Patents by Inventor Frank R Stolle

Frank R Stolle 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).

  • Time synchronization of optics using power feeds
    Patent number: 12270628
    Abstract: A weapon-mountable smart optic comprising: a time reference configured to output a signal comprising a periodically-repeating feature and time metadata and comprising a first oscillator; at least two sensors configured to gather data, each comprising secondary oscillators; and at least one processor in communication with each of the at least two sensors; wherein each of the at least two sensors is in operative communication with the time reference and is configured to associate an edge of the periodically-repeating signal with a time conveyed by the time metadata, and wherein each of the at least two sensors is configured to gather data, associate time metadata with the gathered data, and to send the gathered data with time metadata to the at least one processor, and wherein the at least one processor is configured to fuse the data gathered by each of the at least two sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
    Inventors: Frank R Stolle, Simone B. Bortolami, Larry H Mack
  • TIME SYNCHRONIZATION OF OPTICS USING POWER FEEDS
    Publication number: 20250102277
    Abstract: A weapon-mountable smart optic comprising: a time reference configured to output a signal comprising a periodically-repeating feature and time metadata and comprising a first oscillator; at least two sensors configured to gather data, each comprising secondary oscillators; and at least one processor in communication with each of the at least two sensors; wherein each of the at least two sensors is in operative communication with the time reference and is configured to associate an edge of the periodically-repeating signal with a time conveyed by the time metadata, and wherein each of the at least two sensors is configured to gather data, associate time metadata with the gathered data, and to send the gathered data with time metadata to the at least one processor, and wherein the at least one processor is configured to fuse the data gathered by each of the at least two sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2023
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Applicant: BAE SYSTEMS Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
    Inventors: Frank R Stolle, Simone B. Bortolami, Larry H Mack