Patents by Inventor Byron A. Wood, II

Byron A. Wood, II 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 interference coating capable of withstanding severe temperature environments
    Patent number: 6331914
    Abstract: An optical interference coating on a refractory substrate, the coating being comprised of alternating layers of silicon dioxide and zirconium dioxide. The coating can be in the form of an optical filter where a substrate bearing the coating can be repeatedly cycled between room temperature and a temperature of at least 1000° C. without significant degradation of its optical or mechanical properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2001
    Assignee: Deposition Sciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Byron A. Wood, II, William H. Howard
  • Optical interference coating capable of withstanding severe temperature environments
    Patent number: 5923471
    Abstract: An optical interference coating on a refractory substrate, the coating being comprised of alternating layers of silicon dioxide and zirconium dioxide. The coating can be in the form of an optical filter where a substrate bearing the coating can be repeatedly cycled between room temperature and a temperature of at least 1000 .degree. C without significant degradation of its optical or mechanical properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1999
    Assignee: Deposition Sciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Byron A. Wood, II, William H. Howard