Patents by Inventor L. Q. Lambert, Jr.

L. Q. Lambert, Jr. 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).

  • Optical beam steering system
    Patent number: 6810164
    Abstract: A data communication system comprising a plurality of fiber optic cables and a fiber optic switching system, comprising: a support structure for securing light emitting/light receiving ends of the plurality of fiber optic cables in predetermined positions; and, means for re-directing light emitted from the light emitting/light receiving end of one of the fiber optic cables to the light emitting/light receiving ends of one, or more than one, of a plurality of the plurality of fiber optic cables. The re-directing means includes means for collimating and directing the light emitted from the end of one of the cables as a beam propagating along a predetermined direction and for re-directing the beam towards the end of another one of the cables selectively in accordance with an electrical signal. More particularly, the re-directing means includes electro-optical phase shifting medium, preferably liquid crystal molecules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2004
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Terry A. Dorschner, Lawrence J. Friedman, Douglas S. Hobbs, L. Q. Lambert, Jr.
  • Optical beam steering system
    Patent number: 6704474
    Abstract: A data communication system comprising a plurality of fiber optic cables and a fiber optic switching system, comprising: a support structure for securing light emitting/light receiving ends of the plurality of fiber optic cables in predetermined positions; and, means for re-directing light emitted from the light emitting/light receiving end of one of the fiber optic cables to the light emitting/light receiving ends of one, or more than one, of a plurality of the plurality of fiber optic cables. The re-directing means includes means for collimating and directing the light emitted from the end of one of the cables as a beam propagating along a predetermined direction and for re-directing the beam towards the end of another one of the cables selectively in accordance with an electrical signal. More particularly, the re-directing means includes electro-optical phase shifting medium, preferably liquid crystal molecules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2004
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Terry A. Dorschner, Lawrence J. Friedman, Douglas S. Hobbs, L. Q. Lambert, Jr.
  • Fiber optic switching system
    Patent number: 5440654
    Abstract: A data communication system comprising a plurality of fiber optic cables and a fiber optic switching system, comprising: a support structure for securing light emitting/light receiving ends of the plurality of fiber optic cables in predetermined positions; and, means for re-directing light emitted from the light emitting/light receiving end of one of the fiber optic cables to the light emitting/light receiving end to the light emitting/light receiving end of another one of the plurality of fiber optic cables. The re-directing means includes means for collimating and directing the light emitted from the end of one of the cables as a beam propagating along a predetermined direction and for re-directing the beam towards the end of another one of the cables selectively in accordance with an electrical signal. More particularly, the re-directing means includes electro-optical phase shifting medium, preferably liquid crystal molecules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 8, 1995
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventor: L. Q. Lambert, Jr.