Patents by Inventor Anil M. Patel

Anil M. Patel 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).

  • Optical workstation
    Patent number: 6739153
    Abstract: An optical workstation comprising an optical breadboard supported by a frame, the frame comprising a plurality of upstanding legs interconnected by laterally extending cross-beams, the cross-beams defining a space into which the optical breadboard is received and laterally enclosed. By laterally enclosing the optical breadboard with the cross-beam frame elements, side protection for the optical breadboard is provided, thus protecting it from lateral impacts against which conventional damping mounts are not effective. In addition, since the cross-beams are part of the frame structure, they provide a stable and rigid platform for mounting optical and other components at the very edge of the workstation outside the optical breadboard area. Anchor points in the cross-beams are provided for this purpose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2004
    Assignee: Melles Griot Limited
    Inventors: Philip Andrew Davies, Anil M Patel, Malcolm Sargeant, Brian Watson, Tony Wills
  • Optical workstation
    Publication number: 20020021502
    Abstract: An optical workstation comprising an optical breadboard supported by a frame, the frame comprising a plurality of upstanding legs interconnected by laterally extending cross-beams, the cross-beams defining a space into which the optical breadboard is received and laterally enclosed. By laterally enclosing the optical breadboard with the cross-beam frame elements, side protection for the optical breadboard is provided, thus protecting it from lateral impacts against which conventional damping mounts are not effective. In addition, since the cross-beams are part of the frame structure, they provide a stable and rigid platform for mounting optical and other components at the very edge of the workstation outside the optical breadboard area. Anchor points in the cross-beams are provided for this purpose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2001
    Publication date: February 21, 2002
    Applicant: Melles Griot Limited
    Inventors: Philip Andrew Davies, Anil M. Patel, Malcolm Sargeant, Brian Watson, Tony Wills
  • Optical workstation
    Patent number: D455300
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2002
    Assignee: Melles Griot Limited
    Inventors: Philip Andrew Davies, Anil M. Patel, Malcolm Sargeant, Brian Watson, Tony Wills