Patents by Inventor Dan Rock

Dan Rock 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).

  • Broadband spectrometer with fiber optic reformattor
    Patent number: 4678332
    Abstract: The invention provides a system having a broadband spectrometer with a fiber optic reformattor for field use in detecting and identifying gas clouds within a field of view. The system includes a grating type spectrometer, a fiber optic reformattor, a focal plane detector array and electronics for background signal subtraction techniques for generating spectral signature data which is analyzed for gas detection and outputting a decision making signal for recognition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 1984
    Date of Patent: July 7, 1987
    Inventors: Dan Rock, Mark Roth, Stephen F. Sagan