Patents by Inventor Manuel CAÑO GARCIA

Manuel CAÑO GARCIA 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).

  • Patent number: 11314142
    Abstract: Configurable optical device comprising an optical element (1) or various optical elements (1) arranged in series, wherein each element (1) comprises an active region (2) with an entry surface (21) and an exit surface (22) for light beams, and a perimeter (3); each element (1) comprising at least one first transparent electrode (4) and at least one transparent counter electrode (5) the corresponding electrical connections being located in the perimeter (3); the device being configured such that, upon application of a potential difference between electrodes (4, 5) of each element (1), an electric field that alters the degree of commutation in different regions of the active zone (2) of each element (1) is generated, thus creating a varying optical path profile in each element (1), which allows an incident light beam to be focused in different ways, depending on the electric field applied to each electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA DE MADRID
    Inventors: Morten Andreas Geday, Manuel Caño Garcia, Jose Manuel Oton Sanchez, Patxi Xabier Quintana Arregui, Jacob Andreas Geday
  • Publication number: 20220050355
    Abstract: Configurable optical device comprising an optical element (1) or various optical elements (1) arranged in series, wherein each element (1) comprises an active region (2) with an entry surface (21) and an exit surface (22) for light beams, and a perimeter (3); each element (1) comprising at least one first transparent electrode (4) and at least one transparent counter electrode (5) the corresponding electrical connections being located in the perimeter (3); the device being configured such that, upon application of a potential difference between electrodes (4, 5) of each element (1), an electric field that alters the degree of commutation in different regions of the active zone (2) of each element (1) is generated, thus creating a varying optical path profile in each element (1), which allows an incident light beam to be focused in different ways, depending on the electric field applied to each electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Applicant: UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA DE MADRID
    Inventors: Morten Andreas GEDAY, Manuel CAÑO GARCIA, Jose Manuel OTON SANCHEZ, Patxi Xabier QUINTANA ARREGUI, Jacob Andreas GEDAY