Patents by Inventor Alva Taylor Stair

Alva Taylor Stair 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 identifying the source of scattered light
    Publication number: 20010048078
    Abstract: A method for determining the composition of a target includes the steps of sensing radiation in the short wave infrared range scattered by the target, measuring the polarization of the sensed radiation and determining, from the polarization of the sensed radiation, the presence of at least one of water and ice particles in the target area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2001
    Publication date: December 6, 2001
    Inventors: Alva Taylor Stair, Paul Christopher Joss