Patents by Inventor Katherine W. Stone

Katherine W. Stone 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).

  • Multidimensional pulse shaper and spectrometer
    Patent number: 9074936
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are disclosed, and include: (a) separating an input electromagnetic waveform into a plurality of intermediate waveforms, each of the intermediate waveforms being spatially separated from one another; (b) dispersing frequency components of each intermediate waveform onto different regions of a spatial light modulator and modulating at least some of the dispersed frequency components with the spatial light modulator; and (c) recombining the dispersed frequency components for each of the intermediate waveforms to produce a plurality of temporally shaped output waveforms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Keith A. Nelson, Kenan Gundogdu, Katherine W. Stone, Daniel B. Turner
  • MULTIDIMENSIONAL PULSE SHAPER AND SPECTROMETER
    Publication number: 20090116009
    Abstract: Methods and apparatusare disclosed, and include: (a) separating an input electromagnetic waveform into a plurality of intermediate waveforms, each of the intermediate waveforms being spatially separated from one another; (b) dispersing frequency components of each intermediate waveform onto different regions of a spatial light modulator and modulating at least some of the dispersed frequency components with the spatial light modulator; and (c) recombining the dispersed frequency components for each of the intermediate waveforms to produce a plurality of temporally shaped output waveforms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Inventors: Keith A. Nelson, Kenan Gundogdu, Katherine W. Stone, Daniel B. Turner