Patents by Inventor Malcolm B. McIntosh

Malcolm B. McIntosh 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).

  • Scanning ladar with adjustable operational parameters
    Patent number: 7697125
    Abstract: A LADAR has adjustable operational parameters to accommodate surveillance of a particular site. The LADAR includes a controller, a laser source governed by the controller to generate a laser beam pulsed at a pulse repetition rate, an optical scanner, a first set of optics, a first drive assembly governed by the controller, a second drive assembly governed by the controller, a light detector, a second set of optics for guiding laser echo pulses, and a processor coupled to the light detector to accommodate surveillance of the particular site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: Rosemount Aerospace Inc.
    Inventors: James W. Swenson, Mark D. Ray, Malcolm B. McIntosh, Clinton T. Meneely
  • SCANNING LADAR WITH ADJUSTABLE OPERATIONAL PARAMETERS
    Publication number: 20080278715
    Abstract: A LADAR has adjustable operational parameters to accommodate surveillance of a particular site. The LADAR includes a controller, a laser source governed by the controller to generate a laser beam pulsed at a pulse repetition rate, an optical scanner, a first set of optics, a first drive assembly governed by the controller, a second drive assembly governed by the controller, a light detector, a second set of optics for guiding laser echo pulses, and a processor coupled to the light detector to accommodate surveillance of the particular site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2007
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Applicant: ROSEMOUNT AEROSPACE INC.
    Inventors: James W. Swenson, Mark D. Ray, Malcolm B. McIntosh, Clinton T. Meneely