Anson S Au

6456761, Sep 24, 2002

Jul 31, 2001

09/920666

Daniel Yap - Thousand Oaks CA
Anson Au - Los Angeles CA

Hughes Electronics Corporation - El Segundo CA

G02B 632

385 33, 385147

A method and apparatus for aligning an optical fiber to an optoelectronic element. The optical fiber and optoelectronic element are attached to a base. The base is made from a first crystallographic orientation material, and a lens is made from a second crystallographic orientation material. The lens is aligned to the base using the crystallographic orientations, and the optical fiber and optoelectronic element are aligned to the base/lens assembly.

6483969, Nov 19, 2002

Dec 1, 1999

09/452942

Daniel Yap - Thousand Oaks CA
Anson Au - Los Angeles CA

The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army - Washington DC

G02B 642

385 52

A method and apparatus for aligning an optical fiber to an optoelectronic element. The optical fiber and optoelectronic element are attached to a base. The base is made from a first crystallographic orientation material, and a lens is made from a second crystallographic orientation material. The lens is aligned to the base using the crystallographic orientations, and the optical fiber and optoelectronic element are aligned to the base/lens assembly.

6765495, Jul 20, 2004

Jun 7, 2000

09/589637

Gilmore J. Dunning - Newbury Park CA
Tsung-Yuan Hsu - Westlake Village CA
David M. Pepper - Malibu CA
Anson Au - Los Angeles CA

HRL Laboratories, LLC - Malibu CA

G08G 116

340903, 340435, 340439, 340902

An inter vehicle communication system wherein information transfer between vehicles is provided by data sources, data sensors, and vehicle sensors on each vehicle connected to a central processing unit on each vehicle. The central processing unit receives information from other vehicles via the data sensors and calculates information weights for that data. Information weights may be based upon temporal or spatial displacement, or other factors. The central processing unit then combines that weighted data with data provided by onboard vehicle sensors to determine vehicle and situational status. The central processing unit will then provide control information to the vehicle or vehicle operator. The central processing unit also creates messages for transfer to other vehicles via the data sources contained in the vehicle. Preferably, the data sources are provided by adapting vehicle headlights, taillights, or other existing lights sources for optical data transfer.

6954302, Oct 11, 2005

Oct 20, 2003

10/690486

Keyvan Sayyah - Santa Monica CA, US
David M. Pepper - Malibu CA, US
Peter D. Brewer - Westlake Village CA, US
Anson Au - Los Angeles CA, US

HRL Laboratories, LLC - Malibu CA

G02B026/00

359291, 359298

A conformal retro-modulator optical apparatus. The apparatus includes an array of multiple quantum well devices disposed in a thin array. A plastic support element is bonded to the thin array, the plastic support element having a thickness greater that of the thin array. The plastic support element is preferably plastic at elevated temperatures above room temperature, thereby allowing the plastic support element and the thin array of multiple well device disposed therein to conform to a predetermined shape, yet being rigid at room temperature.

7142348, Nov 28, 2006

Jun 15, 2005

11/153977

Keyvan Sayyah - Santa Monica CA, US
David M. Pepper - Malibu CA, US
Peter D. Brewer - Westlake Village CA, US
Anson Au - Los Angeles CA, US

HRL Laboratories, LLC - Malibu CA

G02B 26/00
G01J 1/44

359291, 359298, 250214 R

A conformal retro-modulator optical apparatus. The apparatus includes an array of multiple quantum well devices disposed in a thin array. A plastic support element is bonded to the thin array, the plastic support element having a thickness greater that of the thin array. The plastic support element is preferably plastic at elevated temperatures above room temperature, thereby allowing the plastic support element and the thin array of multiple well device disposed therein to conform to a predetermined shape, yet being rigid at room temperature.

56802315, Oct 21, 1997

Jun 6, 1995

8/465848

Jan Grinberg - Los Angeles CA
Anson Au - Los Angeles CA
Chiung-Sheng Wu - Los Angeles CA

Hughes Aircraft Company - Los Angeles CA

G02B 532
G03H 126
G02F 11335

359 15

The angular and/or spectral bandwidth of a holographic lens assembly can be widened to accomodate highly diverging and/or wide spectral bandwidth illumination sources, respectively. Each lens in the lens assembly is comprised of a plurality of angularly customized holograms (an angularly customized hologram set). Each of the individual holograms in an angularly customized hologram set has an acceptance angle range that is centered on a discrete peak acceptance angle. The separation between the holograms' peak acceptance angles is chosen so that the acceptance angle ranges of the individual holograms overlap. The resulting cumulative acceptance angle range of each angularly customized hologram set provides a holographic lens assembly that has a wider angular bandwidth than prior holographic lenses. The spectral bandwidth of the lens assembly can be similarly widened by adding a spectrally customized hologram set to the lens assembly in which the spectral waveband of each of the individual spectrally customized holograms partially overlap. Specific applications to various types of displays are disclosed, as well as preferred fabrication techniques for the holographic lenses.

53830539, Jan 17, 1995

Apr 7, 1992

7/864864

Ronald G. Hegg - Los Angeles CA
Anson Au - Los Angeles CA

Hughes Aircraft Company - Los Angeles CA

G02B 530

359486

A focusable virtual image display system employing a focusable image source such as a cathode ray tube and imaging optics to provide a virtual image. The virtual image is viewable by a user and its effective range may be changed without changing the apparent field of view or resolution. By placing the focus point of the imaging optics at the design eye, the image source is moved backwards and forwards, thus effectively changing the range of the virtual image observed by the user without changing the apparent field of view or resolution. The present invention allows the user to adjust the focus position of the virtual image of the image source by moving it relative to the imaging optics, while maintaining the size and resolution of the image. If the user wants to move the image further away, when the image source is moved, the imaging optics moves the virtual image further away and magnifies the image such that the angular field of view stays the same. The user cannot distinguish between the sizes, although the focus will be more comfortable for a particular accommodation range.