Patents by Inventor Timothy R. Koch

Timothy R. Koch 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).

  • Systems and methods for supplying a distributed light source
    Patent number: 7437035
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed methods, apparatuses and system for establishing a linear radiant electromagnet energy field. In one embodiment of the invention, a system for providing a linear field of electromagnetic energy includes a laser, at least one length of single mode or multimode optical fiber including a core having a stitched diffraction grating of predetermined pitch for diffracting electromagnetic energy in a predetermined direction, a longitudinal optical element having a convex surface and a length corresponding to the length of optical fiber, wherein the optical element is sized such that the convex surface is positioned at a predetermined distance from the optical fiber and in a direction to receive electromagnetic energy diffracted by the grating of the optical fiber thereby establishing a linear lighting field and a lenticular array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Assignee: Princetown Lightwave Inc.
    Inventors: Gary E. Carver, Alka Swanson, Dmitri Garbuzov, Timothy R. Koch
  • Systems and methods for supplying a distributed light source
    Publication number: 20070053634
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed methods, apparatuses and system for establishing a linear radiant electromagnet energy field. In one embodiment of the invention, a system for providing a linear field of electromagnetic energy includes a laser, at least one length of single mode or multimode optical fiber including a core having a stitched diffraction grating of predetermined pitch for diffracting electromagnetic energy in a predetermined direction, a longitudinal optical element having a convex surface and a length corresponding to the length of optical fiber, wherein the optical element is sized such that the convex surface is positioned at a predetermined distance from the optical fiber and in a direction to receive electromagnetic energy diffracted by the grating of the optical fiber thereby establishing a linear lighting field and a lenticular array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2005
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventors: Gary Carver, Alka Swanson, Dmitri Garbuzov, Timothy R. Koch