Patents by Inventor C. Gilbert Young

C. Gilbert Young 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).

  • Simulation detector having multiple sensor surfaces for detecting incident radiation
    Patent number: 8124925
    Abstract: A detector having a field of view in elevation on the order of one hundred eighty degrees in one plane and three hundred sixty degrees in a perpendicular plane includes a generally hemispherical lens in combination with an optical frustum. The combination directs incident radiant energy within the field of view onto a centrally located sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventor: C. Gilbert Young
  • Detector Having Wide Field Of View
    Publication number: 20100059680
    Abstract: A detector having a field of view in elevation on the order of one hundred eighty degrees in one plane and three hundred sixty degrees in a perpendicular plane includes a generally hemispherical lens in combination with an optical frustum. The combination directs incident radiant energy within the field of view onto a centrally located sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2007
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Inventor: C. Gilbert Young
  • Optical detector having a sensing element, a lens and a frustum coupled to the lens
    Patent number: 7576311
    Abstract: A detector having a field of view in elevation on the order of one hundred eighty degrees in one plane and three hundred sixty degrees in a perpendicular plane includes a generally hemispherical lens in combination with an optical frustum. The combination directs incident radiant energy within the field of view onto a centrally located sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventor: C. Gilbert Young
  • Angular position sensor
    Patent number: 7385684
    Abstract: A head tracking system combines a plurality of sources of radiant energy, a plurality of sensors and at least one reflective element. As the reflective element moves, various radiant energy beams become incident thereon. The incident beams are reflected to respective sensors thereby providing head position signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2008
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: C. Gilbert Young, Victor Tisdel
  • Detector having wide field of view
    Publication number: 20080029694
    Abstract: A detector having a field of view in elevation on the order of one hundred eighty degrees in one plane and three hundred sixty degrees in a perpendicular plane includes a generally hemispherical lens in combination with an optical frustum. The combination directs incident radiant energy within the field of view onto a centrally located sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2005
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Inventor: C. Gilbert Young
  • Simulation display system
    Patent number: 5566370
    Abstract: A compact display system simulates a panoramic view to an observer located at a central viewing station. A toric mirror, comprising a compressed portion of a sphere, has a concave reflective surface disposed in surrounding relation to the given viewing station while a spherical rear projection screen which receives projected image light on its inner surface presents a panoramic image to the toric mirror from its outer surface. A plurality of projectors are disposed tangentially above the upper periphery of the rear projection screen and project associated portions of the light image onto the inside of the screen via fold mirrors. Each projector includes a high intensity CRT and a color shutter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 15, 1996
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventor: C. Gilbert Young