Patents by Inventor Katherine T. Newell

Katherine T. Newell 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).

  • Free-space optical terminal
    Patent number: 10763961
    Abstract: A device includes an optical fiber bundle having at least one optical data fiber and at least three optical tracking fibers, a mirror package configured to direct an incoming optical beam to the optical fiber bundle, at least three detectors, each detector corresponding to one of the at least three optical tracking fibers, the at least three detectors configured to receive portions of the incoming optical beam from the corresponding optical tracking fibers and convert the portions of the incoming beam to electrical tracking signals, and a controller configured to receive the electrical tracking signals from the at least three detectors and generate a feedback control based on the electrical tracking signals to control a position of the mirror package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: The John Hopkins University
    Inventors: Katherine T. Newell, Juan C. Juarez, Michelle P. O'Toole, Radha A. Venkat, Lauren S. Weiss, Ryan P. DiNello-Fass
  • Free-Space Optical Terminal
    Publication number: 20200220619
    Abstract: A device includes an optical fiber bundle having at least one optical data fiber and at least three optical tracking fibers, a mirror package configured to direct an incoming optical beam to the optical fiber bundle, at least three detectors, each detector corresponding to one of the at least three optical tracking fibers, the at least three detectors configured to receive portions of the incoming optical beam from the corresponding optical tracking fibers and convert the portions of the incoming beam to electrical tracking signals, and a controller configured to receive the electrical tracking signals from the at least three detectors and generate a feedback control based on the electrical tracking signals to control a position of the mirror package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Katherine T. Newell, Juan C. Juarez, Michelle P. O'Toole, Radha A. Venkat, Lauren S. Weiss, Ryan P. DiNello-Fass