Patents by Inventor Robert M. Lex

Robert M. Lex 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).

  • Monolithic corrector plate
    Patent number: 6717678
    Abstract: A monolithic corrector plate for an interferometer, includes a substrate having an input face for intercepting a first beam emitted by the interferometer, and an output face opposite the input face. An aperture integral with the substrate is configured to transform a first beam intercepted by the input face into a second beam emerging from the output face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2004
    Assignee: Zygo Corporation
    Inventors: Robert M. Lex, Andrew Eric Carlson, Michael Metz
  • Monolithic corrector plate
    Publication number: 20020145738
    Abstract: A monolithic corrector plate for an interferometer, includes a substrate having an input face for intercepting a first beam emitted by the interferometer, and an output face opposite the input face. An aperture integral with the substrate is configured to transform a first beam intercepted by the input face into a second beam emerging from the output face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2001
    Publication date: October 10, 2002
    Inventors: Robert M. Lex, Andrew Eric Carlson, Michael Metz