Patents by Inventor Allen D. Pillsbury

Allen D. Pillsbury 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).

  • Laser diode source assembly
    Patent number: 5101412
    Abstract: A frequency tunable, athermal, laser diode source assembly, having a collimating lens coupled via a thermally compensating apparatus to a laser diode, the lens and diode mounted in a temperature compensating structure. A temperature controller controls the operating temperature and frequency of the diode. The assembly is ruggedized for hostile environments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1992
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Allen D. Pillsbury, Michael F. Richardson, David Welford
  • Laser diode source assembly
    Patent number: 4910741
    Abstract: A frequency tunable, athermal, laser diode source assembly, having a collimating lens coupled via a thermally compensating apparatus to a laser diode, the lens and diode mounted in a temperature compensating structure. A temperature controller controls the operating temperature and frequency of the diode. The assembly is ruggedized for hostile environments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1988
    Date of Patent: March 20, 1990
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Allen D. Pillsbury, Michael F. Richardson, David Welford