Patents by Inventor Shelby D. Vorndran

Shelby D. Vorndran 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).

  • Holographic diffraction-through-aperture spectrum splitting system and method
    Patent number: 10514485
    Abstract: An apparatus for obtaining energy from a polychromatic energy source that emits radiation in a first and a second wavelength band comprises a reflector or an energy receiver having an aperture therein; and a holographic lens that diffracts and focuses the radiation within the first wavelength band from the energy source through said aperture towards a first energy receiver, and transmits the radiation within the second wavelength band from the energy source to the reflector or energy receiver. If a reflector is used, the reflector reflects the radiation transmitted by the holographic lens towards a second energy receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona
    Inventors: Raymond K. Kostuk, Shelby D. Vorndran, Deming Zhang, Juan Manuel Russo, Michael Gordon
  • HOLOGRAPHIC DIFFRACTION-THROUGH-APERTURE SPECTRUM SPLITTING SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20140130843
    Abstract: An apparatus for obtaining energy from a polychromatic energy source that emits radiation in a first and a second wavelength band comprises a reflector or an energy receiver having an aperture therein; and a holographic lens that diffracts and focuses the radiation within the first wavelength band from the energy source through said aperture towards a first energy receiver, and transmits the radiation within the second wavelength band from the energy source to the reflector or energy receiver. If a reflector is used, the reflector reflects the radiation transmitted by the holographic lens towards a second energy receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2013
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: The Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of The University of Arizona
    Inventors: Raymond K. Kostuk, Shelby D. Vorndran, Deming Zhang, Juan Manuel Russo, Michael Gordon