Patents by Inventor Kathryn M. Neville

Kathryn M. Neville 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).

  • Systems and methods for protecting against high-radiant-flux light based on time-of-flight
    Patent number: 9948866
    Abstract: Systems and methods for preventing high-radiant-flux light, such as laser light or a nuclear flash, from causing harm to imaging devices, such as a camera or telescope. In response to detection of high-radiant-flux light, the proposed systems have the feature in common that a shutter is closed sufficiently fast that light from the source will be blocked from reaching the image sensor of the imaging device. Some of the proposed systems include a folded optical path to increase the allowable reaction time to close the shutter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Brian J. Tillotson, Kathryn M. Neville
  • Systems and Methods for Protecting Against High-Radiant-Flux Light Based on Time-of-Flight
    Publication number: 20170223249
    Abstract: Systems and methods for preventing high-radiant-flux light, such as laser light or a nuclear flash, from causing harm to imaging devices, such as a camera or telescope. In response to detection of high-radiant-flux light, the proposed systems have the feature in common that a shutter is closed sufficiently fast that light from the source will be blocked from reaching the image sensor of the imaging device. Some of the proposed systems include a folded optical path to increase the allowable reaction time to close the shutter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2016
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Brian J. Tillotson, Kathryn M. Neville