Patents by Inventor Jason A. SHULTZ

Jason A. SHULTZ 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).

  • Dynamic laser beam shaping methods and systems
    Patent number: 9238577
    Abstract: Dynamic radiation beam shaping methods and systems, comprising: providing a radiation source for delivering an input radiation beam; disposing a first optical element substantially adjacent to the radiation source; disposing a second optical element substantially adjacent to the first optical element; and moving one or more of the first optical element and the second optical element relative to one another such that either an output radiation beam has a variable predetermined shape or the output radiation beam maintains a predetermined shape when the input radiation beam is varied. Optionally, the first optical element and the second optical element each comprise a freeform shape and predetermined diffractive characteristics, refractive characteristics, reflective characteristics, hybrid characteristics, gradient index materials, metamaterials, metasurfaces, subwavelength structures, and/or plasmonics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
    Inventors: Thomas J. Suleski, Paul J. Smilie, Jason A. Shultz
  • DYNAMIC LASER BEAM SHAPING METHODS AND SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20150009583
    Abstract: Dynamic radiation beam shaping methods and systems, comprising: providing a radiation source for delivering an input radiation beam; disposing a first optical element substantially adjacent to the radiation source; disposing a second optical element substantially adjacent to the first optical element; and moving one or more of the first optical element and the second optical element relative to one another such that either an output radiation beam has a variable predetermined shape or the output radiation beam maintains a predetermined shape when the input radiation beam is varied. Optionally, the first optical element and the second optical element each comprise a freeform shape and predetermined diffractive characteristics, refractive characteristics, reflective characteristics, hybrid characteristics, gradient index materials, metamaterials, metasurfaces, subwavelength structures, and/or plasmonics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE
    Inventors: Thomas J. SULESKI, Paul J. SMILIE, Jason A. SHULTZ