Patents by Inventor Jay M. Bernard

Jay M. Bernard 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).

  • Microreflectometer system
    Patent number: 5293211
    Abstract: The microreflectometer system, forming a 0.01 mm.sup.2 area spot, scans a mirror coating for defects of a mirror having a diameter of about 30 centimeters. Tens of thousands of reflectivity measurements are automatically taken as a computer controlled three dimension stage having the test mirror therein is selectively controlled. The reflectivity of each measurement either relative or absolute is used to determine the condition of the coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1983
    Date of Patent: March 8, 1994
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: Jay M. Bernard, Harold Mirels, Eugene B. Turner
  • Aberrated suppressor mirror
    Patent number: 4799780
    Abstract: The invention described herein is a reverse wave suppressor mirror which is purposefully aberrated in order to decrease its sensitivity to tilt when compared to a conventional reverse wave suppressor mirror.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 1987
    Date of Patent: January 24, 1989
    Assignee: The Aerospace Corporation
    Inventors: Jay M. Bernard, Richard A. Chodzko, Timothy J. Bixler