Patents by Inventor Michael Wayne Harter

Michael Wayne Harter 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).

  • HIGH EFFICIENCY OPTICAL COMBINER FOR MULTIPLE NON-COHERENT LIGHT SOURCES
    Publication number: 20200371367
    Abstract: An optical combiner that combines light from a plurality non-coherent light sources and directs it to a single output is described. The non-coherent light sources are arranged within a housing in a linear fashion, with light emitted from at least two of the non-coherent light sources directed towards a focusing lens by reflection from wavelength-selective mirrors, with the focus of the focusing lens directed to an input of an optical waveguide. Reflected light from at least one non-coherent light source passes through at least one wavelength-selective mirror that reflects light from a different non-coherent light source. A terminal non-coherent light source passes through all the wavelength-selective mirrors. Emitted light is transmitted or reflected along a plurality of optical axes that are parallel but offset to correct for refraction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Scot L. Johnson, Michael Wayne Harter
  • High efficiency optical combiner for multiple non-coherent light sources
    Patent number: 10754165
    Abstract: An optical combiner that combines light from a plurality non-coherent light sources and directs it to a single output is described. The non-coherent light sources are arranged within a housing in a linear fashion, with light emitted from at least two of the non-coherent light sources directed towards a focusing lens by reflection from wavelength-selective mirrors, with the focus of the focusing lens directed to an input of an optical waveguide. Reflected light from at least one non-coherent light source passes through at least one wavelength-selective mirror that reflects light from a different non-coherent light source. A terminal non-coherent light source passes through all the wavelength-selective mirrors. Emitted light is transmitted or reflected along a plurality of optical axes that are parallel but offset to correct for refraction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: PhotonX TherapeutX, Inc.
    Inventors: Scot L. Johnson, Michael Wayne Harter
  • HIGH EFFICIENCY OPTICAL COMBINER FOR MULTIPLE NON-COHERENT LIGHT SOURCES
    Publication number: 20160170218
    Abstract: An optical combiner that combines light from a plurality non-coherent light sources and directs it to a single output is described. The non-coherent light sources are arranged within a housing in a linear fashion, with light emitted from at least two of the non-coherent light sources directed towards a focusing lens by reflection from wavelength-selective mirrors, with the focus of the focusing lens directed to an input of an optical waveguide. Reflected light from at least one non-coherent light source passes through at least one wavelength-selective mirror that reflects light from a different non-coherent light source. A terminal non-coherent light source passes through all the wavelength-selective mirrors. Emitted light is transmitted or reflected along a plurality of optical axes that are parallel but offset to correct for refraction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: Scot L. Johnson, Michael Wayne Harter