Patents by Inventor Robert Carl Romeo

Robert Carl Romeo 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).

  • Transfer optics
    Patent number: 6942352
    Abstract: A transfer optic mirror thin enough to permit small influence functions for surface changes is made from cynate ester composites. The thin mirror resulting is then shaped by a plurality of piezolectric actuators connectors to push/pull rods spread evenly over the back surface of the thin mirror a distance determined by the mirror's influence function. The mirror is held by a support with the same coefficient of expansion as the mirror so external heating and cooling does not distort the mirror. The actuators are connected to a computer so each is separately controlled to contour the mirror as desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: Bennett Optical Research, Inc.
    Inventors: Harold Earl Bennett, Joseph J. Shaffer, Robert Carl Romeo
  • Transfer optics
    Publication number: 20040032633
    Abstract: A transfer optic mirror thin enough to permit small influence functions for surface changes is made from cynate ester composites. The thin mirror resulting is then shaped by a plurality of piezolectric actuators connectors to push/pull rods spread evenly over the back surface of the thin mirror a distance determined by the mirror's influence function. The mirror is held by a support with the same coefficient of expansion as the mirror so external heating and cooling does not distort the mirror. The actuators are connected to a computer so each is separately controlled to contour the mirror as desired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2003
    Publication date: February 19, 2004
    Applicant: BENNETT OPTICAL RESEARCH, INC.
    Inventors: Harold Earl Bennett, Joseph J. Shaffer, Robert Carl Romeo