Patents by Inventor Robert Boye

Robert Boye 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).

  • Method to create gradient index in a polymer
    Patent number: 8859190
    Abstract: Novel photo-writable and thermally switchable polymeric materials exhibit a refractive index change of ?n?1.0 when exposed to UV light or heat. For example, lithography can be used to convert a non-conjugated precursor polymer to a conjugated polymer having a higher index-of-refraction. Further, two-photon lithography can be used to pattern high-spatial frequency structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Sandia Corporation
    Inventors: Shawn M. Dirk, Ross Stefan Johnson, Robert Boye, Michael R. Descour, William C. Sweatt, David R. Wheeler, Bryan James Kaehr
  • Transfer of optical element patterns on a same side of a substrate already having a feature thereon
    Publication number: 20050094276
    Abstract: A passive optical element is transferred into a substrate already having features with a vertical dimension thereon. The features may be another passive optical element, an active optical element, a dichroic layer, a dielectric layer, alignment features, metal portions. A protective layer is provided over the feature during the transfer of the optical element. One or more of these processes may be performed on a wafer level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2004
    Publication date: May 5, 2005
    Applicant: DIGITAL OPTICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Thomas Suleski, Robert Boye, William Delaney, Harris Miller, James Morris, Hongtao Han, Jay Mathews