Patents by Inventor Andrew L. Hoffman

Andrew L. Hoffman 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).

  • Patent number: 7034938
    Abstract: A Non-Scanning Computed Tomography Imaging Spectropolarimeter (NS-CTISP) measures all spatial, spectral and polarimetric information simultaneously in an image scene allowing measurement of dynamically changing scenes. In particular, NS-CTISP uses division of aperture to polarimetrically analyze each divided image, all of which are thereafter diffracted to measure irradiance on a focal plane array. The Stokes object cube data for each voxel is thereafter estimated from an inverse of the voxel polarimetric calibration matrix for the optical components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2006
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: Brian H. Miles, Andrew L. Hoffman, Michael S. Foster