Patents by Inventor Henry H. Hoshiko

Henry H. Hoshiko 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).

  • Beam alignment system
    Patent number: 4621351
    Abstract: A beam alignment system and method for aligning a first radiation beam with respect to a second radiation beam as these beams share a desired optical path. Beam steering means, such as a galvonometer controlled mirror, steer the alignment of the first beam as it enters the shared optical path. Detection means are employed to sense the relative alignment between the first and second beams as they travel through the shared path. This sensed alignment is compared to a desired alignment, and a position error signal is generated to indicate the error therebetween. The position error signal, in turn, is used to steer the galvonometer controlled mirror in order to force the beam alignment error between the two beams to zero.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1984
    Date of Patent: November 4, 1986
    Assignee: Storage Technology Partners II
    Inventors: James W. Baer, Henry H. Hoshiko, Robert P. McIntosh, Charles M. Reilly, Paul M. Romano, James W. Hargarten