Patents by Inventor Richard G. Cyr

Richard G. Cyr 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).

  • Opto-mechanical devices with sharp-edge lenses
    Patent number: 9696537
    Abstract: An opto-mechanical device, such as a lens cell, includes a housing having an axially extending chamber and an intermediate internal spacer that positions a sharp-edged lens in the chamber. The sharp-edged lens has first and second optical surfaces that intersect in a circumferential sharp edge. The housing positions an image sensor proximal to the sharp-edged lens for processing light therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Intuitive Surgical Operationas, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert S. Breidenthal, Richard G. Cyr, David Chambers, Joseph N. Forkey, Robert N. Ross, Brian E. Volk
  • Opto-Mechanical Devices with Sharp-Edge Lenses
    Publication number: 20150241688
    Abstract: An opto-mechanical device, such as a lens cell, includes a housing having an axially extending chamber and an intermediate internal spacer that positions a sharp-edged lens in the chamber. The sharp-edged lens has first and second optical surfaces that intersect in a circumferential sharp edge. The housing positions an image sensor proximal to the sharp-edged lens for processing light therefrom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2015
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Applicant: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert S. Breidenthal, Richard G. Cyr, David Chambers, Joseph N. Forkey, Robert N. Ross, Brian E. Volk
  • Acylindrical optical device
    Patent number: 7715105
    Abstract: A lens structure and method for manufacture of such a lens. A lens element has multiple sawn planar faces between image forming surfaces so the lens element has a polygonal cross section. The manufacture includes the step of utilizing oversized conventional cylindrical lens elements and other optical elements formed into lens systems. The faces are sawn to reduce the overall size. The sawing can be applied to integral lens elements or assemblies or lens arrays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: Precision Optics Corporation
    Inventors: Richard E. Forkey, Richard G. Cyr, Robert N. Ross, Joseph N. Forkey
  • Convergence optics for stereoscopic imaging systems
    Patent number: 7621868
    Abstract: A convergence prism assembly with a housing and a prism structure having a plurality of prisms mounted in a unitary assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: Precision Optics Corporation
    Inventors: Robert S. Breidenthal, Richard G. Cyr, Christopher David, Joseph N. Forkey, Richard E. Forkey, Robert N. Ross, Brian E. Volk
  • Cylindrical optical devices and method of manufacture
    Patent number: 7116486
    Abstract: A lens assembly and method for manufacture. The lens assembly includes at least one lens element, with multiple sawn planar faces formed parallel to an optical axis and spaced equidistantly from the optical axis so the lens element has a polygonal cross section. Each lens element has a centered, rotationally symmetric characteristic so the overall assembly has a corresponding characteristic. The manufacture includes the step of utilizing oversized conventional cylindrical lens elements and other optical elements formed into lens systems. The faces are sawn to reduce the overall size. A circumscribing sheath provides a segmental lumen along each face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2006
    Assignee: Precision Optics Corporation, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard E. Forkey, Richard G. Cyr, Robert N. Ross