Patents by Inventor Francis J. Cook

Francis J. Cook 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).

  • Method and apparatus for arraying image sensor modules
    Patent number: 4323925
    Abstract: An image sensor, suitable for resolving a high-resolution image, comprises an arrayed plurality of image sensor modules of moderate individual resolution. The high-resolution image is subdivided into contiguous sub-images, each of which is minified before being projected upon an image sensor module. This avoids bars of blindness between the fields of view of the image sensor modules, and also facilitates production and repair of the image sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1980
    Date of Patent: April 6, 1982
    Assignee: Avco Everett Research Laboratory, Inc.
    Inventors: Gurdon R. Abell, Francis J. Cook, Peter D. Howes
  • High density beam-accessed memory with reference target
    Patent number: 4123798
    Abstract: This invention relates to apparatus and methods for providing a high-density memory for electrical data and more particularly, to such a memory wherein data are represented by patterns of charge written and read by electron beam means at addressed locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 1977
    Date of Patent: October 31, 1978
    Assignee: Avco Everett Research Laboratory, Inc.
    Inventors: Francis J. Cook, Frederick E. Kline