Patents by Inventor Lovell Elgin Comstock, II

Lovell Elgin Comstock, II 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).

  • Hyperspectral imaging systems and methods for imaging a remote object
    Patent number: 8599374
    Abstract: A hyperspectral imaging system and a method are described herein for providing a hyperspectral image of an area of a remote object (e.g., scene of interest). In one aspect, the hyperspectral imaging system includes at least one optic, a rotatable disk (which has at least one spiral slit formed therein), a spectrometer, a two-dimensional image sensor, and a controller. In another aspect, the hyperspectral imaging system includes at least one optic, a rotatable disk (which has multiple straight slits formed therein), a spectrometer, a two-dimensional image sensor, and a controller. In yet another aspect, the hyperspectral imaging system includes at least one optic, a rotatable drum (which has a plurality of slits formed on the outer surface thereof and a fold mirror located therein), a spectrometer, a two-dimensional image sensor, and a controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Lovell Elgin Comstock, II, Richard Lynton Wiggins, Kenneth Smith Woodard