Patents by Inventor Patricia A. Mokry Kendra

Patricia A. Mokry Kendra 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).

  • Data storage system and methods using diffractive near-field optics
    Patent number: 6396789
    Abstract: An optical assembly suitable for use with an optical medium for the storage and retrieval of data, the optical assembly comprising: a source of illumination for providing a beam of optical radiation, an objective lens disposed in the optical path of the beam for redirecting the beam to the optical medium, and a diffractive optical element disposed between the redirected beam of radiation and the optical medium such that at least a portion of the redirected beam of radiation passes through a surface of the diffractive optical element and is reflected to the objective lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2002
    Assignee: Calimetrics, Inc.
    Inventors: John M. Guerra, Patricia A. Mokry Kendra