Patents by Inventor Frederick K. Knight

Frederick K. Knight 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).

  • Detector for three-dimensional optical imaging
    Patent number: 4791490
    Abstract: The detector includes a focusing lens for focusing pulsed laser light reflected from an object onto a fiber optic array. The fiber optic array is configured to receive a two-dimensional image from the focusing lens and to convert the two-dimensional image into a line image. A streak camera responsive to light from the fiber optic array provides time resolution for the light from each of the fibers in the array. A two-dimensional detector records the light output from the streak camera and electronics store data and process information to construct three-dimensional images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 1987
    Date of Patent: December 13, 1988
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Frederick K. Knight, Kenneth Kalata
  • Detector for three-dimensional optical imaging
    Patent number: RE33865
    Abstract: The detector includes a focusing lens for focusing pulsed laser light reflected from an object onto a fiber optic array. The fiber optic array is configured to receive a two-dimensional image from the focusing lens and to convert the two-dimensional image into a line image. A streak camera responsive to light from the fiber optic array provides time resolution for the light from each of the fibers in the array. A two-dimensional detector records the light output from the streak camera and electronics store data and process information to construct three-dimensional images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1992
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Frederick K. Knight, Kenneth Kalata