Patents by Inventor Kevin S. Scheiman

Kevin S. Scheiman 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).

  • Quad-axis rotatable coudé path
    Patent number: 10989898
    Abstract: An optics system, a telescope system, and an optics system for a telescope are provided. The optics system may include a plurality of mirrors arranged around and centered about four orthogonal, rotational axes in a quad-axis Coudé optical path. The rotational axes are consecutively dependent on one another, and the plurality of mirrors direct light to a predetermined region irrespective of an orientation of an incident beam directed to the plurality of mirrors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventor: Kevin S. Scheiman
  • QUAD-AXIS ROTATABLE COUDE PATH
    Publication number: 20200292783
    Abstract: An optics system, a telescope system, and an optics system for a telescope are provided. The optics system may include a plurality of mirrors arranged around and centered about four orthogonal, rotational axes in a quad-axis Coudé optical path. The rotational axes are consecutively dependent on one another, and the plurality of mirrors direct light to a predetermined region irrespective of an orientation of an incident beam directed to the plurality of mirrors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventor: Kevin S. Scheiman
  • Quad-axis rotatable coudé path
    Patent number: 10712532
    Abstract: An optics system, a telescope system, and an optics system for a telescope are provided. The optics system may include a plurality of mirrors arranged around and centered about four orthogonal, rotational axes in a quad-axis Coudé optical path. The rotational axes are consecutively dependent on one another, and the plurality of mirrors direct light to a predetermined region irrespective of an orientation of an incident beam directed to the plurality of mirrors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Inventor: Kevin S. Scheiman
  • QUAD-AXIS ROTATABLE COUDE PATH
    Publication number: 20180307032
    Abstract: An optics system, a telescope system, and an optics system for a telescope are provided. The optics system may include a plurality of mirrors arranged around and centered about four orthogonal, rotational axes in a quad-axis Coudé optical path. The rotational axes are consecutively dependent on one another, and the plurality of mirrors direct light to a predetermined region irrespective of an orientation of an incident beam directed to the plurality of mirrors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventor: Kevin S. Scheiman