Patents by Inventor Scott E. Christensen

Scott E. Christensen 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).

  • Patent number: 11972491
    Abstract: Computer-implemented methods, servers, and tangible, non-transitory computer-readable media storing instructions for creating one or more new insurance policy quotes for a customer associated with a customer vehicle may be may be described. The computer-implemented methods, servers, and instructions may include receiving a coverage type for the customer vehicle, causing usage data corresponding to the coverage type to be tracked, receiving the usage data, generating the new insurance policy quotes corresponding to the coverage type based upon at least the usage data, and causing the new insurance policy quotes to be displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
    Inventors: Scott T. Christensen, Gregory Hayward, Christopher E. Gay, Steven Cielocha, Todd Binion
  • Patent number: 7406220
    Abstract: Systems and methods for steering at least one of two or more optical input beams and forming a combined optical output beam are disclosed. A system has a waveguide, one or more phase controlling devices and one or more beam steering devices. The waveguide is configured to combine the optical input beams. The one or more phase controlling devices are configured to control a phase of at least one of the optical input beams. The system can form a coherently combined optical output beam. The one or more beam steering devices are configured to laterally steer, angularly steer, or laterally and angularly steer at least one of the optical input beams. The waveguide, in conjunction with the one or more beam steering devices, is configured to form the combined optical output beam that is angularly steered, laterally steered, or angularly and laterally steered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2008
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Coherent Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott E. Christensen, Iain T. McKinnie
  • Patent number: 7313299
    Abstract: A system for transmitting the spatial profile of laser beams with particular applicability to coherently combine laser beams into one beam. The system includes a tapered waveguide with an inlet and outlet at ends of two waveguide elements each having a reflective surface facing into the waveguide. The reflective surfaces are non-parallel such that the inlet height is different than the outlet height, e.g., inlet height greater than outlet height. The system includes a beam input assembly controlling phases of laser beams input at the waveguide inlet, and the phases of the beams are locked to a substantially single phase. The waveguide length is selected to produce at the waveguide outlet a coherently combined laser beam from the input beams. The beam input assembly includes a laser beam source, a beam splitter generating lower power beams from source beams, and phase adjusters for controlling the phase of each input beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2007
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Coherent Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott E. Christensen, Iain T. McKinnie, Josef Robert Unternahrer
  • Patent number: 7239777
    Abstract: An apparatus for combining laser beams into a single high power output beam. The apparatus includes a self-imaging waveguide (SIWG) with parallel reflective elements that have a length that is an integer multiple of the self-imaging or Talbot length of the waveguide or an integer fraction of this self-imaging length. The apparatus also includes a system for controlling the phase of each of laser beams provided to an inlet of the waveguide. The phases are controlled, e.g., with phase shifters using active feedback or control signals from the inlet to the waveguide, such that a coherently combined beam is produced at the outlet of the waveguide; and this beam is typically a high power beam of 1 kW or higher. The phase shifters are often controlled to phase-lock the input beams and may be operated to steer or aim the output beam from the waveguide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Coherent Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott E. Christensen, Iain T. McKinnie, Jose Robert Unternahrer
  • Patent number: 6644698
    Abstract: A bar lock having two interconnected aluminum bars for engaging handles on folding doors, and preferably extending across all the seams in the folding doors to prevent the simultaneous outward and lateral opening motion of the doors. Clamping the horizontal door handles on folding fireplace doors bars children from opening the doors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2003
    Inventor: Scott E. Christensen
  • Publication number: 20030201649
    Abstract: A bar lock having two interconnected aluminum bars for engaging handles on folding doors, and preferably extending across all the seams in the folding doors to prevent the simultaneous outward and lateral opening motion of the doors. Clamping the horizontal door handles on folding fireplace doors bars children from opening the doors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2002
    Publication date: October 30, 2003
    Inventor: Scott E. Christensen