Patents by Inventor Matthew P. Dierking

Matthew P. Dierking 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).

  • Publication number: 20240134314
    Abstract: An example system includes a master oscillator that provides a master oscillator beam, a first fiber beam splitter that splits the master oscillator beam into a first branch and a second branch, a second fiber beam splitter that splits the first branch into an imaging branch and an amplified characteristic branch, and a compensation branch mixer that mixes the second branch and the amplified characteristic branch into a compensation branch. The example system includes transmission optics that direct the imaging branch to a target location, an imaging mixer that mixes the compensation branch and a reflected image from the target location into an imaging signal, and an acquisition device that receives the imaging signal as a final image. An example system optionally includes a mode matching lens that applies a selected wavefront characteristic to the compensation branch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Matthew P. Dierking, Anna Hecht
  • Patent number: 8629975
    Abstract: A multi-function, range-Doppler, synthetic aperture and micro-Doppler, coherent laser radar system having improved spatial resolution and immunity to undesired platform motion utilizing two or more simultaneous, spatially offset transceiver apertures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: Matthew P. Dierking, Bradley D. Duncan
  • Patent number: 5541728
    Abstract: A stationary Fourier transform spectrometer is described which includes an interferometer including a substantially solid assembly of a beamsplitter, two right angle prisms and a pentaprism of preselected respective aperture sizes, a radiation source, a Fourier transform lens and an optical detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 30, 1996
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventor: Matthew P. Dierking