Patents by Inventor Gabriel Katlan

Gabriel Katlan 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 for reducing the number of scanning steps in an airborne reconnaissance system, and a reconnaissance system operating according to said method
    Patent number: 8928750
    Abstract: An airborne reconnaissance system which comprises: (a) A focal plane array positioned at a focal plane of an optical unit, said focal plane array having an area A, and comprises a plurality of optical pixels sensitive to light; (b) Optical unit for acquiring light rays from a terrain portion, said optical unit comprises a plurality of optical components that are positioned along an optical path, and designed to maneuver said light rays to produce at the focal plane an image of said terrain portion, said image having an area which is several times larger than the focal plane array area A; (c) At least one light diversion optical component along said optical path which, for each acquired terrain portion image, switches between several n states, thereby causing in each state different diversion of said light rays within said path, thereby to impinge in each state another fraction of the terrain image on said focal plane array; and (d) Capturing means for recording in each state of the at least one light diversio
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Rafael-Armament Development Authority Ltd.
    Inventors: Zvi Yavin, Gabriel Katlan
  • METHOD FOR REDUCING THE NUMBER OF SCANNING STEPS IN AN AIRBORNE RECONNAISSANCE SYSTEM, AND A RECONNAISSANCE SYSTEM OPERATING ACCORDING TO SAID METHOD
    Publication number: 20090009602
    Abstract: An airborne reconnaissance system which comprises: (a) A focal plane array positioned at a focal plane of an optical unit, said focal plane array having an area A, and comprises a plurality of optical pixels sensitive to light; (b) Optical unit for acquiring light rays from a terrain portion, said optical unit comprises a plurality of optical components that are positioned along an optical path, and designed to maneuver said light rays to produce at the focal plane an image of said terrain portion, said image having an area which is several times larger than the focal plane array area A; (c) At least one light diversion optical component along said optical path which, for each acquired terrain portion image, switches between several n states, thereby causing in each state different diversion of said light rays within said path, thereby to impinge in each state another fraction of the terrain image on said focal plane array; and (d) Capturing means for recording in each state of the at least one light diversio
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2006
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Applicant: Rafael-Armament Development Authority Ltd.
    Inventors: Zvi Yavin, Gabriel Katlan