Patents by Inventor Gene R. Loefer

Gene R. Loefer 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).

  • Method of making a close proximity filter and multi color MWIR sensor and resultant device
    Patent number: 8014062
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a method and apparatus for attaching a close proximity filter to an FPA (focal plane array) and more particularly, to a method and apparatus that allows improved spectral discrimination of a mid-wave infra red (MWIR) detector by applying an improved multi-color filter to a focal plane array (FPA), while employing existing production equipment and techniques to reduce cost and improve production yield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey W. Scott, Gene R. Loefer, Nicholas J. Pfister
  • Method of making a close proximity filter and multi color MWIR sensor and resultant devices
    Publication number: 20080231946
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a method and apparatus for attaching a close proximity filter to an FPA (focal plane array) and more particularly, to a method and apparatuse that allows improved spectral discrimination of an MWIR detector by applying a an improved multi-color filter to an FPA, while employing existing production equipment and techniques to reduce cost and improve production yield.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jeffrey W. Scott, Gene R. Loefer, Nicholas J. Pfister