Patents by Inventor John Taranto

John Taranto 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).

  • Shack Hartman sensor with removable lenslet array
    Patent number: 8289504
    Abstract: A Shack Hartmann (“SH”) wavefront sensor comprising an optical device, such as a wave front dissector including a lenslet array, for transmitting, dissecting and focusing an incoming optical wave, an optical system, including, for example, an optical sensor, for receiving the transmitted incoming optical wave, and a removable kinematic mount for repeatable precision mounting of the optical device to the optical system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Thorlabs, Inc.
    Inventors: Alex E. Cable, Egbert Krause, John Taranto
  • SHACK HARTMAN SENSOR WITH REMOVABLE LENSLET ARRAY
    Publication number: 20110013178
    Abstract: A Shack Hartmann (“SH”) wavefront sensor comprising an optical device, such as a wave front dissector including a lenslet array, for transmitting, dissecting and focusing an incoming optical wave, an optical system, including, for example, an optical sensor, for receiving the transmitted incoming optical wave, and a removable kinematic mount for repeatable precision mounting of the optical device to the optical system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2010
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Applicant: THORLABS, INC.
    Inventors: Alex E. Cable, Egbert Krause, John Taranto