Patents by Inventor Joseph M. Owen, III

Joseph M. Owen, III 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).

  • Bi-static optical transmit receive auto-boresight technique comprising an elevation assembly operable to move first scan mirror and second scan mirror in unison
    Patent number: 11561276
    Abstract: A bi-static optical system utilizing a separate transmit and receive optical train that are identically steerable in azimuth-over-elevation fashion while accommodating an autoboresight technique and function. Further provided may be a common elevation assembly with two opposite-facing elevation fold mirrors on either side that are controlled by the same motor assembly allowing for common elevation control without overlapping or combining the apertures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph M. Owen, III, Jeffrey L. Jew, Ian B. Murray
  • BI-STATIC OPTICAL TRANSMIT RECEIVE AUTO-BORESIGHT TECHNIQUE
    Publication number: 20220365162
    Abstract: A bi-static optical system utilizing a separate transmit and receive optical train that are identically steerable in azimuth-over-elevation fashion while accommodating an autoboresight technique and function. Further provided may be a common elevation assembly with two opposite-facing elevation fold mirrors on either side that are controlled by the same motor assembly allowing for common elevation control without overlapping or combining the apertures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Applicant: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph M. Owen, III, Jeffrey L. Jew, Ian B. Murray
  • APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING LASER COUNTERMEASURES TO HEAT-SEEKING MISSILES
    Publication number: 20140061479
    Abstract: A laser-based infrared countermeasure (IRCM) system is disclosed. The IRCM system includes a set of receive optics, a dichroic filter, first and second detectors, a lens module and a laser. Receive optics are configured to receive optical information. The lens module reflects the optical information from the receive optics to the dichroic filter. The dichroic filter selectively splits the optical information to the first and second detectors. The first and second detectors, each of which is formed by a single-pixel detector, detects a potential missile threat from the optical information. Based on information collected by the first and second detectors, the laser sends laser beams to neutralize any missile threat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2010
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Inventors: Joseph M. Owen, III, Peter Russo, Jeffrey Minch, Kevin Larochelle, Kenneth Dinndorf
  • Apparatus for providing laser countermeasures to heat-seeking missiles
    Patent number: 8665421
    Abstract: A laser-based infrared countermeasure (IRCM) system is disclosed. The IRCM system includes a set of receive optics, a dichroic filter, first and second detectors, a lens module and a laser. Receive optics are configured to receive optical information. The lens module reflects the optical information from the receive optics to the dichroic filter. The dichroic filter selectively splits the optical information to the first and second detectors. The first and second detectors, each of which is formed by a single-pixel detector, detects a potential missile threat from the optical information. Based on information collected by the first and second detectors, the laser sends laser beams to neutralize any missile threat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph M. Owen, III, Peter Russo, Jeffrey Minch, Kevin Larochelle, Kenneth Dinndorf