Patents by Inventor Deane T. Upton

Deane T. Upton 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).

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    Patent number: 4300159
    Abstract: An aerial vehicle rotating in gyroscopic fashion about one of its axes having an optical system operative to scan an area below the vehicle in determined relation to vehicle rotation. A sensing device is provided to sense the physical condition of the area of scan and optical means are associated therewith to direct the physical intelligence received from the scan area to the sensing means. Means are provided to incrementally move the optical means through a series of steps to effect sequential line scan of the area being viewed keyed to the rotational rate of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1975
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1981
    Inventors: Robert A. Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, with respect to an invention of Frosch, Robert F. Hummer, Deane T. Upton