Patents by Inventor James Woosley

James Woosley 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).

  • System and method for detecting angle ambiguity in optical sensors
    Patent number: 9885770
    Abstract: There is provided in a first form, an apparatus. The apparatus includes a detector array having a plurality of elements, the detector array comprising a photosensitive material and a photosensitive region disposed about and distinct from the plurality of elements. Electrical circuitry is coupled to each of the elements of the detector array. The electrical circuitry is configured to generate a set of first signals, each first signal of the set of first signals is based on optical energy impinging on a respective one of the plurality of elements of the detector array. The photosensitive region is coupled to the electrical circuitry and the electrical circuitry is configured to generate a second signal having a first value if no portion of optical energy impinging on the plurality of elements of the detector array impinges on the region disposed about the plurality of elements of the detector array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: Elbit Systems of America, LLC
    Inventors: Greg Newman, James Woosley
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING ANGLE AMBIGUITY IN OPTICAL SENSORS
    Publication number: 20170052244
    Abstract: There is provided in a first form, an apparatus. The apparatus includes a detector array having a plurality of elements, the detector array comprising a photosensitive material and a photosensitive region disposed about and distinct from the plurality of elements. Electrical circuitry is coupled to each of the elements of the detector array. The electrical circuitry is configured to generate a set of first signals, each first signal of the set of first signals is based on optical energy impinging on a respective one of the plurality of elements of the detector array. The photosensitive region is coupled to the electrical circuitry and the electrical circuitry is configured to generate a second signal having a first value if no portion of optical energy impinging on the plurality of elements of the detector array impinges on the region disposed about the plurality of elements of the detector array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2015
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Applicant: ELBIT SYSTEMS OF AMERICA, LLC
    Inventors: Greg Newman, James Woosley