Patents by Inventor Keith J. Kasunic

Keith J. Kasunic 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).

  • Interlaced focal plane array for wide-area surveillance
    Patent number: 8937639
    Abstract: Systems and methods of acquiring large field of view, high-resolution image data are discussed herein. Techniques and devices relate operation and composition of systems for acquiring large field of view, high-resolution image data. Such systems may include a first sensor chip assembly (SCA) in an interlaced focal plane array (FPA), the first SCA having a length, a width, and a resolution; a second SCA in the FPA, the second SCA having the same length, width, and resolution; and a field of view (FOV) adjustment device that moves the FOV of the FPA so that it can observe different scenes. In some such systems, the first and second SCAs are arranged relative to each-other in a first spaced array extending along a first dimension of the FPA such that there is an intentional gap between the first and second FPAs along the first dimension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Keith J. Kasunic, Mark Goodnough, John G. Donohue
  • INTERLACED FOCAL PLANE ARRAY FOR WIDE-AREA SURVEILLANCE
    Publication number: 20120081511
    Abstract: Systems and methods of acquiring large field of view, high-resolution image data are discussed herein. Techniques and devices relate operation and composition of systems for acquiring large field of view, high-resolution image data. Such systems may include a first sensor chip assembly (SCA) in an interlaced focal plane array (FPA), the first SCA having a length, a width, and a resolution; a second SCA in the FPA, the second SCA having the same length, width, and resolution; and a field of view (FOV) adjustment device that moves the FOV of the FPA so that it can observe different scenes. In some such systems, the first and second SCAs are arranged relative to each-other in a first spaced array extending along a first dimension of the FPA such that there is an intentional gap between the first and second FPAs along the first dimension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2011
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Applicant: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keith J. KASUNIC, Mark Goodnough, John G. Donohue
  • Multiple lever apparatus for positioning an optical element
    Patent number: 4442524
    Abstract: A four-bar alignment adjustment mechanism with elastic hinges enables the mirrors of a gas laser to be very finely tuned with accuracy. A 50.degree. rotation of the fine-adjust knob deflects the mechanism to produce a 1% drop in power from maximum. The system has little backlash and does not use an extra-fine screw to directly move the mirror plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1982
    Date of Patent: April 10, 1984
    Assignee: Spectra-Physics, Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis J. Reeder, John S. Campbell, Keith J. Kasunic, Lee H. Laiterman