Patents by Inventor David Carl Sadighi

David Carl Sadighi 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).

  • Optical systems with controlled mirror arrangements
    Patent number: 11841223
    Abstract: An optical system can include a mirror that reflects incoming light to a sensor for detection. The position and/or orientation of the mirror can be controlled to reflect incoming light from different locations and/or directions. Position and/or orientation of the mirror may be tracked and/or detected by an optical position sensor. The position sensor can transmit a beam to a reflector on the mirror, and the reflected beam can be received by the position sensor. Characteristics of the reflected beam can be measured to determine the position and/or orientation of the mirror. For example, the beam can be used for interferometric and/or intensity measurements, which can then be correlated with a position and/or orientation of the mirror.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Brian James Howley, Michael L Tartaglia, Anthony C. Kowalczyk, Patrick Eliott Perkins, Alain Charles Carrier, Paul J. Suni, Bruce G. Tiemann, David Carl Sadighi
  • OPTICAL SYSTEMS WITH CONTROLLED MIRROR ARRANGEMENTS
    Publication number: 20230266116
    Abstract: An optical system can include a mirror that reflects incoming light to a sensor for detection. The position and/or orientation of the mirror can be controlled to reflect incoming light from different locations and/or directions. Position and/or orientation of the mirror may be tracked and/or detected by an optical position sensor. The position sensor can transmit a beam to a reflector on the mirror, and the reflected beam can be received by the position sensor. Characteristics of the reflected beam can be measured to determine the position and/or orientation of the mirror. For example, the beam can be used for interferometric and/or intensity measurements, which can then be correlated with a position and/or orientation of the mirror.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Brian James HOWLEY, Michael L. Tartaglia, Anthony C. Kowalczyk, Patrick Eliott Perkins, Alain Charles Carrier, Paul J. Suni, Bruce G. Tiemann, David Carl Sadighi