Patents by Inventor Martin Howe

Martin Howe 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 mask for blending overlapping tiled images
    Patent number: 9182656
    Abstract: The invention provides an optical mask (1) for use in blending overlapping tiled images, the optical mask comprising a base (2); an array of elongate sliding elements (10) arranged side by side on the support, each sliding element being independently slidable along an axis and being constrained against lateral translational movement; the mask having a transmission-modifying edge (22) for positioning in a beam of light to modify transmission of the light, the transmission-modifying edge (22) having a profile which is adjustable by moving one or more of the sliding elements (10) along their axes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: ELECTROSONIC LIMITED
    Inventors: Jack Langley, Martin Howe, Craig Maddock, Nicholas Richard Coates
  • OPTICAL MASK FOR BLENDING OVERLAPPING TILED IMAGES
    Publication number: 20140098348
    Abstract: The invention provides an optical mask (1) for use in blending overlapping tiled images, the optical mask comprising a base (2); an array of elongate sliding elements (10) arranged side by side on the support, each sliding element being independently slidable along an axis and being constrained against lateral translational movement; the mask having a transmission-modifying edge (22) for positioning in a beam of light to modify transmission of the light, the transmission-modifying edge (22) having a profile which is adjustable by moving one or more of the sliding elements (10) along their axes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: ELECTROSONIC LIMITED
    Inventors: Jack Langley, Martin Howe, Craig Maddock, Nicholas Richard Coates