Patents by Inventor Charles Munnerlyn
Charles Munnerlyn 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).
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Patent number: 7738176Abstract: Apparatus for homogenizing a laser beam includes a lenslet array. In some embodiments, the lenslets have a negative power. The lenslet array may include from 16 to 36 effective lenslets in some embodiments, or any other suitable number in alternative embodiments. Some embodiments additionally include a re-focusing lens for directing the beamlets onto a target so that the beamlets overlap and the energy distribution is homogenized. In an alternative embodiment, the lenslet array and re-focusing lens are combined in one optic.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2008Date of Patent: June 15, 2010Assignee: AMO Manufacturing USA LLC.Inventors: Seema Somani, Charles Munnerlyn, Mark Arnoldussen, John Osborn
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Publication number: 20090122411Abstract: Apparatus for homogenizing a laser beam includes a lenslet array. In some embodiments, the lenslets have a negative power. The lenslet array may include from 16 to 36 effective lenslets in some embodiments, or any other suitable number in alternative embodiments. Some embodiments additionally include a re-focusing lens for directing the beamlets onto a target so that the beamlets overlap and the energy distribution is homogenized. In an alternative embodiment, the lenslet array and re-focusing lens are combined in one optic.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2008Publication date: May 14, 2009Applicant: AMO Manufacturing USA, LLCInventors: Seema Somani, Charles Munnerlyn, Mark Arnoldussen, John Osborn
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Patent number: 7394595Abstract: Apparatus for homogenizing a laser beam includes a lenslet array. In some embodiments, the lenslets have a negative power. The lenslet array may include from 16 to 36 effective lenslets in some embodiments, or any other suitable number in alternative embodiments. Some embodiments additionally include a re-focusing lens for directing the beamlets onto a target so that the beamlets overlap and the energy distribution is homogenized. In an alternative embodiment, the lenslet array and re-focusing lens are combined in one optic.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2007Date of Patent: July 1, 2008Assignee: AMO Manufacturing USA, LLCInventors: Seema Somani, Charles Munnerlyn, Mark E. Arnoldussen, John Osborn
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Patent number: 7355794Abstract: Apparatus for homogenizing a laser beam includes a lenslet array. In some embodiments, the lenslets have a negative power. The lenslet array may include from 16 to 36 effective lenslets in some embodiments, or any other suitable number in alternative embodiments. Some embodiments additionally include a re-focusing lens for directing the beamlets onto a target so that the beamlets overlap and the energy distribution is homogenized. In an alternative embodiment, the lenslet array and re-focusing lens are combined in one optic.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2007Date of Patent: April 8, 2008Assignee: AMO Manufacturing USA, LLCInventors: Seema Somani, Charles Munnerlyn, Mark E. Arnoldussen, John Osborn
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Publication number: 20070146891Abstract: Apparatus for homogenizing a laser beam includes a lenslet array. In some embodiments, the lenslets have a negative power. The lenslet array may include from 16 to 36 effective lenslets in some embodiments, or any other suitable number in alternative embodiments. Some embodiments additionally include a re-focusing lens for directing the beamlets onto a target so that the beamlets overlap and the energy distribution is homogenized. In an alternative embodiment, the lenslet array and re-focusing lens are combined in one optic.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2007Publication date: June 28, 2007Applicant: VISX, INCORPORATEDInventors: Seema Somani, Charles Munnerlyn, Mark Arnoldussen, John Osborn
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Publication number: 20070146890Abstract: Apparatus for homogenizing a laser beam includes a lenslet array. In some embodiments, the lenslets have a negative power. The lenslet array may include from 16 to 36 effective lenslets in some embodiments, or any other suitable number in alternative embodiments. Some embodiments additionally include a re-focusing lens for directing the beamlets onto a target so that the beamlets overlap and the energy distribution is homogenized. In an alternative embodiment, the lenslet array and re-focusing lens are combined in one optic.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2007Publication date: June 28, 2007Applicant: VISX, INCORPORATEDInventors: Seema Somani, Charles Munnerlyn, Mark Arnoldussen, John Osborn
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Patent number: 7206132Abstract: Apparatus for homogenizing a laser beam includes a lenslet array. In some embodiments, the lenslets have a negative power. The lenslet array may include from 16 to 36 effective lenslets in some embodiments, or any other suitable number in alternative embodiments. Some embodiments additionally include a re-focusing lens for directing the beamlets onto a target so that the beamlets overlap and the energy distribution is homogenized. In an alternative embodiment, the lenslet array and re-focusing lens are combined in one optic.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2004Date of Patent: April 17, 2007Assignee: Visx, IncorporatedInventors: Seema Somani, Charles Munnerlyn, Mark Arnoldussen, John Osborn
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Publication number: 20060028732Abstract: Apparatus for homogenizing a laser beam includes a lenslet array. In some embodiments, the lenslets have a negative power. The lenslet array may include from 16 to 36 effective lenslets in some embodiments, or any other suitable number in alternative embodiments. Some embodiments additionally include a re-focusing lens for directing the beamlets onto a target so that the beamlets overlap and the energy distribution is homogenized. In an alternative embodiment, the lenslet array and re-focusing lens are combined in one optic.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2004Publication date: February 9, 2006Applicant: VISX, IncorporatedInventors: Seema Somani, Charles Munnerlyn, Mark Arnoldussen, John Osborn
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Patent number: 4669837Abstract: An ophthalmic microscope combined with a laser photocoagulator and a binocular comprising a first telescopic tubular section connected to the binocular and a second tubular section slideably connected to the first section. The second section comprises an objective lens and a first reticle fixed to the second telescope section spaced within the telescope. A second reticle means is provided on the first telescopic section between the objective lens and the first reticle. A field lens is provided within the first telescopic section and is arranged such that the focal point of the field lens coincides with the second reticle. Laser means includes means on the first telescopic section for passing the laser beam into the telescope along an axis contained within the plane which includes the second reticle.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 1984Date of Patent: June 2, 1987Assignee: Kurt E. SchirmerInventors: Kurt E. Schirmer, Charles Munnerlyn