Patents by Inventor Wesley Britton

Wesley Britton 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).

  • Diffractive axilenses and uses thereof
    Patent number: 10996383
    Abstract: An optical element includes a substrate and a pattern. The substrate has a top surface and a bottom surface. The pattern is provided on the top surface. The pattern includes multiple levels such that a thickness of the pattern is less than a design wavelength. The pattern is configured to focus an incident radiation, received at one of the top surface or the bottom surface of the substrate, at one or more prescribed focal locations on a detection plane. The one or more prescribed focal locations on the detection plane changes in proportion to a wavelength of the incident radiation. The detection plane is an achromatic focal plane when the incident radiation includes multiple wavelengths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Luca Dal Negro, Yuyao Chen, Wesley Britton
  • DIFFRACTIVE AXILENSES AND USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20200355858
    Abstract: An optical element includes a substrate and a pattern. The substrate has a top surface and a bottom surface. The pattern is provided on the top surface. The pattern includes multiple levels such that a thickness of the pattern is less than a design wavelength. The pattern is configured to focus an incident radiation, received at one of the top surface or the bottom surface of the substrate, at one or more prescribed focal locations on a detection plane. The one or more prescribed focal locations on the detection plane changes in proportion to a wavelength of the incident radiation. The detection plane is an achromatic focal plane when the incident radiation includes multiple wavelengths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Luca Dal Negro, Yuyao Chen, Wesley Britton