Patents by Inventor John Daugela
John Daugela 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).
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Publication number: 20200110274Abstract: A diamond-shaped lens system includes: a half diamond-shaped lens including refractive material and having a first surface, a second surface and a third surface for refracting incident light beams from an object having a width of X, from the first surface towards the second surface; a first reflective material positioned at the second surface of the half diamond-shaped lens for reflecting the refracted light beams at a first angle toward the third surface; a second reflective material positioned at the third surface of the half diamond-shaped lens for reflecting the light beams reflected from the first reflective material toward the first surface to exit the first surface at a second angle toward the third surface to form an image of the object with a width Y; and; an apparatus for processing the image of the object to reduce chromatic aberrations.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2019Publication date: April 9, 2020Inventors: John Daugela, Darcy Daugela
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Patent number: 10594935Abstract: An along track imaging device. The device includes: a plurality of optical sensors positioned in parallel with each other and perpendicular to a direction of travel of the imaging device or an object for continuously capturing a plurality of images from the object, wherein each of the plurality of optical sensors includes a flat optic lens with a narrow angle of view; an imaging sensor coupled to the plurality of optical sensors for sensing the plurality of captured images and generating a plurality of overlaid images; a processor coupled to the imaging sensor for compositing the plurality of overlaid images into a single composite image; a digital storage medium for storing a plurality of composite images in series as a contiguous along track image; and a display device for displaying the contiguous along track image.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2018Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: SPECTRUM OPTIX INC.Inventors: Carey J. Wheeler, John Daugela
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Patent number: 10539769Abstract: A flat lens system includes a wedge-shaped refractive material having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface for refracting incident light beams from an object having a width of Y, from the first surface towards the second surface; a reflective material positioned at the second surface of the wedge-shaped refractive material for reflecting the refracted light beams at a first angle toward the first surface, wherein the reflected light beams are refracted from the first surface at a second angle to form an image of the object having a width of X and including chromatic aberrations; and an apparatus for processing the image of the object to reduce said chromatic aberrations.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2019Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: SPECTRUM OPTIX INC.Inventor: John Daugela
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Patent number: 10520740Abstract: A diamond-shaped lens system includes: a half diamond-shaped lens including refractive material and having a first surface, a second surface and a third surface for refracting incident light beams from an object having a width of X, from the first surface towards the second surface; a first reflective material positioned at the second surface of the half diamond-shaped lens for reflecting the refracted light beams at a first angle toward the third surface; a second reflective material positioned at the third surface of the half diamond-shaped lens for reflecting the light beams reflected from the first reflective material toward the first surface to exit the first surface at a second angle toward the third surface to form an image of the object with a width Y; and; an apparatus for processing the image of the object to reduce chromatic aberrations.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2018Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: SPECTRUM OPTIX INC.Inventors: John Daugela, Darcy Daugela
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Publication number: 20190219805Abstract: A flat lens system includes a wedge-shaped refractive material having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface for refracting incident light beams from an object having a width of Y, from the first surface towards the second surface; a reflective material positioned at the second surface of the wedge-shaped refractive material for reflecting the refracted light beams at a first angle toward the first surface, wherein the reflected light beams are refracted from the first surface at a second angle to form an image of the object having a width of X and including chromatic aberrations; and an apparatus for processing the image of the object to reduce said chromatic aberrations.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2019Publication date: July 18, 2019Inventor: John Daugela
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Publication number: 20190212570Abstract: A viewing system includes a first optics system having a first aperture size and a first field of view, and optics that provide a lightpath to a first sensor. The optics system has a second optics system having a second aperture sized to be less than the first aperture size, and a second field of view greater than the first field of view; the second optics system providing a lightpath to a second sensor. Also provided is a display switchable between a first view mode in which a wide field image provided by the second sensor is displayed, and a second view mode in which a narrow field image provided by the first sensor is displayed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2019Publication date: July 11, 2019Inventors: John Daugela, Darcy Daugela, Gadi Amit, Brandon Joseph DesRoches, Nathan Michael Ryhard
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Patent number: 10228549Abstract: A flat lens system includes a wedge-shaped refractive material having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface for refracting incident light beams from an object having a width of Y, from the first surface towards the second surface; a reflective material positioned at the second surface of the wedge-shaped refractive material for reflecting the refracted light beams at a first angle toward the first surface, wherein the reflected light beams are refracted from the first surface at a second angle to form an image of the object having a width of X and including chromatic aberrations; and an apparatus for processing the image of the object to reduce said chromatic aberrations.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2017Date of Patent: March 12, 2019Assignee: SPECTRUM OPTIX INC.Inventor: John Daugela
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Publication number: 20180343396Abstract: A reflective truncated ball imaging system includes: a reflective truncated ball element having a first surface, a second surface and a third surface for reflecting incident light beams from an object having a width of X entering into the first surface, from the second surface towards the third surface to exit the third surface and form an image of the object with a width Y; a focusing lens for focusing the reflected light beams exiting the third surface; and a sensor or view finder for sensing or viewing the light beams focused by the focusing lens.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2018Publication date: November 29, 2018Inventors: John Daugela, Darcy Daugela
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Publication number: 20180302558Abstract: An along track imaging device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2018Publication date: October 18, 2018Inventors: Carey J. Wheeler, John Daugela
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Publication number: 20180252896Abstract: A diamond-shaped lens system includes: a half diamond-shaped lens including refractive material and having a first surface, a second surface and a third surface for refracting incident light beams from an object having a width of X, from the first surface towards the second surface; a first reflective material positioned at the second surface of the half diamond-shaped lens for reflecting the refracted light beams at a first angle toward the third surface; a second reflective material positioned at the third surface of the half diamond-shaped lens for reflecting the light beams reflected from the first reflective material toward the first surface to exit the first surface at a second angle toward the third surface to form an image of the object with a width Y; and; an apparatus for processing the image of the object to reduce chromatic aberrations.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2018Publication date: September 6, 2018Inventors: John Daugela, Darcy Daugela
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Publication number: 20180120481Abstract: A gradient index (GRIN) lens system includes: a first GRIN lens having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface for refracting, in a first plane, incident light beams having an aspect ratio of x/y from an object from the first surface towards the second surface, the refracted incident light beams having an aspect ratio of x1/y; and a second GRIN lens having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface for refracting, in a second plane, the refracted incident light beams from the first GRIN lens towards the second surface of the second GRIN lens to form a refracted image of the object with an aspect ratio of x1/y1.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2017Publication date: May 3, 2018Inventors: Darcy Daugela, John Daugela
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Publication number: 20170307864Abstract: A flat lens system includes a wedge-shaped refractive material having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface for refracting incident light beams from an object having a width of Y, from the first surface towards the second surface; a reflective material positioned at the second surface of the wedge-shaped refractive material for reflecting the refracted light beams at a first angle toward the first surface, wherein the reflected light beams are refracted from the first surface at a second angle to form an image of the object having a width of X and including chromatic aberrations; and an apparatus for processing the image of the object to reduce said chromatic aberrations.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2017Publication date: October 26, 2017Inventor: John Daugela
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Patent number: 9759900Abstract: A flat lens system includes a wedge-shaped refractive material having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface for refracting incident light beams from an object having a width of Y, from the first surface towards the second surface; a reflective material positioned at the second surface of the wedge-shaped refractive material for reflecting the refracted light beams at a first angle toward the first surface, wherein the reflected light beams are refracted from the first surface at a second angle to form an image of the object having a width of X and including chromatic aberrations; and an apparatus for processing the image of the object to reduce said chromatic aberrations.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2016Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: Spectrum Optix Inc.Inventor: John Daugela
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Publication number: 20170038571Abstract: A flat lens system includes a wedge-shaped refractive material having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface for refracting incident light beams from an object having a width of Y, from the first surface towards the second surface; a reflective material positioned at the second surface of the wedge-shaped refractive material for reflecting the refracted light beams at a first angle toward the first surface, wherein the reflected light beams are refracted from the first surface at a second angle to form an image of the object having a width of X and including chromatic aberrations; and an apparatus for processing the image of the object to reduce said chromatic aberrations.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2016Publication date: February 9, 2017Inventor: John Daugela
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Patent number: D805569Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2016Date of Patent: December 19, 2017Assignee: SPECTRUM OPTIX INC.Inventor: John Daugela