Patents by Inventor Martin Peter Wüest

Martin Peter Wüest 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).

  • Deployable particle collector for space particle instruments
    Patent number: 6683311
    Abstract: A collapsible particle collector for collecting particles and directing them to an aperture of a particle detector. One embodiment of the invention uses an electrostatic mirror, having a reflective grid and at least one reference grid, which may be collapsed or opened, in an umbrella type manner, using a radial rib type mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2004
    Assignee: Southwest Research Institute
    Inventor: Martin Peter Wüest
  • Thermally actuated spectroscopic optical switch
    Patent number: 6587612
    Abstract: A thermally actuated spectroscopic optical switch including reflective surfaces which are selectively moved into a position intersecting a beam of light by applying electrical or heat energy to a selected composite cantilever beam on which the reflective surface is mounted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2003
    Assignee: Southwest Research Institute
    Inventors: Joseph Nathan Mitchell, Martin Peter Wüest