Patents by Inventor Matthieu Lacolle

Matthieu Lacolle 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).

  • CONFIGURABLE MICROMECHANICAL DIFFRACTIVE ELEMENT WITH ANTI STICTION BUMPS
    Publication number: 20120243095
    Abstract: The invention relates to a micromechanical unit, in particular, an adjustable optical filter, and also a method to manufacture the unit. The unit comprises a first device layer and a second substrate layer at least partially fastened to each other, where the device layer comprises a number of reflecting elements divided between a number of non movable, fixed reflecting elements, where the fixed elements are connected with the substrate, and where a cavity is defined between the substrate and each movable element and each movable element is set up to produce a spring-loaded movement into the cavity, and where a number of dielectric spacer blocks are placed in the cavities between each movable element and the substrate to avoid electric contact between them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2010
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Inventors: Hakon Sagberg, Ib-Rune Johansen, Sigurd Teodor Moe, Matthieu Lacolle, Thor Bakke, Dag Thorstein Wang, Elisabeth Larsen Rogne, Henrik Rogne
  • Configurable diffractive optical element
    Patent number: 7463420
    Abstract: This invention relates to a configurable diffractive optical element comprising an array of diffractive sub-elements having a reflective surface, wherein each sub-element has a controllable position with a chosen range, and in which a number of sub-elements are provided with a reflective grating with a number of chosen spectral characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2008
    Assignees: Sinvent AS, The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Hakon Sagberg, Ib-Rune Johansen, Odd Lovhaugen, Olav Solgaard, Matthieu Lacolle
  • CONFIGURABLE DIFFRACTIVE OPTICAL ELEMENT
    Publication number: 20080007833
    Abstract: This invention relates to a configurable diffractive optical element comprising an array of diffractive sub-elements having a reflective surface, wherein each sub-element has a controllable position with a chosen range, and in which a number of sub-elements are provided with a reflective grating with a number of chosen spectral characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2007
    Publication date: January 10, 2008
    Applicants: SINVENT AS, The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Hakon SAGBERG, Ib-Rune JOHANSEN, Odd LOVHAUGEN, Olav SOLGAARD, Matthieu LACOLLE
  • Configurable diffractive optical element
    Patent number: 7286292
    Abstract: This invention relates to a configurable diffractive optical element comprising an array of diffractive sub-elements having a reflective surface, wherein each sub-element has a controllable position with a chosen range, and in which a number of sub-elements are provided with a reflective grating with a number of predetermined spectral characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2007
    Assignees: Sinvent AS, The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: H{dot over (a)}kon Sagberg, Ib-Rune Johansen, Odd Løvhaugen, Olav Solgaard, Matthieu Lacolle
  • Configurable diffractive optical element
    Publication number: 20060103936
    Abstract: This invention relates to a configurable diffractive optical element comprising an array of diffractive sub-elements having a reflective surface, wherein each sub-element has a controllable position with a chosen range, and in which a number of sub-elements are provided with a reflective grating with a number of chosen spectral characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2003
    Publication date: May 18, 2006
    Applicant: Sinvent A S
    Inventors: Hakon Sagberg, Ib-Rune Johansen, Odd Lovhaugen, Olav Solggaard, Matthieu Lacolle