Patents by Inventor Patrick D. Saunders

Patrick D. Saunders 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).

  • High-power laser (HPL) system with integral track illuminator
    Patent number: 10444328
    Abstract: A high-power laser (HPL) system and method for targeting an object and imaging/tracking the object with an integral track illuminator. The system includes a HPL optically coupled to an aperture sharing element (ASE) and configured to project high-power light at the object, and to switch off for prescribed time intervals to illuminate and track the object. At least one camera is optically coupled to and disposed with respect to the ASE to track the illuminated object over a shared optical path with the HPL when the HPL is switched off for a prescribed time interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventor: Patrick D. Saunders