Patents by Inventor Dower Cameron Bricker

Dower Cameron Bricker 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).

  • Light source with controllable linear polarization
    Patent number: 9651426
    Abstract: A light source having first and second wire-grid polarizers and a laser that emits a beam of linearly polarized light that is characterized by a propagation direction is disclosed. The first wire-grid polarization filter is characterized by a first linear polarization pass direction and a first actuator for causing the first linear polarization pass direction to rotate relative to the beam of linearly polarized light. The second wire-grid polarization filter is characterized by a second linear polarization pass direction and a second actuator for causing the second linear polarization pass direction to rotate relative to the beam of linearly polarized light. A controller sets the first and second linear polarization pass directions to provide linearly polarized light having a specified polarization direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Agilent Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Adam Kleczewski, Richard P Tella, Dower Cameron Bricker, Yang Han
  • Light Source with Controllable Linear Polarization
    Publication number: 20170003170
    Abstract: A light source having first and second wire-grid polarizers and a laser that emits a beam of linearly polarized light that is characterized by a propagation direction is disclosed. The first wire-grid polarization filter is characterized by a first linear polarization pass direction and a first actuator for causing the first linear polarization pass direction to rotate relative to the beam of linearly polarized light. The second wire-grid polarization filter is characterized by a second linear polarization pass direction and a second actuator for causing the second linear polarization pass direction to rotate relative to the beam of linearly polarized light. A controller sets the first and second linear polarization pass directions to provide linearly polarized light having a specified polarization direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Applicant: Agilent Technologies
    Inventors: Adam Kleczewski, Richard P. Tella, Dower Cameron Bricker, Yang Han