Patents by Inventor Mitchell Troy

Mitchell Troy 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).

  • OPTIMIZED ACTUATORS FOR ULTRA-THIN MIRRORS
    Publication number: 20150316763
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for correcting error modes of a deformable mirror, including selecting or targeting one or more target error modes of a deformable mirror; and designing a pattern and/or shape of one or more electrodes, wherein the pattern and/or shape of the electrodes are designed to optimally correct the target error modes when the electrodes are disposed on the deformable mirror via an active material. Also disclosed is a deformable structure, including a composite shell including a plurality of plies each including carbon fibers embedded in a resin; a nanolaminate comprising individual nanolayers attached to a first side of the composite shell; an actuation structure attached to a second side of the composite shell; and a flexible electrode routing layer attached to the actuation structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: David C. Redding, Mitchell Troy, Scott A. Basinger, Marie Laslandes, Keith D. Patterson, John Steeves, Troy W. Barbee, Sergio Pellegrino