Patents Represented by Attorney G. R. Lenzen, Jr.

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  • Continually supported thin mirror with force-type actuators
    Patent number: 5831780
    Abstract: A continually supported assembly capable of being space launched includes a base and a thin optical substrate having a light collecting first surface and an opposite rear surface. An elastically coupling medium couples the rear surface of optical substrate and said base to one another. At least one force-coupled actuator is interspersed within said elastic coupling medium for controllably altering the shape of said optical substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 3, 1998
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventor: Michael H. Krim