Patents by Inventor Craig Newswanger
Craig Newswanger 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).
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Patent number: 11846586Abstract: An apparatus includes a glass element, a fluid, an illumination source, and an ultrasound emitter. The glass element is immersed in the fluid. The illumination source emits light. The ultrasound emitter is configured to direct an ultrasonic signal through the fluid to the glass element. The glass element is configured to reflect the ultrasonic signal along a substantially similar path as an optical path that the light propagates along.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2022Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: Open Water Internet, Inc.Inventor: Craig Newswanger
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Publication number: 20230130928Abstract: A seed laser is configured to emit seed laser light. A plurality of optical amplifiers is configured to generate amplified laser light by amplifying the seed laser light. Each of the optical amplifiers is configured to separately direct its respective amplified laser light to a medium without being optically combined within the laser assembly with any of the other amplified laser light emitted by other optical amplifiers in the plurality of optical amplifiers.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2022Publication date: April 27, 2023Inventors: Albert P. Heberle, Gregory Lee Keaton, Mary Lou Jepsen, Craig Newswanger, Hosain Haghany
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Patent number: 11581696Abstract: A laser device includes a seed laser, a plurality of optical amplifiers, and an optical distribution assembly. The seed laser is configured to emit seed laser light. The plurality of optical amplifiers is configured to generate amplified laser light by amplifying the seed laser light. The optical distribution assembly is configured to distribute the seed laser light to an input of each of the optical amplifiers in the plurality and each of the optical amplifiers is configured to direct its respective amplified laser light to a common target.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2019Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: Open Water Internet Inc.Inventors: Albert P. Heberle, Gregory Lee Keaton, Mary Lou Jepsen, Craig Newswanger, Hosain Haghany
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Publication number: 20220228980Abstract: An apparatus includes a glass element, a fluid, an illumination source, and an ultrasound emitter. The glass element is immersed in the fluid. The illumination source emits light. The ultrasound emitter is configured to direct an ultrasonic signal through the fluid to the glass element. The glass element is configured to reflect the ultrasonic signal along a substantially similar path as an optical path that the light propagates along.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2022Publication date: July 21, 2022Inventor: Craig Newswanger
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Patent number: 11320370Abstract: An enclosure permits ingress of an infrared light beam and ultrasonic signal entering the enclosure from two different locations and facilitates their exit from the enclosure along a substantially similar egress path. The enclosure contains fluid which propagates the ultrasonic wave and a glass element which reflects the ultrasonic wave from its ingress direction onto an egress path. The fluid is an index matching fluid having a refractive index the same as the refractive index of the glass element, rendering the glass element transparent to the infrared light beam. Thus, the infrared light beam, having been induced into the enclosure on an entry path directed through the glass element, passes through the glass element without being reflected or refracted by it, placing the infrared light beam on a substantially similar path to that of the ultrasonic wave for egress of both waves from the enclosure at substantially the same point.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2020Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: Open Water Internet Inc.Inventor: Craig Newswanger
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Patent number: 11320783Abstract: A system or device includes a member structure, a plurality of flexible members, and a plurality of tips disposed at ends of the flexible members. The member structure includes an ultrasonic emitter configured to emit an ultrasonic imaging signal. The plurality of flexible members are coupled to the member structure. The plurality of tips are disposed at ends of the flexible members. At least one tip of the plurality of tips includes an image sensor configured to receive an infrared exit signal.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2019Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: Open Water Internet Inc.Inventors: Craig Newswanger, Mary Lou Jepsen, Ian David O'Donnell
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Patent number: 10966612Abstract: A refractive component includes at least one reflection surface and at least one diffractive optical element. The refractive component is configured to receive a light beam and the light beam expands within the refractive component and is reflected by the at least one reflection surface. The diffractive optical element is configured to receive the light beam reflected from the at least one reflection surface, collimate the light beam, and redirect the light beam out of the refractive component.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2019Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: Open Water Internet Inc.Inventor: Craig Newswanger
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Patent number: 10962929Abstract: A device includes a sensor, a coherent infrared illumination source and optics to direct an infrared reference beam to the sensor. The sensor is positioned to capture an image of an interference signal generated by an interference of the infrared reference beam and a wavelength-shifted exit signal. The wavelength-shifted exit signal propagates through the optics before interfering with the infrared reference beam.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2018Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: Open Water Internet Inc.Inventors: Edgar Emilio Morales Delgado, Caitlin Regan, Mary Lou Jepsen, Craig Newswanger, Sarmishtha Satpathy
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Publication number: 20210050704Abstract: A laser device includes a seed laser, a plurality of optical amplifiers, and an optical distribution assembly. The seed laser is configured to emit seed laser light. The plurality of optical amplifiers is configured to generate amplified laser light by amplifying the seed laser light. The optical distribution assembly is configured to distribute the seed laser light to an input of each of the optical amplifiers in the plurality and each of the optical amplifiers is configured to direct its respective amplified laser light to a common target.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2019Publication date: February 18, 2021Inventors: Albert P. Heberle, Gregory Lee Keaton, Mary Lou Jepsen, Craig Newswanger, Hosain Haghany
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Publication number: 20200408681Abstract: An enclosure permits ingress of an infrared light beam and ultrasonic signal entering the enclosure from two different locations and facilitates their exit from the enclosure along a substantially similar egress path. The enclosure contains fluid which propagates the ultrasonic wave and a glass element which reflects the ultrasonic wave from its ingress direction onto an egress path. The fluid is an index matching fluid having a refractive index the same as the refractive index of the glass element, rendering the glass element transparent to the infrared light beam. Thus, the infrared light beam, having been induced into the enclosure on an entry path directed through the glass element, passes through the glass element without being reflected or refracted by it, placing the infrared light beam on a substantially similar path to that of the ultrasonic wave for egress of both waves from the enclosure at substantially the same point.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2020Publication date: December 31, 2020Inventor: Craig Newswanger
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Patent number: 10874370Abstract: A light pulse is emitted from a light source for illuminating a medium. Energy level data of the light pulse is measured before the light pulse enters the medium. An image sensor captures an image that includes an interference pattern generated by an exit signal of the light pulse exiting the medium interfering with a reference wavefront. Normalized intensity data is generated by normalizing intensity data exit signal data by the energy level data.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2019Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: Open Water Internet Inc.Inventors: Caitlin Regan, Sarmishtha Satpathy, Edgar Emilio Morales Delgado, Craig Newswanger
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Publication number: 20200241151Abstract: A light pulse is emitted from a light source for illuminating a medium. Energy level data of the light pulse is measured before the light pulse enters the medium. An image sensor captures an image that includes an interference pattern generated by an exit signal of the light pulse exiting the medium interfering with a reference wavefront. Normalized intensity data is generated by normalizing intensity data exit signal data by the energy level data.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2019Publication date: July 30, 2020Inventors: Caitlin Regan, Sarmishtha Satpathy, Edgar Emilio Morales Delgado, Craig Newswanger
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Publication number: 20200089165Abstract: A device includes a sensor, a coherent infrared illumination source and optics to direct an infrared reference beam to the sensor. The sensor is positioned to capture an image of an interference signal generated by an interference of the infrared reference beam and a wavelength-shifted exit signal. The wavelength-shifted exit signal propagates through the optics before interfering with the infrared reference beam.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2018Publication date: March 19, 2020Inventors: Edgar Emilio Morales Delgado, Caitlin Regan, Mary Lou Jepsen, Craig Newswanger, Sarmishtha Satpathy
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Publication number: 20200085309Abstract: A system or device includes a member structure, a plurality of flexible members, and a plurality of tips disposed at ends of the flexible members. The member structure includes an ultrasonic emitter configured to emit an ultrasonic imaging signal. The plurality of flexible members are coupled to the member structure. The plurality of tips are disposed at ends of the flexible members. At least one tip of the plurality of tips includes an image sensor configured to receive an infrared exit signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2019Publication date: March 19, 2020Inventors: Craig Newswanger, Mary Lou Jepsen, Ian David O'Donnell
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Publication number: 20190380587Abstract: A refractive component includes at least one reflection surface and at least one diffractive optical element. The refractive component is configured to receive a light beam and the light beam expands within the refractive component and is reflected by the at least one reflection surface. The diffractive optical element is configured to receive the light beam reflected from the at least one reflection surface, collimate the light beam, and redirect the light beam out of the refractive component.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2019Publication date: December 19, 2019Inventor: Craig Newswanger
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Publication number: 20190072897Abstract: Methods and apparatus are configured for focusing and imaging of translucent materials with decreased size and complexity and improve resolution. The methods and apparatus provide improved focusing and imaging with decreased size and weight, so as to allow use in many fields.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2018Publication date: March 7, 2019Inventors: Mary Lou Jepsen, Jae Hyeong Seo, Craig Newswanger, Edgar Emilio Morales Delgado, Lindy Brown
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Patent number: 8665505Abstract: Pre-sensitization techniques can be used in conjunction with holographic recording materials to allow high quality holographic stereograms to be recorded in those holographic recording materials using pulsed lasers. Various hologram production system hardware and software designs for use with pulsed lasers can be used with the pre-sensitization techniques.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2009Date of Patent: March 4, 2014Assignee: Zebra Imaging, Inc.Inventors: Craig Newswanger, Pankaj Lad, Robert L. Sitton, Qiang Huang, Michael A. Klug, Mark E. Holzbach
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Patent number: 8564865Abstract: Hologram production techniques can combine source data representing realistic information describing an environment with source data providing representational information describing a feature of the environment and/or some object interacting with the environment. The combined data is used to produce holograms, and particularly holographic stereograms including features that enhance the visualization of the environment depicted in hologram. A haptic interface can be used in conjunction with such holograms to further aid use of the hologram, and to provide an interface to secondary information provided by a computer and related to the images depicted in the hologram.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2009Date of Patent: October 22, 2013Assignee: Zabra Imaging, Inc.Inventors: Michael A. Klug, Mark E. Holzbach, Craig Newswanger
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Publication number: 20120169691Abstract: Methods and systems for DC-balancing a display, including displaying a set of frames on a display, the first set of frames being displayed using a corresponding first set of voltages, the first set of voltages being an unbalanced set of voltages, and applying one or more balancing voltages to the display, the one or more balancing voltages being configured to balance the first set of voltages.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2010Publication date: July 5, 2012Applicant: ZEBRA IMAGING, INC.Inventor: Craig Newswanger
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Publication number: 20100033783Abstract: Hologram production techniques can combine source data representing realistic information describing an environment with source data providing representational information describing a feature of the environment and/or some object interacting with the environment. The combined data is used to produce holograms, and particularly holographic stereograms including features that enhance the visualization of the environment depicted in hologram. A haptic interface can be used in conjunction with such holograms to further aid use of the hologram, and to provide an interface to secondary information provided by a computer and related to the images depicted in the hologram.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2009Publication date: February 11, 2010Inventors: Michael A. Klug, Mark E. Holzbach, Craig Newswanger