Meriden, Connecticut Patent of the Year – 2024/2025
PerriQuest Defense Research Enterprises LLC has been awarded the 2024/2025 Patent of the Year for advancing high-speed optical communications. Their invention, detailed in U.S. Patent No. 11934046, titled ‘Laser protection eyewear lenses’, uses a unique multi-aperture optical receiver system to improve data collection and signal clarity in dynamic environments.
This innovative system combines multiple lens assemblies with precise tracking capabilities, allowing it to follow fast-moving optical signals across a wide field of view. It’s designed to receive data from airborne, space-based, or mobile platforms where traditional receivers struggle with alignment and signal loss. The patent introduces a robust method to automatically steer and focus the incoming light, ensuring strong connectivity even when sender and receiver are in motion.
This breakthrough offers real-world benefits in satellite communications, defense networks, and secure data transfer. By addressing long-standing issues with signal interruption and precision targeting, the technology supports more resilient, faster communication links across vast distances.
PerriQuest Defense Research Enterprises LLC is known for its work at the intersection of national security and optical technology. This latest invention positions the company as a leader in the race to modernize how information travels through space and air. The ability to track and receive high-speed signals accurately could reshape defense communications and unlock new possibilities in secure, real-time data exchange.