Patents by Inventor Matthew R. Bolcar

Matthew R. Bolcar 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).

  • System and method for null-lens wavefront sensing
    Patent number: 9207145
    Abstract: A method of measuring aberrations in a null-lens including assembly and alignment aberrations. The null-lens may be used for measuring aberrations in an aspheric optic with the null-lens. Light propagates from the aspheric optic location through the null-lens, while sweeping a detector through the null-lens focal plane. Image data being is collected at locations about said focal plane. Light is simulated propagating to the collection locations for each collected image. Null-lens aberrations may extracted, e.g., applying image-based wavefront-sensing to collected images and simulation results. The null-lens aberrations improve accuracy in measuring aspheric optic aberrations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Inventors: Peter C. Hill, Patrick L. Thompson, David L. Aronstein, Matthew R. Bolcar, Jeffrey S. Smith