Patents by Inventor Jane Ou

Jane Ou 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).

  • One-way circularly polarized light generated by propagation through Ch-GLC films doped with light-absorbing dyes
    Patent number: 12461297
    Abstract: An optical system that includes a cholesteric glassy liquid crystal film doped with a dye and configured to preferentially absorb light of a first handedness, such as left-hand circularly polarized (LCP) light, but pass light of the opposite handedness, such a right-hand circularly polarized (RCP) light. Adding an anti-reflection coating can further increase the transmission-to-reflection ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2025
    Assignee: University of Rochester
    Inventors: Shaw Chen, Mitchell Anthamatten, Jane Ou
  • One-Way Circularly Polarized Light Generated by Propagation through Ch-GLC Films Doped with Light-Absorbing Dyes
    Publication number: 20220268982
    Abstract: An optical system that includes a cholesteric glassy liquid crystal film doped with a dye and configured to preferentially absorb light of a first handedness, such as left-hand circularly polarized (LCP) light, but pass light of the opposite handedness, such a right-hand circularly polarized (RCP) light. Adding an anti-reflection coating can further increase the transmission-to-reflection ratio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Shaw Chen, Mitchell Anthamatten, Jane Ou