Patents by Inventor James E. Mason
James E. Mason 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).
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Publication number: 20260341097Abstract: A computer-implemented method, when executed on data processing hardware, causes the data processing hardware to perform operations. The operations include receiving an order associated with a first user and including a first product and a second product. The operations further include instructing a second user to deposit the first product in at least one receptacle of a plurality of receptacles of a heated storage device and to deposit the second product in at least one receptacle of a plurality of receptacles of a non-heated storage device. The operations further include receiving, at the heated storage device, an identifier associated with the order and the first user. The operations further include, responsive to receiving the identifier, activating a first indicator that indicates the at least one receptacle of the heated storage device and activating a second indicator that indicates the at least one receptacle of the non-heated storage device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2026Publication date: October 29, 2026Inventors: James E. Mason, David Koziol, Kent A. Deemter, Kyle M. Bey, Thomas Hennessy, Andrew Boncher, Garrison James Hefter, Edward Joseph Gleich, III, David Scrivano, Eric Brasseur
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Patent number: 8526005Abstract: A system and method of calibrating an optical measurement system utilizing polarization diversity is disclosed. A waveplate having a rotation axis is provided. A first light polarization component and a second light polarization component are caused to propagate in the waveplate while the waveplate is rotated about the rotation axis. An equal common phase shift is caused in the first and second light polarization components while a differential phase shift in the first and second light polarization components is maintained. A relative phase between the first and second light polarization components is sensed. At least one calibration parameter is determined based on the relative phase.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2010Date of Patent: September 3, 2013Assignee: Lockheed Martin CorporationInventors: James E. Mason, Melvin S. Ni, Gregory S. Feller
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Publication number: 20120271970Abstract: Broadly speaking, the embodiments disclosed herein describe an apparatus, system, and method for processing a media asset by a media asset player in accordance with situational information related to a previous relationship between an identified external device and the media asset player. In one of the described embodiments, the identified external device is physically connected to the media asset player. In another embodiment, the identified external device is wirelessly connected to the portable communication device. In any case, the relational processing of the media asset takes place only while the media asset player is in communication with the external device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2011Publication date: October 25, 2012Applicant: APPLE INC.Inventor: James E. Mason
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Patent number: 7952807Abstract: Optical filters tunable for both center wavelength and bandwidth, having applications such as in astronomy, remote sensing, laser spectroscopy, and other laser-based sensing applications, using Michelson interferometers or Mach-Zehnder interferometers modified with Gires-Tournois interferometers (“GTIs”) are disclosed. A GTI nominally has unity magnitude reflectance as a function of wavelength and has a phase response based on its resonator characteristics. Replacing the end mirrors of a Michelson interferometer or the fold mirrors of a Mach-Zehnder interferometer with GTIs results in both high visibility throughput as well as the ability to tune the phase response characteristics to change the width of the bandpass/notch filters. A range of bandpass/bandreject optical filter modes, including a Fabry-Perot (“FP”) mode, a wideband, low-ripple FP mode, a narrowband notch/bandpass mode, and a wideband notch/bandpass mode, are all tunable and wavelength addressable.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2010Date of Patent: May 31, 2011Assignee: Lockheed Martin CorporationInventors: Christopher W. Tischhauser, James E. Mason
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Publication number: 20110090567Abstract: Optical filters tunable for both center wavelength and bandwidth, having applications such as in astronomy, remote sensing, laser spectroscopy, and other laser-based sensing applications, using Michelson interferometers or Mach-Zehnder interferometers modified with Gires-Tournois interferometers (“GTIs”) are disclosed. A GTI nominally has unity magnitude reflectance as a function of wavelength and has a phase response based on its resonator characteristics. Replacing the end mirrors of a Michelson interferometer or the fold mirrors of a Mach-Zehnder interferometer with GTIs results in both high visibility throughput as well as the ability to tune the phase response characteristics to change the width of the bandpass/notch filters. A range of bandpass/bandreject optical filter modes, including a Fabry-Perot (“FP”) mode, a wideband, low-ripple FP mode, a narrowband notch/bandpass mode, and a wideband notch/bandpass mode, are all tunable and wavelength addressable.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2010Publication date: April 21, 2011Applicant: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATIONInventors: Christopher W. Tischhauser, James E. Mason
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Patent number: 7880968Abstract: Optical filters tunable for both center wavelength and bandwidth, having applications such as in astronomy, remote sensing, laser spectroscopy, and other laser-based sensing applications, using Michelson interferometers or Mach-Zehnder interferometers modified with Gires-Tournois interferometers (“GTIs”) are disclosed. A GTI nominally has unity magnitude reflectance as a function of wavelength and has a phase response based on its resonator characteristics. Replacing the end mirrors of a Michelson interferometer or the fold minors of a Mach-Zehnder interferometer with GTIs results in both high visibility throughput as well as the ability to tune the phase response characteristics to change the width of the bandpass/notch filters. A range of bandpass/bandreject optical filter modes, including a Fabry-Perot (“FP”) mode, a wideband, low-ripple FP mode, a narrowband notch/bandpass mode, and a wideband notch/bandpass mode, are all tunable and wavelength addressable.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2010Date of Patent: February 1, 2011Assignee: Lockheed Martin CorporationInventors: Christopher W. Tischhauser, James E. Mason
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Patent number: 7679755Abstract: Optical filters tunable for both center wavelength and bandwidth, having applications such as in astronomy, remote sensing, laser spectroscopy, and other laser-based sensing applications, using Michelson interferometers or Mach-Zehnder interferometers modified with Gires-Tournois interferometers (“GTIs”) are disclosed. A GTI nominally has unity magnitude reflectance as a function of wavelength and has a phase response based on its resonator characteristics. Replacing the end mirrors of a Michelson interferometer or the fold mirrors of a Mach-Zehnder interferometer with GTIs results in both high visibility throughput as well as the ability to tune the phase response characteristics to change the width of the bandpass/notch filters. A range of bandpass/bandreject optical filter modes, including a Fabry-Perot (“FP”) mode, a wideband, low-ripple FP mode, a narrowband notch/bandpass mode, and a wideband notch/bandpass mode, are all tunable and wavelength addressable.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2008Date of Patent: March 16, 2010Assignee: Lockheed Martin CorporationInventors: Christopher W. Tischhauser, James E. Mason
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Patent number: 7433054Abstract: Optical filters tunable for both center wavelength and bandwidth, having applications such as in astronomy, remote sensing, laser spectroscopy, and other laser-based sensing applications, using Michelson interferometers or Mach-Zehnder interferometers modified with Gires-Tournois interferometers (“GTIs”) are disclosed. A GTI nominally has unity magnitude reflectance as a function of wavelength and has a phase response based on its resonator characteristics. Replacing the end mirrors of a Michelson interferometer or the fold mirrors of a Mach-Zehnder interferometer with GTIs results in both high visibility throughput as well as the ability to tune the phase response characteristics to change the width of the bandpass/notch filters. A range of bandpass/bandreject optical filter modes, including a Fabry-Perot (“FP”) mode, a wideband, low-ripple FP mode, a narrowband notch/bandpass mode, and a wideband notch/bandpass mode, are all tunable and wavelength addressable.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2006Date of Patent: October 7, 2008Assignee: Lockheed Martin CorporationInventors: Christopher W. Tischhauser, James E. Mason