Patents by Inventor James Bryan Blair

James Bryan Blair 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).

  • Three-dimensional range imaging apparatus and method
    Patent number: 7978312
    Abstract: A three-dimensional range imager includes a light source for providing a modulated light signal, a multiplexer, an optical fiber connecting the light source to the multiplexer, a plurality of optical fibers connected at first ends to the multiplexer and at second ends to a first fiber array, and a transmitter optic disposed adjacent the first fiber array for projecting a pixel pattern of the array onto a target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Inventors: Vibart Stan Scott, James Bryan Blair, Luis R. Izquierdo
  • THREE-DIMENSIONAL RANGE IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20100296077
    Abstract: A three-dimensional range imager includes a light source for providing a modulated light signal, a multiplexer, an optical fiber connecting the light source to the multiplexer, a plurality of optical fibers connected at first ends to the multiplexer and at second ends to a first fiber array, and a transmitter optic disposed adjacent the first fiber array for projecting a pixel pattern of the array onto a target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2007
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicant: NASA Headquarters
    Inventors: VIBART STAN SCOTT, James Bryan Blair, Luis R. Izquierdo