Patents by Inventor Matt J. Everett

Matt J. Everett 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: 6654127
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention is an optical delay line that comprises a plurality of optical elements in optical communication with each other, wherein: (a) at least one of the plurality of optical elements is capable of spatially dispersing a spectrum of an optical signal to provide a spatially dispersed optical signal; (b) at least one of the plurality of optical elements is adjustable to affect one or more of a phase delay and a group delay of an optical signal; and (c) at least one of the plurality of optical elements compensates for polarization introduced into the optical signal by others of the optical elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2003
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss Ophthalmic Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Matt J. Everett, Jay Wei
  • Publication number: 20020122182
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention is an optical delay line that comprises a plurality of optical elements in optical communication with each other, wherein: (a) at least one of the plurality of optical elements is capable of spatially dispersing a spectrum of an optical signal to provide a spatially dispersed optical signal; (b) at least one of the plurality of optical elements is adjustable to affect one or more of a phase delay and a group delay of an optical signal; and (c) at least one of the plurality of optical elements compensates for polarization introduced into the optical signal by others of the optical elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2001
    Publication date: September 5, 2002
    Applicant: Carl Zeiss, Inc.
    Inventors: Matt J. Everett, Jay Wei