Patents by Inventor Don McClimans

Don McClimans 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).

  • Phase-resolved measurement for frequency-shifting interferometry
    Patent number: 7268889
    Abstract: A frequency-shifting interferometer gathers intensity data from a set of interference patterns produced at different measuring beam frequencies. A periodic function is matched to the intensity data gathered from the set of interference patterns over a corresponding range of measuring beam frequencies. Localized correlations involving phase offsets between the interfering portions of the measuring beam are used to inform a determination of a rate of phase change with measuring beam frequency corresponding to the optical path length difference between the interfering beam portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2007
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Andrew Kulawiec, Joseph C. Marron, Don McClimans, Mark J. Tronolone
  • Phase-resolved measurement for frequency-shifting interferometry
    Publication number: 20060061772
    Abstract: A frequency-shifting interferometer gathers intensity data from a set of interference patterns produced at different measuring beam frequencies. A periodic function is matched to the intensity data gathered from the set of interference patterns over a corresponding range of measuring beam frequencies. Localized correlations involving phase offsets between the interfering portions of the measuring beam are used to inform a determination of a rate of phase change with measuring beam frequency corresponding to the optical path length difference between the interfering beam portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2004
    Publication date: March 23, 2006
    Inventors: Andrew Kulawiec, Joseph Marron, Don McClimans, Mark Tronolone