Patents by Inventor Michael Joswick

Michael Joswick 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).

  • Fast electrostatic shutter and method of achieving offset compensation in infrared video imagers using fast shutters
    Patent number: 8562776
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to methods and apparatus for infrared imagers including fast electrostatic shutters and offset compensation. Fast electrostatic shutters are used for video image correction including image offset compensation where temporal noise and scene nonuniformity are corrected. This method provides a shutterless experience for the user because the image will be blocked for only one frame at a time. A method of manufacturing an electrostatic infrared shutter includes a conductive infrared-transparent substrate, covering it with an insulating layer, depositing adhesive and a thin film stack, delineating a working area, providing contacts, heat-treating the assembly, and making the polymer non-reflective in the infrared.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: BAE Systems Information and Electronics Systems Integration Inc.
    Inventors: Sergey Liberman, Michael Joswick
  • Fast Electrostatic Shutter And Method Of Achieving Offset Compensation In Infrared Video Imagers Using Fast Shutters
    Publication number: 20130000828
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to methods and apparatus for infrared imagers including fast electrostatic shutters and offset compensation. Fast electrostatic shutters are used for video image correction including image offset compensation where temporal noise and scene nonuniformity are corrected. This method provides a shutterless experience for the user because the image will be blocked for only one frame at a time. A method of manufacturing an electrostatic infrared shutter includes a conductive infrared-transparent substrate, covering it with an insulating layer, depositing adhesive and a thin film stack, delineating a working area, providing contacts, heat-treating the assembly, and making the polymer non-reflective in the infrared.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
    Inventors: Sergey Liberman, Michael Joswick
  • Fast electrostatic shutter and method of achieving offset compensation in infrared video imagers using fast shutters
    Patent number: 8330820
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to methods and apparatus for infrared imagers including fast electrostatic shutters and offset compensation. Fast electrostatic shutters are used for video image correction including image offset compensation where temporal noise and scene nonuniformity are corrected. This method provides a shutterless experience for the user because the image will be blocked for only one frame at a time. A method of manufacturing an electrostatic infrared shutter includes a conductive infrared-transparent substrate, covering it with an insulating layer, depositing adhesive and a thin film stack, delineating a working area, providing contacts, heat-treating the assembly, and making the polymer non-reflective in the infrared.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
    Inventors: Sergey Liberman, Michael Joswick
  • FAST ELECTROSTATIC SHUTTER AND METHOD OF ACHIEVING OFFSET COMPENSATION IN INFRARED VIDEO IMAGERS USING FAST SHUTTERS
    Publication number: 20100141768
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to methods and apparatus for infrared imagers including fast electrostatic shutters and offset compensation. Fast electrostatic shutters are used for video image correction including image offset compensation where temporal noise and scene nonuniformity are corrected. This method provides a shutterless experience for the user because the image will be blocked for only one frame at a time. A method of manufacturing an electrostatic infrared shutter includes a conductive infrared-transparent substrate, covering it with an insulating layer, depositing adhesive and a thin film stack, delineating a working area, providing contacts, heat-treating the assembly, and making the polymer non-reflective in the infrared.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2008
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION & ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION, INC.
    Inventors: Sergey Liberman, Michael Joswick