Patents by Inventor Dennis Reeder

Dennis Reeder 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).

  • Crystal isolation housing
    Patent number: 6036321
    Abstract: The crystal isolation system of the present invention protects a laser crystal from environmental factors such as humidity and dust. A crystal is placed in a housing which has two ports in it, and flexible tubes are placed in each port. Cap pieces cover the ends of the tubes and prevent deleterious environmental factors such as dust and moisture from entering the isolation system while allowing laser light to enter the system. A desiccator attached to the system removes moisture from the air inside the system, and an led and detector apparatus are is used to help indicate the remaining useful life of the desiccant in the desiccator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2000
    Assignee: Spectra Physics Lasers, Inc.
    Inventors: David Wright, Shinan S. Sheng, Dennis Reeder
  • Mirror mount
    Patent number: 5671244
    Abstract: A mirror mount assembly has a base plate positioned at one end of a laser resonator, and a movable plate spaced from and positioned substantially parallel to the base plate. One or more elastic springs are connected between the base plate and the moveable plate to provide tip and tilt of the movable plate and translation of the moveable plate away from or towards the base plate. The elastic springs include a bushing made of an elastic material, and at least three elastic dimples formed in the bushing circumferentially in a plane across a bushing longitudinal axis. Further, the elastic spring has a bushing made of an elastic material capable of elastic expansion and contraction. The bushing includes a threaded interior side and a longitudinal axis from a first open end of the bushing to a second open end of the bushing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 23, 1997
    Assignee: Spectra--Physics Lasers, Inc.
    Inventor: Dennis Reeder
  • Mirror mount
    Patent number: 5590149
    Abstract: A mirror mount assembly has a base plate positioned at one end of a laser resonator, and a movable plate spaced from and positioned substantially parallel to the base plate. One or more elastic springs are connected between the base plate and the moveable plate to provide tip and tilt of the movable plate and translation of the moveable plate away from or towards the base plate. The elastic springs include a bushing made of an elastic material, and at least three elastic dimples formed in the bushing circumferentially in a plane across a bushing longitudinal axis. Further, the elastic spring has a bushing made of an elastic material capable of elastic expansion and contraction. The bushing includes a threaded interior side and a longitudinal axis from a first open end of the bushing to a second open end of the bushing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 31, 1996
    Assignee: Spectra-Physics Lasers, Inc.
    Inventor: Dennis Reeder