Patents by Inventor Jay V. Bixler

Jay V. Bixler 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 generating a deselect mapping for a focal plane array
    Patent number: 8445838
    Abstract: A method for generating a deselect mapping for a focal plane array according to one embodiment includes gathering a data set for a focal plane array when exposed to light or radiation from a first known target; analyzing the data set for determining which pixels or subpixels of the focal plane array to add to a deselect mapping; adding the pixels or subpixels to the deselect mapping based on the analysis; and storing the deselect mapping. A method for gathering data using a focal plane array according to another embodiment includes deselecting pixels or subpixels based on a deselect mapping; gathering a data set using pixels or subpixels in a focal plane array that are not deselected upon exposure thereof to light or radiation from a target of interest; and outputting the data set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
    Inventors: Jay V. Bixler, Timothy G. Brandt, James L. Conger, Janice K. Lawson
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A DESELECT MAPPING FOR A FOCAL PLANE ARRAY
    Publication number: 20130112850
    Abstract: A method for generating a deselect mapping for a focal plane array according to one embodiment includes gathering a data set for a focal plane array when exposed to light or radiation from a first known target; analyzing the data set for determining which pixels or subpixels of the focal plane array to add to a deselect mapping; adding the pixels or subpixels to the deselect mapping based on the analysis; and storing the deselect mapping. A method for gathering data using a focal plane array according to another embodiment includes deselecting pixels or subpixels based on a deselect mapping; gathering a data set using pixels or subpixels in a focal plane array that are not deselected upon exposure thereof to light or radiation from a target of interest; and outputting the data set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2009
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Inventors: Jay V. Bixler, Timothy G. Brandt, James L. Conger, Janice K. Lawson
  • Compact refractive imaging spectrometer utilizing immersed gratings
    Patent number: 6922240
    Abstract: A compact imaging spectrometer comprising an entrance slit for directing light, a first means for receiving the light and focusing the light, an immersed diffraction grating that receives the light from the first means and defracts the light, a second means for receiving the light from the immersed diffraction grating and focusing the light, and an image plane that receives the light from the second means
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2005
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Scott A. Lerner, Charles L. Bennett, Jay V. Bixler, Paul J. Kuzmenko, Isabella T. Lewis