Patents by Inventor Colin A. Norman

Colin A. Norman 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).

  • ACTIVE BEAM SHAPING SYSTEM AND METHOD USING SEQUENTIAL DEFORMABLE MIRRORS
    Publication number: 20160062107
    Abstract: An active optical beam shaping system includes a first deformable mirror arranged to at least partially intercept an entrance beam of light and to provide a first reflected beam of light, a second deformable mirror arranged to at least partially intercept the first reflected beam of light from the first deformable mirror and to provide a second reflected beam of light, and a signal processing and control system configured to communicate with the first and second deformable mirrors. The first deformable mirror, the second deformable mirror and the signal processing and control system together provide a large amplitude light modulation range to provide an actively shaped optical beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Colin A. Norman, Laurent A. Pueyo
  • Active beam shaping system and method using sequential deformable mirrors
    Patent number: 9140896
    Abstract: An active optical beam shaping system includes a first deformable mirror arranged to at least partially intercept an entrance beam of light and to provide a first reflected beam of light, a second deformable mirror arranged to at least partially intercept the first reflected beam of light from the first deformable mirror and to provide a second reflected beam of light, and a signal processing and control system configured to communicate with the first and second deformable mirrors. The first deformable mirror, the second deformable mirror and the signal processing and control system together provide a large amplitude light modulation range to provide an actively shaped optical beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: The Johns Hopkins University
    Inventors: Colin A. Norman, Laurent A. Pueyo
  • ACTIVE BEAM SHAPING SYSTEM AND METHOD USING SEQUENTIAL DEFORMABLE MIRRORS
    Publication number: 20150104188
    Abstract: An active optical beam shaping system includes a first deformable mirror arranged to at least partially intercept an entrance beam of light and to provide a first reflected beam of light, a second deformable mirror arranged to at least partially intercept the first reflected beam of light from the first deformable mirror and to provide a second reflected beam of light, and a signal processing and control system configured to communicate with the first and second deformable mirrors. The first deformable mirror, the second deformable mirror and the signal processing and control system together provide a large amplitude light modulation range to provide an actively shaped optical beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Applicant: The Johns Hopkins University
    Inventors: Colin A. Norman, Laurent A. Pueyo