Patents by Inventor Damon M. Domjan

Damon M. Domjan 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).

  • Scanning mirror control and slow scan position offset
    Patent number: 10303044
    Abstract: A scanning mirror resonates on a first axis and moves on a second axis at a frequency dictated by a sync signal. The period of movement on the second axis is not necessarily an integer multiple of the period of movement on the first axis. A drive circuit excites movement of the mirror. The drive circuit adds a position offset to the signal that excites movement on the second axis. The position offset is capable of causing the resonant movement on the first axis to scan a substantially identical trajectory for at least a portion of each period on the second axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Microvision, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan A. Morarity, Damon M. Domjan
  • Scanning Mirror Control with Slow Scan Position Offset
    Publication number: 20190094667
    Abstract: A scanning mirror resonates on a first axis and moves on a second axis at a frequency dictated by a sync signal. The period of movement on the second axis is not necessarily an integer multiple of the period of movement on the first axis. A drive circuit excites movement of the mirror. The drive circuit adds a position offset to the signal that excites movement on the second axis. The position offset is capable of causing the resonant movement on the first axis to scan a substantially identical trajectory for at least a portion of each period on the second axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Jonathan A. Morarity, Damon M. Domjan
  • Resonant system excitation power reduction using dynamic phase offset
    Patent number: 9612433
    Abstract: A drive circuit for a resonant system provides an excitation signal having an amplitude and a phase. The resonant system provides a feedback signal representing an oscillation amplitude. The amplitude of the excitation signal is reduced for a substantially constant feedback signal amplitude by modifying the excitation signal phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: Microvision, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick J. McVittie, Jonathan A. Morarity, Damon M. Domjan
  • Resonant System Excitation Power Reduction Using Dynamic Phase Offset
    Publication number: 20160341955
    Abstract: A drive circuit for a resonant system provides an excitation signal having an amplitude and a phase. The resonant system provides a feedback signal representing an oscillation amplitude. The amplitude of the excitation signal is reduced for a substantially constant feedback signal amplitude by modifying the excitation signal phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2015
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Patrick J. McVittie, Jonathan A. Morarity, Damon M. Domjan