US Patent Issued to United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy on Nov. 11 for "Electronically focusable digital adaptive optics encoder module" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,470,840, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington).

"Electronically focusable digital adaptive optics encoder module" was invented by Kyle Drexler (San Diego), Benjamin Laxton (San Diego), Skylar Lilledahl (El Cajon, Calif.), Burton H Neuner III (Escondido, Calif.) and Jesus Rodolfo Perez Cuarenta (San Diego).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A digital adaptive optics encoder module includes a collection lens assembly, an input mounting flange, a collimating lens, a bandpass filter, digital adaptive optic elements, a refocusing lens, an output mounting flange, a housi...