Patents by Inventor MALCOLM O'SULLIVAN

MALCOLM O'SULLIVAN 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).

  • QTIP—quantitative test interferometric plate
    Patent number: 11346747
    Abstract: A system for testing an optical surface, the system comprising a non-coherent light source, a detector, a test plate positioned between the non-coherent light source and the optical surface, the test plate separated from the optical surface by a gap, and a processor. The processer is configured to cause the non-coherent light source to illuminate the test plate and optical surface with non-coherent light, control the detector to capture an interferogram produced by interference between light reflected from the test plate and light reflected from the optical surface, and perform quantitative analysis on the interferogram to characterize aberrations in the optical surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Harris Corporation
    Inventors: Cormic Merle, Daniel Balonek, Gene Olczak, Malcolm O'Sullivan
  • QTIP - QUANTITATIVE TEST INTERFEROMETRIC PLATE
    Publication number: 20190128774
    Abstract: A system for testing an optical surface, the system comprising a non-coherent light source, a detector, a test plate positioned between the non-coherent light source and the optical surface, the test plate separated from the optical surface by a gap, and a processor. The processer is configured to cause the non-coherent light source to illuminate the test plate and optical surface with non-coherent light, control the detector to capture an interferogram produced by interference between light reflected from the test plate and light reflected from the optical surface, and perform quantitative analysis on the interferogram to characterize aberrations in the optical surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: CORMIC MERLE, DANIEL BALONEK, GENE OLCZAK, MALCOLM O'SULLIVAN