Patents by Inventor Brittan L. Zurn

Brittan L. Zurn 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).

  • Single sensor ring laser gyroscope
    Patent number: 7330269
    Abstract: A ring laser gyroscope is described which includes a laser cavity configured to provide an optical laser path for a pair of counter-propagating laser beams, an optical sensor configured to receive a portion of the energy from the counter-propagating laser beams, and a unit configured to receive outputs from the optical sensor. The unit is configured to utilize the output to generate at least a residual path length control signal, a laser intensity monitor signal, and readout signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2008
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Brittan L. Zurn, Richard G. Beaudet, Thomas A. Savard, Leroy O. Thielman, Rodney H. Thorland