Patents by Inventor Alexander B. Bard

Alexander B. Bard 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).

  • Solid-state laser refrigeration of composite optomechanical resonators
    Patent number: 11913683
    Abstract: An apparatus and method of indirectly cooling an optomechanical resonator, comprising impinging a laser on an optomechanical resonator attached to a substrate, wherein the optomechanical resonator comprises a cantilever, a cooling end of the cantilever, having a cooling end comprising a laser-induced cooling element, an attachment end of the cantilever, attached to a substrate, and wherein the laser has a peak wavelength in the near-infrared band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: University of Washington
    Inventors: Peter J. Pauzauskie, Anupum Pant, Xiaojing Xia, Elena Dobretsova, E. James Davis, Alexander B. Bard, Robert G. Felsted
  • Radiation-balanced fiber laser
    Patent number: 11757245
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for cooling an optical fiber, comprising impinging electromagnetic radiation from a laser on an optical fiber comprising a core, in which the electromagnetic radiation is substantially confined, and a cladding, in thermal communication with the core, configured to provide optically activated cooling of the core via the electromagnetic radiation from the laser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: University of Washington
    Inventors: Peter J. Pauzauskie, Anupum Pant, Xiaojing Xia, Elena Dobretsova, E. James Davis, Alexander B. Bard, Robert G. Felsted
  • RADIATION-BALANCED FIBER LASER
    Publication number: 20210257799
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for cooling an optical fiber, comprising impinging electromagnetic radiation from a laser on an optical fiber comprising a core, in which the electromagnetic radiation is substantially confined, and a cladding, in thermal communication with the core, configured to provide optically activated cooling of the core via the electromagnetic radiation from the laser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: University of Washington
    Inventors: Peter J. Pauzauskie, Anupum Pant, Xiaojing Xia, Elena Dobretsova, E. James Davis, Alexander B. Bard, Robert G. Felsted
  • SOLID-STATE LASER REFRIGERATION OF COMPOSITE OPTOMECHANICAL RESONATORS
    Publication number: 20210222920
    Abstract: An apparatus and method of indirectly cooling an optomechanical resonator, comprising impinging a laser on an optomechanical resonator attached to a substrate, wherein the optomechanical resonator comprises a cantilever, a cooling end of the cantilever, having a cooling end comprising a laser-induced cooling element, an attachment end of the cantilever, attached to a substrate, and wherein the laser has a peak wavelength in the near-infrared band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Applicant: University of Washington
    Inventors: Peter J. Pauzauskie, Anupum Pant, Xiaojing Xia, Elena Dobretsova, E. James Davis, Alexander B. Bard, Robert G. Felsted