Patents by Inventor Nathan Rolander

Nathan Rolander 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).

  • Apparatus and method for a beam-directing system using a gated light valve
    Patent number: 11860307
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a first stage and a second stage. The first stage may include a micro light-directing unit that is operable to receive a light beam from a light source and direct the light beam along one dimension to discrete input locations of a second stage. The second stage may be operable to receive the light beam from the first stage at the discrete input locations along the one dimension and direct the light beam through two dimensions to discrete output locations of the second stage to scan a three-dimensional space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Woven by Toyota, U.S., Inc.
    Inventors: Farzad Cyrus Foroughi Abari, Nathan Rolander, Romain Clément
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR A BEAM-DIRECTING SYSTEM USING A GATED LIGHT VALVE
    Publication number: 20220018939
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a first stage and a second stage. The first stage may include a micro light-directing unit that is operable to receive a light beam from a light source and direct the light beam along one dimension to discrete input locations of a second stage. The second stage may be operable to receive the light beam from the first stage at the discrete input locations along the one dimension and direct the light beam through two dimensions to discrete output locations of the second stage to scan a three-dimensional space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicant: Woven Planet North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Farzad Cyrus Foroughi Abari, Nathan Rolander, Romain Clément
  • Apparatus and method for a beam-directing system using a grated light valve
    Patent number: 11022679
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a first stage and a second stage. The first stage may include a gated-light valve (GLV) that is operable to receive a light beam from a light source and direct the light beam along one dimension to discrete input locations of a second stage. The second stage may be operable to receive the light beam from the first stage at the discrete input locations along the one dimension and direct the light beam through two dimensions to discrete output locations of the second stage to scan a three-dimensional space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Lyft, Inc.
    Inventors: Farzad Cyrus Foroughi Abari, Nathan Rolander, Romain Clément
  • Apparatus and Method for a Beam-Directing System Using a Gated Light Valve
    Publication number: 20190204420
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a first stage and a second stage. The first stage may include a gated-light valve (GLV) that is operable to receive a light beam from a light source and direct the light beam along one dimension to discrete input locations of a second stage. The second stage may be operable to receive the light beam from the first stage at the discrete input locations along the one dimension and direct the light beam through two dimensions to discrete output locations of the second stage to scan a three-dimensional space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Farzad Cyrus Foroughi Abari, Nathan Rolander, Romain Clément