Patents by Inventor John Thomas Armstrong

John Thomas Armstrong 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).

  • Phasing an optical interferometer using the radio emission from the target being observed
    Patent number: 10082382
    Abstract: An interferometry system including a first telescope for simultaneously receiving a first optical/infrared signal and a first radio signal from a target; a second telescope configured to simultaneously receive a second optical/infrared signal and a second radio signal from the target; a first beam splitter communicatively connected to the first telescope, where the first beam splitter is configured to separate the first optical/infrared signal from the first radio signal; a second beam splitter communicatively connected to the second telescope, where the second beam splitter is configured to separate the second optical/infrared signal from the second radio; and a first optical/infrared interferometer configured to detect an interferometry image of the target using the first and second optical/infrared and radio signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Henrique Schmitt, David Mozurkewich, John Thomas Armstrong, Sergio R. Restaino
  • Phasing an Optical Interferometer Using the Radio Emission from the Target Being Observed
    Publication number: 20170307351
    Abstract: An interferometry system including a first telescope for simultaneously receiving a first optical/infrared signal and a first radio signal from a target; a second telescope configured to simultaneously receive a second optical/infrared signal and a second radio signal from the target; a first beam splitter communicatively connected to the first telescope, where the first beam splitter is configured to separate the first optical/infrared signal from the first radio signal; a second beam splitter communicatively connected to the second telescope, where the second beam splitter is configured to separate the second optical/infrared signal from the second radio; and a first optical/infrared interferometer configured to detect an interferometry image of the target using the first and second optical/infrared and radio signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Henrique Schmitt, David Mozurkewich, John Thomas Armstrong, Sergio R. Restaino