Patents by Inventor Jere S. Singleton

Jere S. Singleton 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).

  • Method of making a thin film optical quality aspheric surface generation using x-rays
    Patent number: 5131969
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for providing an optical quality aspheric surface f a thin film metalized elastic membrane by treating the membrane with x-rays to cause the elasticity of the membrane to be increased in predetermined area so that when the membrane is subjected to a differential pressure across faces thereof the membrane will assume the desired aspheric surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 21, 1992
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: William L. Gamble, Jere S. Singleton