Patents by Inventor Loren Woody

Loren Woody 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 a coelostat with large field of regard optics
    Patent number: 8208203
    Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a non-gimbaled telescope attached to a platform configured for outer-space orbit. Attached to the platform is a coelostat that is positioned in front of the aperture of the telescope. The coelostat includes two connected mirrors. Mirror one receives light from a scene of interest and mirror two receives light from the first mirror and transfers that light to the aperture of the telescope. The coelostat rotates 360 degrees around the azimuth axis. Additionally, mirror one rotates around the elevational axis to provide the entire system with a large field of regard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Perry Ramsey, David Ball, Paul Griffith, David Edwin Lund, Donald David Gregory, Loren Woody