Patents by Inventor Kenrick Rodford Leslie

Kenrick Rodford Leslie 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).

  • Apparatus and method for determining wind profiles and for predicting clear air turbulence
    Patent number: 6000285
    Abstract: The invention provides a system for passive measurement of atmospheric temperature using a passive direction detector for detecting the energy of a narrow wavelength band emanating from a volume of atmospheric gas. The resulting signal can be associated with an effective temperature. The effective temperature can be associated with an effective range. The system generates a temperature map which can determine, at predetermined time intervals, atmospheric temperatures in an azimuth plane associated with a predefined range from the detector. The temperature map can then be used to calculate temperature gradients that in turn can be used to compute the vertical wind vector difference and to determine the presence of clear air turbulence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1999
    Assignee: Alliedsignal Inc.
    Inventors: Kenrick Rodford Leslie, Michael Lee Shand, Martin Carlin Baker, Joseph J. Barrett, Clint Patrick Kilroy