Patents by Inventor J. Brian Toft

J. Brian Toft 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).

  • Cryogenic cooling apparatuses and systems
    Patent number: 9234693
    Abstract: An image sensing apparatus includes a focal plane array and a cold shield thermally isolated from the focal plane array. The cryogenic cooling apparatus further includes a first cryocooler assembly comprising a first cold finger thermally coupled to the focal plane array. The first cryocooler assembly is configured to maintain a focal plane array operating temperature. The cryogenic cooling apparatus includes a second cryocooler assembly comprising a second cold finger thermally coupled to the cold shield. The second cryocooler assembly is configured to maintain a cold shield operating temperature that is different from the focal plane array operating temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: L-3 Communications Cincinnati Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: J. Brian Toft, Fred Nicol
  • Cryogenic Cooling Apparatuses and Systems
    Publication number: 20140123684
    Abstract: An image sensing apparatus includes a focal plane array and a cold shield thermally isolated from the focal plane array. The cryogenic cooling apparatus further includes a first cryocooler assembly comprising a first cold finger thermally coupled to the focal plane array. The first cryocooler assembly is configured to maintain a focal plane array operating temperature. The cryogenic cooling apparatus includes a second cryocooler assembly comprising a second cold finger thermally coupled to the cold shield. The second cryocooler assembly is configured to maintain a cold shield operating temperature that is different from the focal plane array operating temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2013
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: L-3 Communications Cincinnati Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: J. Brian Toft, Fred Nicol