Patents by Inventor Noa M. Rensing

Noa M. Rensing 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).

  • Publication number: 20120019236
    Abstract: Eddy current detection probes and related methods are disclosed. In some embodiments, the eddy current detection probes are hybrid probes, including a solid state sensor and a detection loop. In some embodiments, the eddy current detection probes include a drive coil and a detection loop, with the detection loop having a sensitive axis that is not parallel to principal axis of the drive coil. In some such embodiments, the sensitive axis of the detection loop is perpendicular to the principal axis of the drive coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2011
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicant: Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy C. Tiernan, Mark Steinback, Noa M. Rensing, Evan Weststrate
  • Publication number: 20080219025
    Abstract: A backlight assembly emits light out of two light emitting faces using a light source such as side-emitting LEDs that send light into an optical guide or body of optical material that diffuses the light uniformly and emits bi-facially. In this way, two displays, such as LCDs, can be illuminated at the same time and the efficiency is increased. The backlight assembly can be incorporated into an eyewear system such as a binocular display system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2007
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Inventors: Mark B. Spitzer, Noa M. Rensing, Maureen A. Lincoln, Arash Haghayegh
  • Patent number: 7242527
    Abstract: An optical system for a head mounted display includes a light pipe having two parallel surfaces along which modes can travel by total internal reflection. An illumination element allows selection of modes so that the desired modes can be transmitted along the light pipe, either axially or by total internal reflection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Assignee: The Microoptical Corporation
    Inventors: Mark B. Spitzer, Noa M. Rensing, Paul M. Zavracky
  • Patent number: 6701038
    Abstract: A micro-electromechanical optical switch assembly is provided for an optical network. The switch assembly includes arrays of input and output optical fibers and optical components for selecting light paths that connect any selected pair of input and output fibers. The optical components include optical switching elements, such as torsionally supported micromechanical mirrors that are electrostatically actuated to rotate to direct the light beam along the desired light path. The mirrors are bulk micromachined into a semiconductor wafer, preserving their optical qualities, and formed into a chip mated to a cover. The package incorporates alignment elements to ensure correct position and orientation of the optical components in the package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: The Microoptical Corporation
    Inventors: Noa M. Rensing, George G. Adams, Nicol E. McGruer, Robert W. McClelland, Paul M. Zavracky
  • Publication number: 20020164113
    Abstract: A micro-electromechanical optical switch assembly is provided for an optical network. The switch assembly includes arrays of input and output optical fibers and optical components for selecting light paths that connect any selected pair of input and output fibers. The optical components include optical switching elements, such as torsionally supported micromechanical mirrors that are electrostatically actuated to rotate to direct the light beam along the desired light path. The mirrors are bulk micromachined into a semiconductor wafer, preserving their optical qualities, and formed into a chip mated to a cover. The package incorporates alignment elements to ensure correct position and orientation of the optical components in the package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2002
    Publication date: November 7, 2002
    Applicant: The MicroOptical Corporation
    Inventors: Noa M. Rensing, George G. Adams, Nicol E. McGruer, Robert W. McClelland, Paul M. Zavracky