Patents by Inventor Andy Leadbetter

Andy Leadbetter 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).

  • Polarization properties imaging systems
    Patent number: 10168274
    Abstract: This disclosure is generally directed to systems for imaging polarization properties of optical-material samples. As one aspect, there is provided a system for precise, simultaneous imaging of both the in-plane and out-of-plane birefringence properties of sample material over a wide range of incidence angles. The spatially resolved imaging approach described here is amenable to determination of a wide range of polarimetric properties, in addition to the in-plane and out-of-plane birefringence measure discussed as a preferred embodiment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Hinds Instrumsnts, Inc.
    Inventors: John Freudenthal, Andy Leadbetter, Baoliang Wang
  • POLARIZATION PROPERTIES IMAGING SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20170307517
    Abstract: This disclosure is generally directed to systems for imaging polarization properties of optical-material samples. As one aspect, there is provided a system for precise, simultaneous imaging of both the in-plane and out-of-plane birefringence properties of sample material over a wide range of incidence angles. The spatially resolved imaging approach described here is amenable to determination of a wide range of polarimetric properties, in addition to the in-plane and out-of-plane birefringence measure discussed as a preferred embodiment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: Hinds Instruments, Inc.
    Inventors: John Freudenthal, Andy Leadbetter, Baoliang Wang
  • Polarization properties imaging systems
    Patent number: 9683930
    Abstract: This disclosure is generally directed to systems for imaging polarization properties of optical-material samples. As one example, there is provided a system for precise, simultaneous imaging of both the in-plane and out-of-plane birefringence properties of sample material over a wide range of incidence angles. An example spatially resolved imaging approach described herein is amenable to determination of a wide range of polarimetric properties, in addition to the in-plane and out-of-plane birefringence measure discussed as a preferred embodiment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Hinds Instruments, Inc.
    Inventors: John Freudenthal, Andy Leadbetter, Baoliang Wang
  • POLARIZATION PROPERTIES IMAGING SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20160116397
    Abstract: This disclosure is generally directed to systems for imaging polarization properties of optical-material samples. As one example, there is provided a system for precise, simultaneous imaging of both the in-plane and out-of-plane birefringence properties of sample material over a wide range of incidence angles. An example spatially resolved imaging approach described herein is amenable to determination of a wide range of polarimetric properties, in addition to the in-plane and out-of-plane birefringence measure discussed as a preferred embodiment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Applicant: Hinds Instruments, Inc.
    Inventors: John Freudenthal, Andy Leadbetter, Baoliang Wang