Patents by Inventor Steven F. SEMENKO

Steven F. SEMENKO 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).

  • Optical system with adjustment stage and associated method
    Patent number: 11555977
    Abstract: An optical system may include a target, a laser source, and an optical lens assembly. The optical lens assembly may include a mounting flange mounted adjacent the laser source, an objective lens aligned between the laser source and the target, and at least one adjustment stage coupled between the mounting flange and the objective lens. The adjustment stage may include a ball joint having a ball joint body, a ball receiver tube, and adjustable fasteners coupling the ball joint body to the ball receiver tube. The adjustment stage may include a translation tube having ramps thereon, and adjustable fasteners coupled between the mounting flange and the translation tube. In addition, the adjustment stage may include the mounting flange having a threaded surface thereon, and a focus ring rotatably coupled to the threaded surface of the mounting flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: EAGLE TECHNOLOGY, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher A. Corey, Steven F. Semenko
  • OPTICAL SYSTEM WITH ADJUSTMENT STAGE AND ASSOCIATED METHOD
    Publication number: 20210055501
    Abstract: An optical system may include a target, a laser source, and an optical lens assembly. The optical lens assembly may include a mounting flange mounted adjacent the laser source, an objective lens aligned between the laser source and the target, and at least one adjustment stage coupled between the mounting flange and the objective lens. The adjustment stage may include a ball joint having a ball joint body, a ball receiver tube, and adjustable fasteners coupling the ball joint body to the ball receiver tube. The adjustment stage may include a translation tube having ramps thereon, and adjustable fasteners coupled between the mounting flange and the translation tube. In addition, the adjustment stage may include the mounting flange having a threaded surface thereon, and a focus ring rotatably coupled to the threaded surface of the mounting flange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: Christopher A. COREY, Steven F. SEMENKO