Patents by Inventor Mark A. Lungren

Mark A. Lungren 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).

  • Space optics cover and extendable baffle for contamination control
    Patent number: 7144123
    Abstract: The invention is a combination optics cover and extendable baffle. One version has at least one flap repositioned from a folded covering position to an extended baffle position. Each flap is repositioned to the extended position by a means for deployment when freed from a restraint implement. Another version has an inner baffle slideably encased axially within an outer baffle. The inner baffle is urged to telescope axially outward from a retracted position to a fully extended position by a deployment implement freed from a restraint implement. The abstract is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. 37 CFR 1.72(b).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2006
    Inventors: Mark A. Lungren, Henry K. Shu