ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,320,969, issued on June 3, was assigned to II-VI DELAWARE INC. (Wilmington, Del.).
"Variable radius mirror" was invented by Kyle Branigan (Pittsburgh), Gregg E. Davis (Gibsonia, Pa.) and Scott Schnur (Cabot, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A variable radius mirror includes a mirror element having a deformable face with an outer surface incorporating a reflective element. The deformable face is deformable in response to a pressure applied by a pressure medium acting on an inner surface of the deformable face. A ring extends around a perimeter of the deformable face and protrudes from the inner surface of the deformable face. The mirror ...