Patents by Inventor Ronald E. Byrd

Ronald E. Byrd 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).

  • Dual mode target sensing apparatus
    Patent number: 7183966
    Abstract: A dual-mode target seeking apparatus having a seeker dome defining an aperture and transmissive to microwave frequency energy of a first frequency and to light wave energy at a second frequency and at a third frequency. An optics system within the seeker dome is transmissive to the microwave frequency energy reflective to the light wave energy received via the aperture. A first detector receives the microwave frequency energy via the aperture, and a second detector images a target by the light wave energy of the second and third frequencies via the optics system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Robert J. Schramek, Ronald E. Byrd, Michael E. Weinstein, Seong-Hwoon Kim, Allan J. Lyon