Patents by Inventor John Grady Vickers

John Grady Vickers 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 FREE SPACE OPTICAL COMMUNICATION BEAM ACQUISITION
    Publication number: 20140241731
    Abstract: A free space optical communication system (10) including first and second mono-static transceivers (20a, 20b). Each transceiver (20a, 20b) includes a reflective assembly (40) defining a reflective surface (44) about a receiving end of a respective optical fiber (32) and configured to reflect optical signals (26) within a field of view of the transceiver (20a, 20b) as a modulated retro-reflective signal (28). Each mono-static transceiver (20a, 20b) includes an acquisition system (60) configured to detect a modulated retro-reflective signal (28) and adjust the alignment of the respective transceiver (20a, 20b) in response to a detected modulated retro-reflective signal (28). A mono-static transceiver and a method of aligning a mono-static transceiver are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: HARRIS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Robert C. Peach, Geoffrey L. Burdge, Terry Tidwell, John Grady Vickers