Patents by Inventor Emmet R. Anderson

Emmet R. Anderson 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).

  • Optical fiber assembly wrapped across roll-nod gimbal axes in a DIRCM system
    Patent number: 7667190
    Abstract: A control mechanism pins an optical fiber assembly on and off gimbal and between gimbals to route the assembly from an off-gimbal optical source across the gimbal axis/axes to an on-gimbal optical element so that the fiber assembly moves with the rotation of the gimbals. To accommodate a relatively large range of motion, the control mechanism is suitably configured to route the fiber assembly in a “U-shaped” loop with one end pinned off-gimbal in a stationary guide track and the other end pinned on-gimbal point in a rotating guide track so that the loose fiber assembly is constrained in the concentric tracks on and off gimbal. As the gimbal rotates, the loop seats onto one guiding track and peels off of the other guiding track while always maintaining its U shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: James P. Mills, David G. Garrett, Wayne L. Sunne, David J. Knapp, Daniel W. Brunton, David G. Anthony, Emmet R. Anderson, Daniel C. Harrison, Frank E. Smith, III, Jim R. Hicks
  • OPTICAL FIBER ASSEMBLY WRAPPED ACROSS ROLL-NOD GIMBAL AXES IN A DIRCM SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20090250597
    Abstract: A control mechanism pins an optical fiber assembly on and off gimbal and between gimbals to route the assembly from an off-gimbal optical source across the gimbal axis/axes to an on-gimbal optical element so that the fiber assembly moves with the rotation of the gimbals. To accommodate a relatively large range of motion, the control mechanism is suitably configured to route the fiber assembly in a “U-shaped” loop with one end pinned off-gimbal in a stationary guide track and the other end pinned on-gimbal point in a rotating guide track so that the loose fiber assembly is constrained in the concentric tracks on and off gimbal. As the gimbal rotates, the loop seats onto one guiding track and peels off of the other guiding track while always maintaining its U shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2007
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Inventors: JAMES P. MILLS, DAVID G. GARRETT, WAYNE L. SUNNE, DAVID J. KNAPP, DANIEL W. BRUNTON, DAVID G. ANTHONY, EMMET R. ANDERSON, DANIEL C. HARRISON, FRANK E. SMITH, III, JIM R. HICKS
  • Optical fiber assembly wrapped across gimbal axes
    Patent number: 7304296
    Abstract: A control mechanism pins an optical fiber assembly on and off gimbal and between gimbals to route the assembly from an off-gimbal optical source across the gimbal axis/axes to an on-gimbal optical element so that the fiber assembly moves with the rotation of the gimbals. To accommodate a relatively large range of motion, the control mechanism is suitably configured to route the fiber assembly in a “U-shaped” loop with one end pinned off-gimbal in a stationary guide track and the other end pinned on-gimbal point in a rotating guide track so that the loose fiber assembly is constrained in the concentric tracks on and off gimbal. As the gimbal rotates, the loop seats onto one guiding track and peels off of the other guiding track while always maintaining its U shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2007
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: James P. Mills, David G. Garrett, Wayne L. Sunne, David J. Knapp, Daniel W. Brunton, David G. Anthony, Emmet R. Anderson, Daniel C. Harrison, Frank E. Smith, III, Jim R. Hicks