Patents by Inventor Rodolphe Conan

Rodolphe Conan 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).

  • Adaptive optics based system and method to generate and control multiple optical beams for trapping and manipulating small particles
    Patent number: 7772531
    Abstract: A combination for use in optical trapping is provided, comprising, in series: an adaptable reflective optical element for sculpting a laser beam to produce a sculpted beam; a beam splitter for splitting the sculpted beam into a first and a second sculpted beam; a micro lens array for dividing the first sculpted beam into an array of beamlets to produce a plurality of focal points; relay optics; and a focusing lens; and, in parallel: a wavefront curvature sensing device for accepting and analyzing the second sculpted beam, and reporting to a computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: University of Victoria Innovation and Development Corporation
    Inventors: Colin Bradley, Rodolphe Conan
  • Adaptive optics based system and method to generate and control multiple optical beams for trapping and manipulating small particles
    Publication number: 20090108172
    Abstract: A combination for use in optical trapping is provided, comprising, in series: an adaptable reflective optical element for sculpting a laser beam to produce a sculpted beam; a beam splitter for splitting the sculpted beam into a first and a second sculpted beam; a micro lens array for dividing the first sculpted beam into an array of beamlets to produce a plurality of focal points; relay optics; and a focusing lens; and, in parallel: a wavefront curvature sensing device for accepting and analyzing the second sculpted beam, and reporting to a computer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2007
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Inventors: Colin Bradley, Rodolphe Conan