Patents by Inventor Michael Bown

Michael Bown 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).

  • Electro-optical imaging array and camera system with pitch rate image motion compensation
    Patent number: 6088055
    Abstract: A camera system is described which is based on an electro-optical imaging array performs electronic image motion compensation without moving parts during a reconnaissance maneuver in which the aircraft is experiencing a non-zero rate of change in the pitch axis, such as in a dive bomb maneuver when the pilot is pulling out of the dive. The camera system has a camera control computer that calculates a pixel information transfer rate for the array based on parameters supplied by the aircraft's navigation system and pre-mission known parameters, including the aircraft's velocity, height above ground, attach angle, pitch angle, and rate of change in pitch during the period in which the array is taking successive exposures of the scene. The camera control computer supplies information to the drive and control electronics that control the transfer of pixel information in the array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2000
    Assignee: Recon /Optical, Inc.
    Inventors: Andre G. Lareau, Russell A. Bennett, Steven R. Beran, Michael Bown, George Hines
  • Electro-optical imaging array and camera system with pitch rate image motion compensation which can be used in an airplane in a dive bomb maneuver
    Patent number: 5844602
    Abstract: A camera system is described which is based on an electro-optical imaging array performs electronic image motion compensation without moving parts during a reconnaissance maneuver in which the aircraft is experiencing a non-zero rate of change in the pitch axis, such as in a dive bomb maneuver when the pilot is pulling out of the dive. The camera system has a camera control computer that calculates a pixel information transfer rate for the array based on parameters supplied by the aircraft's navigation system and pre-mission known parameters, including the aircraft's velocity, height above ground, attach angle, pitch angle, and rate of change in pitch during the period in which the array is taking successive exposures of the scene. The camera control computer supplies information to the drive and control electronics that control the transfer of pixel information in the array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1998
    Assignee: Recon/Optical, Inc.
    Inventors: Andre G. Lareau, Russell A. Bennett, Steven R. Beran, Michael Bown, George Hines