Patents by Inventor Thomas C. Farrell

Thomas C. Farrell 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 architecture requiring a single tilt mirror to pass a collimated beam through an aperture stop, centered, at a desired angle, in one or two dimensions
    Publication number: 20080100937
    Abstract: An optical architecture for a high-energy laser that directs a collimated laser beam through an aperture stop at a desired angle. In one embodiment, the optical architecture includes a single tilt mirror and three stationary mirrors that direct the laser beam in one dimension. The laser beam is reflected off of the mirrors in the same plane and is reflected off of the tilt mirror three times. The first two reflections off of the tilt mirror translate the beam and the third reflection causes the beam to be directed at the desired angle. In another embodiment, the optical architecture includes a single tip-tilt mirror and eight stationary mirrors that direct the beam in two dimensions. The laser beam is reflected off of the mirrors in two planes and is reflected off of the tip-tilt mirror three times. The first two reflections off of the tip-tilt mirror translate the beam and the third reflection causes the beam to be directed at the desired angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2006
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Applicant: Northrop Grumman Space & Missions Systems Corp.
    Inventor: Thomas C. Farrell