Patents by Inventor Dustin H. Froula

Dustin H. Froula 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).

  • Systems and methods for spatiotemporal control of a laser and applications of same
    Patent number: 10897115
    Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for using a chromatic lens system to provide a “flying focus”—i.e., an advanced focusing scheme enabling spatiotemporal control of a focal location. In a method, a photon beam is emitted from a source at a wavelength. The photon beam may have more than one wavelength. The photon beam is focused to a focal location using a chromatic lens system. The focal location is at a first longitudinal distance along an optical axis from the chromatic lens system. The wavelength of the photon beam is changed as a function of time to change the focal location as a function of time. The wavelength may be changed such that the focal location changes with a focal velocity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: University of Rochester
    Inventors: Dustin H. Froula, Terrance Kessler
  • Systems and methods for spatiotemporal control of a laser and applications of same
    Patent number: 10845608
    Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for using a chromatic lens system to provide a “flying focus”—i.e., an advanced focusing scheme enabling spatiotemporal control of a focal location. In a method, a photon beam is emitted from a source at a wavelength. The photon beam may have more than one wavelength. The photon beam is focused to a focal location using a chromatic lens system. The focal location is at a first longitudinal distance along an optical axis from the chromatic lens system. The wavelength of the photon beam is changed as a function of time to change the focal location as a function of time. The wavelength may be changed such that the focal location changes with a focal velocity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: University of Rochester
    Inventors: Dustin H. Froula, Terrance Kessler
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SPATIOTEMPORAL CONTROL OF A LASER AND APPLICATIONS OF SAME
    Publication number: 20190121153
    Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for using a chromatic lens system to provide a “flying focus”—i.e., an advanced focusing scheme enabling spatiotemporal control of a focal location. In a method, a photon beam is emitted from a source at a wavelength. The photon beam may have more than one wavelength. The photon beam is focused to a focal location using a chromatic lens system. The focal location is at a first longitudinal distance along an optical axis from the chromatic lens system. The wavelength of the photon beam is changed as a function of time to change the focal location as a function of time. The wavelength may be changed such that the focal location changes with a focal velocity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Dustin H. Froula, Terrance Kessler
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SPATIOTEMPORAL CONTROL OF A LASER AND APPLICATIONS OF SAME
    Publication number: 20190103720
    Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for using a chromatic lens system to provide a “flying focus”—i.e., an advanced focusing scheme enabling spatiotemporal control of a focal location. In a method, a photon beam is emitted from a source at a wavelength. The photon beam may have more than one wavelength. The photon beam is focused to a focal location using a chromatic lens system. The focal location is at a first longitudinal distance along an optical axis from the chromatic lens system. The wavelength of the photon beam is changed as a function of time to change the focal location as a function of time. The wavelength may be changed such that the focal location changes with a focal velocity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2017
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventors: Dustin H. Froula, Terry Kessler