Patents by Inventor Dennis GRUNOW

Dennis GRUNOW 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).

  • Component shifting apparatus with shape memory alloy actuators
    Patent number: 10451954
    Abstract: Systems and methods for shifting a position of one or more optical elements are disclosed. In an embodiment, a system may include a housing having a chamber formed therein, at least one non-linear crystal disposed in the chamber, the non-linear crystal configured to receive at least one incident signal and to convert a wavelength of at least a portion of the incident signal, and at least one shape memory alloy element disposed such that thermal or electrical energy applied to the shape memory alloy causes movement of the non-linear crystal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: NEWPORT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kay Mittler, Olaf Spieweg, Dennis Grunow
  • Component shifting apparatus with shape memory alloy actuators
    Patent number: 10416531
    Abstract: Systems and methods for shifting a position of one or more optical elements are disclosed. In an embodiment, a system may include a housing having a chamber formed therein, at least one non-linear crystal disposed in the chamber, the non-linear crystal configured to receive at least one incident signal and to convert a wavelength of at least a portion of the incident signal, and at least one shape memory alloy element disposed such that thermal or electrical energy applied to the shape memory alloy causes movement of the non-linear crystal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Newport Corporation
    Inventors: Kay Mittler, Olaf Spieweg, Dennis Grunow
  • COMPONENT SHIFTING APPARATUS WITH SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY ACTUATORS
    Publication number: 20190004395
    Abstract: Systems and methods for shifting a position of one or more optical elements are disclosed. In embodiment, a system may include a housing having a chamber formed therein, at least one non-linear crystal disposed in the chamber, the non-linear crystal configured to receive at least one incident signal and to convert a wavelength of at least a portion of the incident signal, and at least one shape memory alloy element disposed such that thermal or electrical energy applied to the shape memory alloy causes movement of the non-linear crystal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2015
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Kay MITTLER, Olaf SPIEWEG, Dennis GRUNOW