Patents by Inventor Christopher Gudernan

Christopher Gudernan 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).

  • Patterned diffractive light modulator ribbon for PDL reduction
    Patent number: 6806997
    Abstract: A modulator for modulating an incident beam of light. The modulator includes a plurality of elements, each element including a first end, a second end, a first linear side, a second linear side, and a continuous or non-continuous light reflective planar surface plurality of elements are arranged parallel to each other and further wherein the light reflective planar surface of each of the plurality of elements includes a first non-linear side and a second non-linear side. The modulator also includes a support structure coupled to each end of the plurality of elements to enable movement between a first modulator configuration wherein the plurality of elements act to reflect the incident beam of light as a plane mirror, and a second modulator configuration wherein the plurality of elements act to diffract the incident beam of light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2004
    Assignee: Silicon Light Machines, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Dueweke, Dinesh Maheshwari, Christopher Gudernan, Jahja I. Trisnadi