Patents by Inventor Oliver Spires

Oliver Spires 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).

  • CHALCOGENIDE HYBRID ORGANIC/INORGANIC POLYMERS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING AND USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20220162390
    Abstract: The present invention provides chalcogenide hybrid organic/inorganic polymers (“CHIPs” or organic chalcogenide polymers) and methods for producing and using the same. In particular, the chalcogenide hybrid organic/inorganic polymers of the invention comprise a hydrocarbon cyclic ring structure and one or more chalcogenide selected from the group consisting of sulfur, selenium, cyclic selenium sulfide, and a combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicant: Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of the University of Arizona
    Inventors: Dong-Chul ("Jeffrey") PYUN, Robert A. Norwood, Tristan Stephen Kleine, Richard S. Glass, Dennis L. Lichtenberger, Meghan O'Brien Hamilton, Nicholas Lyons, Oliver Spires, Laura E. Anderson
  • Ultralight very large aperture space telescope and methods using mode lenses and shims
    Patent number: 11204509
    Abstract: A kinematically engaged yoke system (KEYS) for multiple-order-diffraction engineered material may comprise a harness comprising a frame and a plurality of semi-kinematic keys disposed on the frame, wherein the semi-kinematic keys are configured based on a MOD-side mechanical profile of a plurality of segments of a multiple-order-diffraction engineered material, and wherein the MOD-side mechanical profile, when engaged with the semi-kinematic keys, functions as a fiducial that provides alignment between neighboring segments; and one or more shims disposed between one or more pairs of neighboring segments of the plurality of segments of the multiple-order-diffraction engineered material, wherein the one or more shims facilitate alignment of the one or more pairs of neighboring segments of the plurality of segments based on a translation across one or more surfaces of the one or more shims.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona
    Inventors: Dae Wook Kim, Rongguang Liang, Oliver Spires
  • AN ULTRALIGHT VERY LARGE APERATURE SPACE TELESCOPES AND METHODS USING MODE LENSES AND SHIMS
    Publication number: 20210318550
    Abstract: A kinematically engaged yoke system (KEYS) for multiple-order-diffraction engineered material may comprise a harness comprising a frame and a plurality of semi-kinematic keys disposed on the frame, wherein the semi-kinematic keys are configured based on a MOD-side mechanical profile of a plurality of segments of a multiple-order-diffraction engineered material, and wherein the MOD-side mechanical profile, when engaged with the semi-kinematic keys, functions as a fiducial that provides alignment between neighboring segments; and one or more shims disposed between one or more pairs of neighboring segments of the plurality of segments of the multiple-order-diffraction engineered material, wherein the one or more shims facilitate alignment of the one or more pairs of neighboring segments of the plurality of segments based on a translation across one or more surfaces of the one or more shims.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Dae Wook Kim, Rongguang Liang, Oliver Spires