Patents by Inventor Scott Lerner

Scott Lerner 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).

  • Publication number: 20060038994
    Abstract: A compact imaging spectrometer with an immersive diffraction grating that compensates optical distortions. The imaging spectrometer comprises an entrance slit for transmitting light, means for receiving the light and directing the light, an immersion grating, and a detector array. The entrance slit, the means for receiving the light, the immersion grating, and the detector array are positioned wherein the entrance slit transmits light to the means for receiving the light and the means for receiving the light directs the light to the immersion grating and the immersion grating receives the light and directs the light to the means for receiving the light, and the means for receiving the light directs the light to the detector array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2004
    Publication date: February 23, 2006
    Inventors: Michael Chrisp, Scott Lerner, Paul Kuzmenko, Charles Bennett
  • Publication number: 20060023176
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided. Light is received at a modulator of a projector. The light is reflected from the modulator, returned to the modulator, and re-reflected from the modulator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2004
    Publication date: February 2, 2006
    Inventor: Scott Lerner
  • Patent number: 6985226
    Abstract: A compact imaging spectrometer comprising an entrance slit, an anamorphic mirror, a grating, and a detector array. The entrance slit directs light to the anamorphic mirror. The anamorphic mirror receives the light and directs the light to the grating. The grating receives the light from the anamorphic mirror and defracts the light back onto the anamorphic mirror. The anamorphic mirror focuses the light onto a detector array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2006
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventor: Scott A. Lerner
  • Patent number: 6980295
    Abstract: An imaging spectrometer apparatus comprising an entrance slit for directing light, a light means for receiving the light and directing the light, a grating that receives the light from the light means and defracts the light back onto the light means which focuses the light, and a detector that receives the focused light. In one embodiment the light means is a rotationally symmetric ZNSE aspheric lens. In another embodiment the light means comprises two ZNSE aspheric lenses that are coaxial. In another embodiment the light means comprises an aspheric mirror and a ZNSE aspheric lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2005
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventor: Scott A. Lerner
  • Patent number: 6977727
    Abstract: A compact imaging spectrometer comprising an entrance slit for directing light, lens means for receiving the light, refracting the light, and focusing the light; an immersed diffraction grating that receives the light from the lens means and defracts the light, the immersed diffraction grating directing the detracted light back to the lens means; and a detector that receives the light from the lens means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2005
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventor: Scott A. Lerner
  • Publication number: 20050264807
    Abstract: A compact imaging spectrometer comprising an entrance slit, an anamorphic mirror, a grating, and a detector array. The entrance slit directs light to the anamorphic mirror. The anamorphic mirror receives the light and directs the light to the grating. The grating receives the light from the anamorphic mirror and defracts the light back onto the anamorphic mirror. The anamorphic mirror focuses the light onto a detector array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2004
    Publication date: December 1, 2005
    Inventor: Scott Lerner
  • Publication number: 20050259253
    Abstract: An imaging spectrometer apparatus comprising an entrance slit for directing light, a light means for receiving the light and directing the light, a grating that receives the light from the light means and defracts the light back onto the light means which focuses the light, and a detector that receives the focused light. In one embodiment the light means is a rotationally symmetric ZNSE aspheric lens. In another embodiment the light means comprises two ZNSE aspheric lenses that are coaxial. In another embodiment the light means comprises an aspheric mirror and a ZNSE aspheric lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2003
    Publication date: November 24, 2005
    Inventor: Scott Lerner
  • Publication number: 20050248760
    Abstract: A compact imaging spectrometer comprising an entrance slit for directing light, lens means for receiving the light, refracting the light, and focusing the light; an immersed diffraction grating that receives the light from the lens means and defracts the light, the immersed diffraction grating directing the detracted light back to the lens means; and a detector that receives the light from the lens means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2003
    Publication date: November 10, 2005
    Inventor: Scott Lerner
  • Patent number: 6922240
    Abstract: A compact imaging spectrometer comprising an entrance slit for directing light, a first means for receiving the light and focusing the light, an immersed diffraction grating that receives the light from the first means and defracts the light, a second means for receiving the light from the immersed diffraction grating and focusing the light, and an image plane that receives the light from the second means
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2005
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Scott A. Lerner, Charles L. Bennett, Jay V. Bixler, Paul J. Kuzmenko, Isabella T. Lewis
  • Publication number: 20050073680
    Abstract: A compact imaging spectrometer comprises an entrance slit, a catadioptric lens with a mirrored surface, a grating, and a detector array. The entrance slit directs light to the mirrored surface of the catadioptric lens; the mirrored surface reflects the light back through the lens to the grating. The grating receives the light from the catadioptric lens and diffracts the light to the lens away from the mirrored surface. The lens transmits the light and focuses it onto the detector array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2004
    Publication date: April 7, 2005
    Inventors: Michael Chrisp, Scott Lerner
  • Publication number: 20050052647
    Abstract: An imaging spectrometer comprising an entrance slit for directing light, a lens that receives said light and reflects said light, a grating that defracts said light back onto said lens which focuses said light, and a detector array that receives said focused light. In one embodiment the grating has rulings immersed into a germanium surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2003
    Publication date: March 10, 2005
    Inventor: Scott Lerner
  • Publication number: 20050041247
    Abstract: A compact imaging spectrometer comprising an entrance slit for directing light, a first means for receiving the light and focusing the light, an immersed diffraction grating that receives the light from the first means and defracts the light, a second means for receiving the light from the immersed diffraction grating and focusing the light, and an image plane that receives the light from the second means
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2003
    Publication date: February 24, 2005
    Inventors: Scott Lerner, Charles Bennett, Jay Bixler, Paul Kuzmenko, Isabella Lewis