Patents Assigned to Exciting Technology LLC
  • Patent number: 11835837
    Abstract: An example system includes a high-side electrode layer including a number of discrete electrodes and a low-side electrode layer. The system further includes an electro-optic (EO) layer including an EO active material positioned between the high-side electrode layer and the low-side electrode layer, thereby forming a number of active cells of the EO layer. Each of the number of active cells of the EO layer includes a portion of the EO layer that is positioned between one of the discrete electrodes and the low-side electrode layer. The example system further includes an insulator operationally coupled to the active cells of the EO layer, and at least partially positioned between a first one of the active cells and a second one of the active cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Exciting Technology LLC
    Inventors: Paul F. McManamon, Abtin Ataei
  • Patent number: 11835839
    Abstract: An example deformable mirror includes a number of cells defining an aperture plane of the mirror. Each of the cells includes a first transparent electrode layer and a second reflective electrode layer, with a solid crystal electro-optical (EO) active layer between the electrode layers. The deformable mirror includes a reflective layer optically coupled to each of the cells on the reflective side of the cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Exciting Technology LLC
    Inventors: Paul F. McManamon, Abtin Ataei
  • Patent number: 11835838
    Abstract: An example system includes a high-side electrode layer having a first number of electrical members alternated with, and electrically coupled to adjacent ones of a second number of electrical members, where either the first number of electrical members or the second number of electrical members are discrete electrodes, and the other one of the first or second number of electrical members are resistors. Accordingly, the high-side electrode layer is formed from alternating discrete electrodes and resistors. The example system further includes a low-side electrode layer, and an electro-optic (EO) layer having an EO active material at least partially positioned between the high-side electrode layer and the low-side electrode layer, thereby forming a number of active cells of the EO layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Exciting Technology LLC
    Inventors: Paul F. McManamon, Abtin Ataei
  • Patent number: 11835841
    Abstract: An example system includes a high-side electrode layer including a number of discrete electrodes and a low-side electrode layer. The system further includes an electro-optic (EO) layer including an EO active material positioned between the high-side electrode layer and the low-side electrode layer, thereby forming a number of active cells of the EO layer. Each of the number of active cells of the EO layer includes a portion of the EO layer that is positioned between one of the discrete electrodes and the low-side electrode layer. The example system further includes an insulator operationally coupled to the active cells of the EO layer, and at least partially positioned between a first one of the active cells and a second one of the active cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Exciting Technology LLC
    Inventors: Paul F. McManamon, Abtin Ataei
  • Patent number: 11822205
    Abstract: A system includes an initiating optics layer interposed between an electromagnetic (EM) source and a lenslet steering layer, where the lenslet steering layer includes a first positive lens element and a second negative lens element. The lenslet steering layer is interposed between the initiating optics layer and a concluding optics layer. The system includes a steering controller configured to steer an EM beam from the EM source by controlling a first relative rotation between the first positive lens element and the second negative lens element, and further by controlling a second absolute rotation of the lenslet steering layer. The system includes a rotating actuator responsive to rotation commands from the steering controller, where the rotating actuator selectively rotates the first positive lens element and/or the second negative lens element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Exciting Technology LLC
    Inventors: Paul F. McManamon, Abtin Ataei
  • Patent number: 11740357
    Abstract: A system includes a ground-based area, an electromagnetic (EM) interrogation device having an EM emitter that directs an EM beam at the ground-based area. The EM interrogation device includes a detector array that receives reflected EM radiation from the EM beam, and a controller having a ground movement description module that determines a movement profile of the ground-based area in response to the reflected EM radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Exciting Technology, LLC
    Inventor: Paul F. McManamon
  • Patent number: 11561451
    Abstract: An example system includes a bulk steering crystal apparatus having a first lens face and a second concave face. The example bulk steering crystal apparatus further includes a number of steering portions interposed between the first lens face and the second concave face, where each of the steering portions includes a bulk substrate portion including an electro-optical material and a corresponding high-side electrode electrically coupled to the corresponding one of the number of steering portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: EXCITING TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Abtin Ataei, Paul F. McManamon
  • Patent number: 11209567
    Abstract: A system includes a ground based area, an electromagnetic (EM) interrogation device having an EM emitter that directs an EM beam at the ground based area. The EM interrogation device includes a detector array that receives reflected EM radiation from the EM beam, and a controller having a ground movement description module that determines a movement profile of the ground based area in response to the reflected EM radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Exciting Technology, LLC
    Inventors: Paul F. McManamon, J. Stephen Wills
  • Patent number: 11169425
    Abstract: An example system includes a bulk steering crystal apparatus having a first lens face and a second concave face. The example bulk steering crystal apparatus further includes a number of steering portions interposed between the first lens face and the second concave face, where each of the steering portions includes a bulk substrate portion including an electro-optical material and a corresponding high-side electrode electrically coupled to the corresponding one of the number of steering portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Exciting Technology, LLC
    Inventors: Abtin Ataei, Paul F. McManamon
  • Patent number: 10989982
    Abstract: An example system includes a bulk steering crystal apparatus having a first lens face and a second concave face. The example bulk steering crystal apparatus further includes a number of steering portions interposed between the first lens face and the second concave face, where each of the steering portions includes a bulk substrate portion including an electro-optical material and a corresponding high-side electrode electrically coupled to the corresponding one of the number of steering portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Exciting Technology, LLC
    Inventors: Abtin Ataei, Paul F. McManamon
  • Patent number: 10859701
    Abstract: A system includes a ground based area, an electromagnetic (EM) interrogation device having an EM emitter that directs an EM beam at the ground based area. The EM interrogation device includes a detector array that receives reflected EM radiation from the EM beam, and a controller having a ground movement description module that determines a movement profile of the ground based area in response to the reflected EM radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Exciting Technology, LLC
    Inventor: Paul F. McManamon
  • Patent number: 10845671
    Abstract: This disclosure teaches a thin film beam steering system comprising either flat or tilted transparent electrodes on one side of the electro-optical crystal layer and a transparent ground electrode on the other side. There is an insulator between each adjacent electrode which can be inserted all the way or partially through the EO crystal layer. A mirror layer can also be attached to the ground electrode. The refractive index of the EO crystal layer is changeable as a function of varying an applied voltage generated by the voltage supply and applied to the EO crystal layer. The disclosure also includes bulk crystal beam steering systems to steer a beam in 2 dimensions and to a wider angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Exciting Technology, LLC
    Inventors: Paul F. McManamon, Abtin Ataei
  • Publication number: 20190018165
    Abstract: A system includes a ground based area, an electromagnetic (EM) interrogation device having an EM emitter that directs an EM beam at the ground based area. The EM interrogation device includes a detector array that receives reflected EM radiation from the EM beam, and a controller having a ground movement description module that determines a movement profile of the ground based area in response to the reflected EM radiation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2017
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Applicant: Exciting Technology LLC
    Inventors: Paul F. McMANAMON, J. Stephen WILLS