Patents by Inventor Edward K. Conklin

Edward K. Conklin 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).

  • Extendable large aperture phased array mirror system
    Patent number: 4825062
    Abstract: An extendable large aperture phased array mirror system includes a plurality of mirror segments cooperatively configured to receive an incoming electromagnetic beam. In response to signals from a sensor indicative of wavefront distortion in the beam, a control apparatus displaces a plurality of segment actuators to configure the mirror segments to generate an outgoing conjugate phase electromagnetic beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1987
    Date of Patent: April 25, 1989
    Assignee: Kaman Aerospace Corporation
    Inventors: John D. G. Rather, Gregory H. Ames, Edward K. Conklin, Albert J. Lazzarini, Joseph Mangano, Bobby L. Ulich