Patents by Inventor Mark Alan Folkman

Mark Alan Folkman 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).

  • Imaging systems and methods
    Patent number: 8018647
    Abstract: Imaging systems and methods are provided. In one embodiment, an image system is disclosed that comprises a Raman gain medium configured to receive an image from a target area and a tunable laser configured to pump light into the Raman gain medium over a plurality of first wavelengths to induce amplification of the image over a plurality of second wavelengths strokes shifted from the plurality of first wavelengths. The image system further comprises an image detector system that receives and processes the amplified image over the plurality of second wavelengths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Rex Rice, Mark Alan Folkman
  • Imaging Systems and Methods
    Publication number: 20080225288
    Abstract: Imaging systems and methods are provided. In one embodiment, an image system is disclosed that comprises a Raman gain medium configured to receive an image from a target area and a tunable laser configured to pump light into the Raman gain medium over a plurality of first wavelengths to induce amplification of the image over a plurality of second wavelengths strokes shifted from the plurality of first wavelengths. The image system further comprises an image detector system that receives and processes the amplified image over the plurality of second wavelengths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2007
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Inventors: Robert Rex Rice, Mark Alan Folkman