Patents by Inventor Kristin J. Dana

Kristin J. Dana 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).

  • Apparatus and method for measuring spatially varying bidirectional reflectance distribution function
    Patent number: 6987568
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for measuring spatially varying bidirectional reflectance distribution function and method are provided. The apparatus and method provide means to illuminate different areas of a sample at different angles of incidence and detect the angular variation of radiation emitted from the sample in response to the illumination. The apparatus includes a paraboloidal reflector for delivering the illumination and receiving the radiation emitted by the sample, a radiation source for generating a beam of collimated radiation, a beam steering device for controlling the angle of incidence with which the focused cone of light strikes the sample, and a detector to receive the collected light from the reflector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2006
    Assignee: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
    Inventor: Kristin J. Dana
  • Apparatus and method for measuring spatially varying bidirectional reflectance distribution function
    Publication number: 20020080357
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for measuring spatially varying bidirectional reflectance distribution function and method are provided. The apparatus and method provide means to illuminate different areas of a sample at different angles of incidence and detect the angular variation of radiation emitted from the sample in response to the illumination. The apparatus includes a paraboloidal reflector for delivering the illumination and receiving the radiation emitted by the sample, a radiation source for generating a beam of collimated radiation, a beam steering device for controlling the angle of incidence with which the focused cone of light strikes the sample, and a detector to receive the collected light from the reflector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2001
    Publication date: June 27, 2002
    Inventor: Kristin J. Dana