Patents by Inventor Richard T. AMMON, II

Richard T. AMMON, II 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 communication system having filter with index selectable material and related methods
    Patent number: 9651737
    Abstract: An optical filter device may include an optical fiber having a core and a cladding surrounding the core, the optical fiber having a tapered portion. The optical filter device may include an index selectable material surrounding the tapered portion and having an index of refraction being selectable based upon a physical characteristic. The optical filter device may include a device configured to change the index selectable material to select the index of refraction to selectively filter out a mode within the optical fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: HARRIS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nicholas Riegel, Richard T. Ammon, II, Michael R. Lange
  • OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM HAVING FILTER WITH INDEX SELECTABLE MATERIAL AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20170090117
    Abstract: An optical filter device may include an optical fiber having a core and a cladding surrounding the core, the optical fiber having a tapered portion. The optical filter device may include an index selectable material surrounding the tapered portion and having an index of refraction being selectable based upon a physical characteristic. The optical filter device may include a device configured to change the index selectable material to select the index of refraction to selectively filter out a mode within the optical fiber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Nicholas RIEGEL, Richard T. AMMON, II, Michael R. LANGE