Patents by Inventor Jeffery D. Kmetec

Jeffery D. Kmetec 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 shaping of high intensity high frequency optical output
    Patent number: 9851570
    Abstract: An optical output coupler includes an uncoated plano-concave lens having a planar side and a concave side. An optical axis of the plano-concave lens is tilted at or near a Brewster angle relative to a beam axis. A first optical element is configured to focus a beam of radiation emerging from the planar side of the plano-concave lens along a first axis that is perpendicular to the beam axis. The first optical element is disposed between the planar side of the plano-concave lens and a second optical element. The second optical element is configured to focus a beam of radiation emerging from the planar side of the plano-concave lens along a second axis that is perpendicular to the beam axis, wherein the second axis is different from the first axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: IPG PHOTONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael von Dadelszen, Jeffery D. Kmetec
  • BEAM SHAPING OF HIGH INTENSITY HIGH FREQUENCY OPTICAL OUTPUT
    Publication number: 20170184864
    Abstract: An optical output coupler includes an uncoated plano-concave lens having a planar side and a concave side. An optical axis of the plano-concave lens is tilted at or near a Brewster angle relative to a beam axis. A first optical element is configured to focus a beam of radiation emerging from the planar side of the plano-concave lens along a first axis that is perpendicular to the beam axis. The first optical element is disposed between the planar side of the plano-concave lens and a second optical element. The second optical element is configured to focus a beam of radiation emerging from the planar side of the plano-concave lens along a second axis that is perpendicular to the beam axis, wherein the second axis is different from the first axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventors: Michael von Dadelszen, Jeffery D. Kmetec