Patents by Inventor Albert T Stephens

Albert T Stephens 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).

  • Method of collecting measurements for estimating air data parameters of an aerospace vehicle
    Patent number: 11454643
    Abstract: A method of collecting measurements for estimating one or more air data parameters of an aerospace vehicle is disclosed. The method includes converting, by an array of optical sensors, incident light into an optical signal indicating a measurement for estimating the one or more air data parameters. The array of optical sensors is disposed along a skin of the aerospace vehicle. The method includes measuring, by an interrogator, a wavelength of a combined optical signal, wherein the combined optical signal is a combination of the optical signals generated by each of the optical sensors that are part of the array. The method further includes converting, by the interrogator, the wavelength of the optical signal into an electronic signal indicating either the measurement for estimating the one or more air data parameters. Finally, the method includes sending the electronic signal indicating the measurement to a platform network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Michael A Carralero, Kumar G Bhatia, Robert M Dowgwillo, Matthew G Rendos, Albert T Stephens
  • METHOD OF COLLECTING MEASUREMENTS FOR ESTIMATING AIR DATA PARAMETERS OF AN AEROSPACE VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20210349121
    Abstract: A method of collecting measurements for estimating one or more air data parameters of an aerospace vehicle is disclosed. The method includes converting, by an array of optical sensors, incident light into an optical signal indicating a measurement for estimating the one or more air data parameters. The array of optical sensors is disposed along a skin of the aerospace vehicle. The method includes measuring, by an interrogator, a wavelength of a combined optical signal, wherein the combined optical signal is a combination of the optical signals generated by each of the optical sensors that are part of the array. The method further includes converting, by the interrogator, the wavelength of the optical signal into an electronic signal indicating either the measurement for estimating the one or more air data parameters. Finally, the method includes sending the electronic signal indicating the measurement to a platform network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2020
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Michael A Carralero, Kumar G Bhatia, Robert M Dowgwillo, Matthew G Rendos, Albert T Stephens