Patents by Inventor Nicholas Stephen Downes

Nicholas Stephen Downes 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).

  • Luminous flux collector for directing light into a light-diffusing fiber
    Patent number: 11635604
    Abstract: A luminous flux collector comprises a housing, a wide-angle light capturing device and an optical collimating device, arranged around a longitudinal axis. The housing surrounds and protects the wide-angle light capturing device and the optical collimating device. The housing also provides structural support to hold the other elements in position. The wide-angle light capturing device can include a receptacle for receiving a light source, and the wide-angle light capturing device collects light with a spread angle of at least 120 degrees from the light source. The wide-angle light capturing device is disposed within a proximal end of the housing along the longitudinal axis. The optical collimating device extends from the wide-angle light capturing device to a distal end of the housing along the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Methode Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Erik Lee Measel, Hamed Karimi Sharif, Nicholas Stephen Downes
  • LUMINOUS FLUX COLLECTOR FOR DIRECTING LIGHT INTO A LIGHT-DIFFUSING FIBER
    Publication number: 20220197000
    Abstract: A luminous flux collector comprises a housing, a wide-angle light capturing device and an optical collimating device, arranged around a longitudinal axis. The housing surrounds and protects the wide-angle light capturing device and the optical collimating device. The housing also provides structural support to hold the other elements in position. The wide-angle light capturing device can include a receptacle for receiving a light source, and the wide-angle light capturing device collects light with a spread angle of at least 120 degrees from the light source. The wide-angle light capturing device is disposed within a proximal end of the housing along the longitudinal axis. The optical collimating device extends from the wide-angle light capturing device to a distal end of the housing along the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Erik Lee Measel, Hamed Karimi Sharif, Nicholas Stephen Downes
  • Luminous flux collector for directing light into a light-diffusing fiber
    Patent number: 11347037
    Abstract: A luminous flux collector comprises a housing, a wide-angle light capturing device and an optical collimating device, arranged around a longitudinal axis. The housing surrounds and protects the wide-angle light capturing device and the optical collimating device. The housing also provides structural support to hold the other elements in position. The wide-angle light capturing device can include a receptacle for receiving a light source, and the wide-angle light capturing device collects light with a spread angle of at least 120 degrees from the light source. The wide-angle light capturing device is disposed within a proximal end of the housing along the longitudinal axis. The optical collimating device extends from the wide-angle light capturing device to a distal end of the housing along the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Methode Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Erik Lee Measel, Hamed Karimi Sharif, Nicholas Stephen Downes
  • LUMINOUS FLUX COLLECTOR FOR DIRECTING LIGHT INTO A LIGHT-DIFFUSING FIBER
    Publication number: 20190101734
    Abstract: A luminous flux collector comprises a housing, a wide-angle light capturing device and an optical collimating device, arranged around a longitudinal axis. The housing surrounds and protects the wide-angle light capturing device and the optical collimating device. The housing also provides structural support to hold the other elements in position. The wide-angle light capturing device can include a receptacle for receiving a light source, and the wide-angle light capturing device collects light with a spread angle of at least 120 degrees from the light source. The wide-angle light capturing device is disposed within a proximal end of the housing along the longitudinal axis. The optical collimating device extends from the wide-angle light capturing device to a distal end of the housing along the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventors: Erik Lee Measel, Hamed Karimi Sharif, Nicholas Stephen Downes