Patents by Inventor Kenneth Randall POHL

Kenneth Randall POHL 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).

  • Optical hazard avoidance and method
    Patent number: 8724097
    Abstract: A source of light that could cause ocular damage within a given range from the source of light, such as a first laser, is accompanied by an optical hazard avoidance device, such as a second laser, that stimulates voluntary, involuntary, or both voluntary and involuntary responses, either physiological or behavioral or both physiological and behavioral, within one or more hazard zones, such as by inducing gaze aversion within the viewer. For example, a visible laser beam induces gaze aversion, pupil contraction or a combination of gaze aversion and pupil contraction, reducing the dose rate or exposure of the ocular tissue to damaging radiation from a primary source. In one example, the primary source is a UV Raman detector and the visible laser beam is selected to induce gaze aversion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Alakai Defense Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Randall Pohl, Alan Ray Ford, Robert Douglas Waterbury, Darius Vunck, Edwin L. Dottery
  • OPTICAL HAZARD AVOIDANCE AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20130128261
    Abstract: A source of light that could cause ocular damage within a given range from the source of light, such as a first laser, is accompanied by an optical hazard avoidance device, such as a second laser, that stimulates voluntary, involuntary, or both voluntary and involuntary responses, either physiological or behavioral or both physiological and behavioral, within one or more hazard zones, such as by inducing gaze aversion within the viewer. For example, a visible laser beam induces gaze aversion, pupil contraction or a combination of gaze aversion and pupil contraction, reducing the dose rate or exposure of the ocular tissue to damaging radiation from a primary source. In one example, the primary source is a UV Raman detector and the visible laser beam is selected to induce gaze aversion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2012
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: Alakai Defense Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Randall POHL, Alan Ray FORD, Robert Douglas WATERBURY, Darius VUNCK, Edwin L. DOTTERY