Patents by Inventor Alan R. Levy

Alan R. Levy 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).

  • Apparatus and method for multi-spectral imaging
    Patent number: 8610062
    Abstract: An apparatus for multi-spectral imaging includes a microbolometer array comprising a two-dimensional array of microbolometer detectors that are configured to respond to energy having a first range of wavelengths comprising a first plurality of spectral bands. The apparatus also includes a wideband window configured to allow energy having a second range of wavelengths to reach the microbolometer array. The second range of wavelengths comprises a second plurality of spectral bands. The apparatus additionally includes optics configured to focus the energy from a scene towards the microbolometer array. The apparatus further includes a processor configured to generate an output based on a response of the microbolometer array to energy having a third range of wavelengths comprising a third plurality of spectral bands. There is substantial overlap between the first, second, and third range of wavelengths and the first, second, and third plurality of spectral bands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Matthew Jonas, Todd E. Sessler, John F. McGee, III, Alan R. Levy
  • Apparatus and Method for Multi-Spectral Imaging
    Publication number: 20120241614
    Abstract: An apparatus for multi-spectral imaging includes a microbolometer array comprising a two-dimensional array of microbolometer detectors that are configured to respond to energy having a first range of wavelengths comprising a first plurality of spectral bands. The apparatus also includes a wideband window configured to allow energy having a second range of wavelengths to reach the microbolometer array. The second range of wavelengths comprises a second plurality of spectral bands. The apparatus additionally includes optics configured to focus the energy from a scene towards the microbolometer array. The apparatus further includes a processor configured to generate an output based on a response of the microbolometer array to energy having a third range of wavelengths comprising a third plurality of spectral bands. There is substantial overlap between the first, second, and third range of wavelengths and the first, second, and third plurality of spectral bands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2011
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Matthew Jonas, Todd E. Sessler, John F. McGee, III, Alan R. Levy