Patents by Inventor Markus Demartini

Markus Demartini 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: 11381309
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide an optical communication system. The system may include a receiver lens system configured to receive a light beam from a remote optical communication system and direct the light beam to a photodetector. The system may also include the photodetector. The photodetector may be configured to convert the received light beam into an electrical signal, and the photodetector may be positioned at a focal plane of the receiver lens system. The system may also include a phase-aberrating element arranged with respect to the receiver lens system and the photodetector such that the phase-aberrating element is configured to provide uniform angular irradiance at the focal plane of the receiver lens system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: X DEVELOPMENT LLC
    Inventors: Nam-hyong Kim, Baris Erkmen, Andrei Kazmierski, Devin Brinkley, John Moody, Markus Demartini, Wei-cheng Lai, Halleh Balch
  • Publication number: 20210242940
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide an optical communication system. The system may include a receiver lens system configured to receive a light beam from a remote optical communication system and direct the light beam to a photodetector. The system may also include the photodetector. The photodetector may be configured to convert the received light beam into an electrical signal, and the photodetector may be positioned at a focal plane of the receiver lens system. The system may also include a phase-aberrating element arranged with respect to the receiver lens system and the photodetector such that the phase-aberrating element is configured to provide uniform angular irradiance at the focal plane of the receiver lens system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Nam-hyong Kim, Baris Erkmen, Andrei Kazmierski, Devin Brinkley, John Moody, Markus Demartini, Wei-cheng Lai, Halleh Balch
  • Publication number: 20210159978
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide an optical communication system. The system may include a receiver lens system configured to receive a light beam from a remote optical communication system and direct the light beam to a photodetector. The system may also include the photodetector. The photodetector may be configured to convert the received light beam into an electrical signal, and the photodetector may be positioned at a focal plane of the receiver lens system. The system may also include a phase-aberrating element arranged with respect to the receiver lens system and the photodetector such that the phase-aberrating element is configured to provide uniform angular irradiance at the focal plane of the receiver lens system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Nam-hyong Kim, Baris Erkmen, Andrei Kazmierski, Devin Brinkley, John Moody, Markus Demartini, Wei-cheng Lai, Halleh Balch
  • Patent number: 11018765
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide an optical communication system. The system may include a receiver lens system configured to receive a light beam from a remote optical communication system and direct the light beam to a photodetector. The system may also include the photodetector. The photodetector may be configured to convert the received light beam into an electrical signal, and the photodetector may be positioned at a focal plane of the receiver lens system. The system may also include a phase-aberrating element arranged with respect to the receiver lens system and the photodetector such that the phase-aberrating element is configured to provide uniform angular irradiance at the focal plane of the receiver lens system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: X Development LLC
    Inventors: Nam-hyong Kim, Baris Erkmen, Andrei Kazmierski, Devin Brinkley, John Moody, Markus Demartini, Wei-cheng Lai, Halleh Balch