Patents by Inventor Jennifer Plyler

Jennifer Plyler 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).

  • Patent number: 8885257
    Abstract: Optical imaging apparatuses are provided having desired focal properties. An optical imaging apparatus can include at least one wafer level optical element, a spacer, a second wafer comprising a focus compensation standoff, and an electro-optical element. For some apparatuses, the focus compensation standoff may include an electro-optical element mounting surface having a roughness different from at least one other surface of the focus compensation standoff. Also described are methods of producing a plurality of optical imaging apparatuses. Some methods include providing an optical wafer having a first and second optical element, determining a first and second focal point of a first and second optical die; providing a second wafer having a first and second focus compensation standoff; and adjusting the heights of the first and second focus compensation standoffs to position a first and second electro-optical element at or near a first and second focal point, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: FLIR Systems Trading Belgium BVBA
    Inventors: David Ovrutsky, Hagit Gershtenman-Avsian, Alan Kathman, Jennifer Plyler
  • Publication number: 20110181854
    Abstract: Optical imaging apparatus are provided having the desired focal properties, which can be manufactured and/or assembled at the wafer level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2010
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Inventors: David Ovrutsky, Hagit Gershtenman-Avsian, Alan Kathman, Jennifer Plyler