Patents by Inventor George R. Ax, Jr.

George R. Ax, Jr. 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).

  • Multi-spectral sensor system and methods
    Patent number: 7417210
    Abstract: A multi-spectral sensor system and methods are disclosed. One aspect of the invention comprises a multi-spectral sensor system mountable to a mobile platform. The system may comprise an image capturing system, a first translation stage affixed to the image capturing system and a stationary optics assembly. The system may further comprise a motion controller configured to move the first translation stage and image capturing system across the stationary optics along a traveling direction opposite of a traveling direction of the mobile platform and at substantially the same rate as the mobile platform is moving during a stare operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2008
    Assignee: Northrop Grumman Corporation
    Inventors: George R. Ax, Jr., Neil Z. Sherman