimating lens. The lens focuses each separated channel of light (λ-λ) at a different focal point in space.

US Patent:

7619819, Nov 17, 2009

Filed:

Jul 21, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/187262

Inventors:

John A. Moon - Wallingford CT, US
Martin A. Putnam - Cheshire CT, US
Alan Kersey - South Glastonbury CT, US
David Fournier - Northborough MA, US
Joseph Pinto - Wallingford CT, US

Assignee:

Illumina, Inc. - San Diego CA

International Classification:

G02B 5/18

US Classification:

359569, 359 2, 250566, 424467

Abstract:

A method and apparatus for drug product tracking (or other pharmaceutical, health care or cosmetics products, and/or the packages or containers they are supplied with) using diffraction grating-based encoded optical identification elements includes an optical substrate having at least one diffraction grating disposed therein. The encoded element may be used to label any desired item, such as drugs or medicines, or other pharmaceutical or health care products or cosmetics. The label may be used for many different purposes, such as for sorting, tracking, identification, verification, authentication, anti-theft/anti-counterfeit, security/anti-terrorism, or for other purposes.