Patents by Inventor Angel S. Flores

Angel S. Flores 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).

  • FIBER OPTIC COLLIMATOR WITH A BEVELED FIBER ENDCAP
    Publication number: 20230314714
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling propagation of a light beam using a beveled endcap of an optical fiber, where the endcap has a first end coupled to the optical fiber and a second end having a bevel that circumscribes a facet. The bevel has an angle relative to the plane of the facet that directs a peripheral portion of the light beam towards a lens and the facet directs a central portion of the light beam towards the lens. As such, the light beam is collimated with substantially all of the power of the light beam propagating through the lens and all the power delivered with fiber core to the output endcap is propagating through the lens despite the divergence of the delivered beam and a restricted aperture of the lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2022
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Leonid A. Beresnev, David A. Ligon, Angel S. Flores, Mark Dubinskiy, Kristan P. Gurton, Chatt C. Williamson
  • Fiber optic collimator with a beveled fiber endcap
    Patent number: 11762149
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling propagation of a light beam using a beveled endcap of an optical fiber, where the endcap has a first end coupled to the optical fiber and a second end having a bevel that circumscribes a facet. The bevel has an angle relative to the plane of the facet that directs a peripheral portion of the light beam towards a lens and the facet directs a central portion of the light beam towards the lens. As such, the light beam is collimated with substantially all of the power of the light beam propagating through the lens and all the power delivered with fiber core to the output endcap is propagating through the lens despite the divergence of the delivered beam and a restricted aperture of the lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Leonid A. Beresnev, David A. Ligon, Angel S. Flores, Mark Dubinskiy, Kristan P. Gurton, Chatt C. Williamson