Patents by Inventor Christopher J. Zenner

Christopher J. Zenner 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).

  • Dimpled light distribution plates
    Patent number: 8668370
    Abstract: Dimpled plates for light distribution and concentration are provided. Also provided are apparatus incorporating the plates as waveguides, and methods for using the dimpled plates for distributing or concentrating input light. The dimpled plates are designed to spatially distribute light from each of one or more near point light sources into a pixelated light projection using an array of reflective conical light deflection elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Leon McCaughan, Thomas F. Kuech, Christopher J. Zenner, Cedric Meyers
  • DIMPLED LIGHT DISTRIBUTION PLATES
    Publication number: 20130294064
    Abstract: Dimpled plates for light distribution and concentration are provided. Also provided are apparatus incorporating the plates as waveguides, and methods for using the dimpled plates for distributing or concentrating input light. The dimpled plates are designed to spatially distribute light from each of one or more near point light sources into a pixelated light projection using an array of reflective conical light deflection elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2012
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Inventors: Leon McCaughan, Thomas F. Kuech, Christopher J. Zenner, Cedric Meyers