Patents by Inventor Alan Wickstrom

Alan Wickstrom 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).

  • Publication number: 20050061981
    Abstract: A multiple beam generator for use in a scanning system, wherein the generator includes an acousto-optic deflector (AOD) which during use receives a laser beam and generates a deflected beam, the deflection of which is determined by an AOD control signal; a diffractive element which generates an array of input beams from the deflected beam; and a control circuit which during operation generates the AOD control signal and varies a characteristic of the first control signal to account for errors in the scanning system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2003
    Publication date: March 24, 2005
    Inventors: Paul Allen, Alan Wickstrom, Bryan Bolt
  • Patent number: D677184
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Tektronix, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert D. Kluser, Alan Wickstrom, Ronald W. Kleve
  • Patent number: D781800
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Tektronix, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert D. Kluser, Alan Wickstrom, Tsuyoshi Kitagawa