Patents by Inventor Kenneth T. McDaniel

Kenneth T. McDaniel 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 and apparatus for laser micromachining a conical surface
    Publication number: 20110011839
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to methods and systems for micromachining a conical surface. In one embodiment, such a system may include a rotating platform for receiving a long line of laser illumination, a mask having a predetermined pattern comprising a sector of a planar ring, the mask being positioned on the rotating platform, a workpiece stage having a rotational axis for rotating a removably-affixed workpiece comprising a conical surface, wherein the sector comprises the planar image of the conical surface, an excimer laser for producing a laser beam, a homogenizer for homogenizing the laser beam in at least a single direction, at least one condenser lens, a turning mirror and at least one projection lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2010
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Applicant: Resonetics, Inc.
    Inventors: Sergey V. Broude, Rong Gu, David S. Holbrook, Kenneth T. McDaniel, Pascal Miller, David L. Wall
  • Method and apparatus for laser micromachining a conical surface
    Patent number: 7812280
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to methods and systems for micromachining a conical surface. In one embodiment, such a system may include a rotating platform for receiving a long line of laser illumination, a mask having a predetermined pattern comprising a sector of a planar ring, the mask being positioned on the rotating platform, a workpiece stage having a rotational axis for rotating a removably-affixed workpiece comprising a conical surface, wherein the sector comprises the planar image of the conical surface, an excimer laser for producing a laser beam, a homogenizer for homogenizing the laser beam in at least a single direction, at least one condenser lens, a turning mirror and at least one projection lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Resonetics, Inc.
    Inventors: Sergey V. Broude, Rong Gu, David S. Holbrook, Kenneth T. McDaniel, Pascal Miller, David L. Wall