Patents by Inventor David E. Sproles

David E. Sproles 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).

  • Sub-sampled wide field imaging system
    Patent number: 12470827
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods provide for an imaging system including a lens assembly, an imaging sensor, and a steering mechanism. The lens assembly includes a wide field of view lens. The lens assembly is to receive raw light rays and to output transformed light rays with a full field of view. The transformed light rays include a first transformed light ray bundle and a second transformed light ray bundle. The imaging sensor is sized to collect image data from the transformed light rays from only a portion of the full field of view. The steering mechanism is to toggle the image data collected via the imaging sensor between the first transformed light ray bundle and the second transformed light ray bundle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2024
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2025
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: David E. Sproles, Zachary T. Stein
  • SUB-SAMPLED WIDE FIELD IMAGING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20250247625
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods provide for an imaging system including a lens assembly, an imaging sensor, and a steering mechanism. The lens assembly includes a wide field of view lens. The lens assembly is to receive raw light rays and to output transformed light rays with a full field of view. The transformed light rays include a first transformed light ray bundle and a second transformed light ray bundle. The imaging sensor is sized to collect image data from the transformed light rays from only a portion of the full field of view. The steering mechanism is to toggle the image data collected via the imaging sensor between the first transformed light ray bundle and the second transformed light ray bundle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2024
    Publication date: July 31, 2025
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: David E. Sproles, Zachary T. Stein