Patents by Inventor Ralf OSTENDORF

Ralf OSTENDORF 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).

  • Microelectromechanical system for tuning lasers
    Patent number: 9893491
    Abstract: A micromechanically produced optical device includes: a carrier for carrying the micromechanically produced device; a diffraction grating for diffracting light; a plate for carrying the diffraction grating; and deflectors for deflecting the plate in relation to the carrier, the deflectors comprising bearings for movably bearing the plate and a driver for moving the plate; the deflectors being configured for rotational deflection of the plate and for translational deflection of the plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Harald Schenk, Jan Grahmann, Joachim Wagner, Ralf Ostendorf, Marcel Rattunde
  • MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM FOR TUNING LASERS
    Publication number: 20160336720
    Abstract: A micromechanically produced optical device includes: a carrier for carrying the micromechanically produced device; a diffraction grating for diffracting light; a plate for carrying the diffraction grating; and deflectors for deflecting the plate in relation to the carrier, the deflectors comprising bearings for movably bearing the plate and a driver for moving the plate; the deflectors being configured for rotational deflection of the plate and for translational deflection of the plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Harald SCHENK, Jan GRAHMANN, Joachim WAGNER, Ralf OSTENDORF, Marcel RATTUNDE