Patents by Inventor Dennis N. Wied

Dennis N. Wied 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).

  • Ruggedized acousto-optic waveguide
    Patent number: 4182543
    Abstract: A ruggedized acousto-optic waveguide comprising a pair of inner plastic plates, a sheet of optical glass sandwiched flush between the inner plates with side edges exposed to ambient light, a transducer acoustically coupled with one end of the sheet of glass, a resilient pad overlaying one of the inner plates, a pair of cover plates mounted about and in compressive engagement with the pair of inner plates and resilient pad, and a set of compression springs coupled with the other end of the sheet of glass applying in-plane compression thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 1977
    Date of Patent: January 8, 1980
    Assignee: Harris Corporation
    Inventors: Dennis N. Wied, Robert M. Montgomery