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Stephen D. Gaalema
Also filed as: GAALEMA STEPHEN · GAALEMA STEPHEN D
31 granted patents·7 pending applications·1,079 citations·filing 1982–2023
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38 records- 0199US10557940B2Lidar systemLUMINAR TECH INC·Filed 2016·Granted Feb 11, 2020·37 cites·44 claims
- 0298US6682899B2Apparatus and method for detecting and identifying infectious agentsPROLUME LTD·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 27, 2004·202 cites·1 claims
- 0397US10267918B2Lidar detector having a plurality of time to digital converters integrated onto a detector chipLUMINAR TECH INC·Filed 2018·Granted Apr 23, 2019·32 cites·20 claims
- 0497US10139478B2Time varying gain in an optical detector operating in a lidar systemLUMINAR TECH INC·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 27, 2018·37 cites·16 claims
- 0597US6458547B1Apparatus and method for detecting and identifying infectious agentsPROLUME LTD·Filed 1997·Granted Oct 1, 2002·122 cites·66 claims
- 0696US10627495B2Time varying gain in an optical detector operating in a lidar systemLUMINAR TECH INC·Filed 2018·Granted Apr 21, 2020·21 cites·20 claims
- 0796US10401480B1Lidar receiver with multiple detectors for range-ambiguity mitigationLUMINAR TECH INC·Filed 2018·Granted Sep 3, 2019·69 cites·30 claims
- 0891US6649357B2Apparatus and method for detecting and identifying infectious agentsPROLUME LTD·Filed 2002·Granted Nov 18, 2003·37 cites·12 claims
- 0990US4507674ABackside illuminated blocked impurity band infrared detectorHUGHES AIRCRAFT CO·Filed 1982·Granted Mar 26, 1985·71 cites·3 claims
- 1089US6649356B2Apparatus and method for detecting and identifying infectious agentsPROLUME LTD·Filed 2002·Granted Nov 18, 2003·32 cites·7 claims
- 1189US5596200ALow dose mammography systemPRIMEX·Filed 1995·Granted Jan 21, 1997·170 cites·23 claims
- 1287US4755676AInfrared detector with improved heat dissipationHUGHES AIRCRAFT CO·Filed 1986·Granted Jul 5, 1988·62 cites·22 claims
- 1386US9197233B2Low power ADC for high dynamic range integrating pixel arraysBLACK FOREST ENGINEERING LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 24, 2015·24 cites·11 claims
- 1485US11536803B2Lidar receiver with multiple detectors for range-ambiguity mitigationLUMINAR LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 27, 2022·5 cites·39 claims
- 1575US2024069161A1Lidar systems with wavelength-turntable light sourceLUMINAR LLC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 1675US2023213628A1Lidar system with detector arrayLUMINAR LLC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 1774US7161518B1Method and apparatus for driving two-dimensional modulator arraysSILICON LIGHT MACHINES CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 9, 2007·13 cites·16 claims
- 1871US11181622B2Method for controlling peak and average power through laser receiverLUMINAR LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 23, 2021·1 cites·20 claims
- 1970US5614740AHigh-speed peristaltic CCD imager with GaAs fet outputQ DOT INC·Filed 1994·Granted Mar 25, 1997·35 cites·10 claims
- 2067US7463403B1High impedance drive circuit for a micro-electromechanical system deviceSILICON LIGHT MACHINES CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Dec 9, 2008·4 cites·18 claims
- 2167US7268607B2Integrating capacitance circuitry for an integrating amplifier and related methodL 3 COMM CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 11, 2007·2 cites·22 claims
- 2267US5694147ALiquid crystal integrated circuit display including as arrangement for maintaining the liquid crystal at a controlled temperatureDISPLAYTECH INC·Filed 1995·Granted Dec 2, 1997·38 cites·29 claims
- 2366US11774561B2Amplifier input protection circuitsLUMINAR TECH INC·Filed 2019·Granted Oct 3, 2023·1 cites·21 claims
- 2459US11353555B2Detector quench circuit for lidar system comprising a discrete transistor to draw a quench current to enable a drop in a reverse bias voltage applied to an avalanche photodiodeLUMINAR TECH INC·Filed 2018·Granted Jun 7, 2022·0 cites·16 claims
- 2559US8183513B2In-cell current subtraction for infrared detectorsHANSON CHARLES M·Filed 2009·Granted May 22, 2012·1 cites·25 claims
- 2659US2023111486A1Lidar system with spectrally encoded light pulsesLUMINAR LLC·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 2758US2022334231A1Coherent pulsed lidar system with two-sided detectorLUMINAR LLC·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 2857US12392896B2Circuit for measuring pulse energy in a lidar systemLUMINAR TECH INC·Filed 2021·Granted Aug 19, 2025·0 cites·29 claims
- 2957US2022236417A1Lidar System with Multi-Junction Light SourceLUMINAR LLC·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 3055US5061927AFloating point analog to digital converterQ DOT INC·Filed 1990·Granted Oct 29, 1991·16 cites·14 claims
- 3152US2022099813A1Lidar system with low-noise avalanche photodiodeLUMINAR LLC·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 3252US2023038038A1Lidar system with semiconductor windowLUMINAR LLC·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 3348US5327138ACharge-mode analog to digital converterQ DOT INC·Filed 1993·Granted Jul 5, 1994·12 cites·8 claims
- 3442US5189423ACharge-mold analog to digital converterLINNENBRINK THOMAS E·Filed 1991·Granted Feb 23, 1993·11 cites·3 claims
- 3538US5708282ACCD charge splitterQ DOT INC·Filed 1995·Granted Jan 13, 1998·6 cites·10 claims
- 3638US5523864AAnalog liquid crystal spatial light modulator including an internal voltage boosterDISPLAYTECH INC·Filed 1994·Granted Jun 4, 1996·7 cites·16 claims
- 3736US5923061ACCD charge splitterQ DOT INC·Filed 1997·Granted Jul 13, 1999·5 cites·7 claims
- 3836US5500748ALiquid crystal spatial light modulator including an internal voltage boosterDISPLAYTECH INC·Filed 1994·Granted Mar 19, 1996·6 cites·10 claims
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