Patents by Inventor Bruce W. Shore

Bruce W. Shore 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).

  • Method and device for measuring distance
    Patent number: 7684019
    Abstract: The invention relates to a frequency-shifted feedback radiation source, equipped with an element for increasing the beat intensity of the emission frequency component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: Spheron VR AG
    Inventors: Gerhard Bonnet, Leonid P. Yatsenko, Bruce W. Shore, Klaas Bergmann
  • Multilayer dielectric diffraction gratings
    Patent number: 5907436
    Abstract: The design and fabrication of dielectric grating structures with high diffraction efficiency used in reflection or transmission is described. By forming a multilayer structure of alternating index dielectric materials and placing a grating structure on top of the multilayer, a diffraction grating of adjustable efficiency, and variable optical bandwidth can be obtained. Diffraction efficiency into the first order in reflection varying between 1 and 98 percent has been achieved by controlling the design of the multilayer and the depth, shape, and material comprising the grooves of the grating structure. Methods for fabricating these gratings without the use of ion etching techniques are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 25, 1999
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Michael D. Perry, Jerald A. Britten, Hoang T. Nguyen, Robert Boyd, Bruce W. Shore