Patents by Inventor Erika C. Vreeland

Erika C. Vreeland 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).

  • Micro-lensed fiber optic plate and methods of forming thereof
    Patent number: 11346993
    Abstract: A method of forming a micro-lensed fiber optic plate. The method includes obtaining a fiber optic plate that has a plurality of fibers arranged in parallel. A first end of a fiber of the plurality of fibers can have a first numerical aperture. The fiber of the plurality of fibers includes a core material running along a length of the fiber that is circumscribed by a layer of cladding material. The method also includes creating a lensed surface at a second end of the fiber of the plurality of fibers. The second end is opposite the first end. The lensed surface of the fiber of the plurality of fibers can have a second numerical aperture that is different from the first numerical aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC
    Inventors: Brett Bagwell, Jeremy Benjamin Wright, Jayson Briscoe, Erika C. Vreeland