Patents by Inventor Nigel Munce

Nigel Munce 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).

  • Internal optical elements produced by irradiation-induced refractive index changes
    Patent number: 10105918
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for forming an optical element within a transparent material using an irradiating optical beam, where the irradiating optical beam is employed to induce internal refractive index changes in the transparent substrate. Optical elements such as bulk and gradient index lenses may be formed in the transparent structure according various embodiments of the disclosure. An optical element may be formed by selecting a refractive index profile for the optical element, determining a corresponding suitable spatially dependent irradiation intensity profile for producing the selected refractive index profile, focusing an irradiating optical beam within the transparent structure, and controlling an intensity and position of the focused irradiating optical beam within the transparent structure according to the spatially dependent irradiation intensity profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Conavi Medical Inc.
    Inventors: Amandeep Thind, Mark Harduar, Nigel Munce, Martin Jun
  • INTERNAL OPTICAL ELEMENTS PRODUCED BY IRRADIATION-INDUCED REFRACTIVE INDEX CHANGES
    Publication number: 20140319708
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for forming an optical element within a transparent material using an irradiating optical beam, where the irradiating optical beam is employed to induce internal refractive index changes in the transparent substrate. Optical elements such as bulk and gradient index lenses may be formed in the transparent structure according various embodiments of the disclosure. An optical element may be formed by selecting a refractive index profile for the optical element, determining a corresponding suitable spatially dependent irradiation intensity profile for producing the selected refractive index profile, focusing an irradiating optical beam within the transparent structure, and controlling an intensity and position of the focused irradiating optical beam within the transparent structure according to the spatially dependent irradiation intensity profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2012
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventors: Amandeep Thind, Mark Harduar, Nigel Munce, Martin Jun