Patents by Inventor Robert Douglas Moss

Robert Douglas Moss 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).

  • Laser distance and ranging (LADAR) apparatus, array, and method of assembling thereof
    Patent number: 10795000
    Abstract: A laser distance and ranging (LADAR) apparatus is provided. The LADAR apparatus includes a first substrate, a LADAR module coupled to the first substrate, and an actuation unit coupled between the first substrate and the LADAR module. The LADAR module is configured to scan with a predetermined field of view in a first viewing position from said LADAR module, and the actuation unit is selectively operable to modify an orientation of the LADAR module such that the predetermined field of view moves from the first viewing position towards a second viewing position from the LADAR module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Scott Singer, Robert Douglas Moss
  • Systems and methods for modular LADAR scanning
    Patent number: 10436904
    Abstract: A laser distance and ranging (LADAR) array is provided. The LADAR array includes a plurality of LADAR modules, each LADAR module configured to scan a laser beam through a field of view (FOV) and output a signal indicative of a distance between each LADAR module and objects in the FOV that the laser beam is incident upon, and a central processing device communicatively coupled to the plurality of LADAR modules, the central processing device configured to generate an output based at least in part on the signals of each LADAR module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Robert Douglas Moss, Scott B. Singer, Alexander C. Standridge, Ping Yuan, Rengarajan Sudharsanan
  • LASER DISTANCE AND RANGING (LADAR) APPARATUS, ARRAY, AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING THEREOF
    Publication number: 20170328987
    Abstract: A laser distance and ranging (LADAR) apparatus is provided. The LADAR apparatus includes a first substrate, a LADAR module coupled to the first substrate, and an actuation unit coupled between the first substrate and the LADAR module. The LADAR module is configured to scan with a predetermined field of view in a first viewing position from said LADAR module, and the actuation unit is selectively operable to modify an orientation of the LADAR module such that the predetermined field of view moves from the first viewing position towards a second viewing position from the LADAR module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2015
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: Scott Singer, Robert Douglas Moss
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MODULAR LADAR SCANNING
    Publication number: 20160306043
    Abstract: A laser distance and ranging (LADAR) array is provided. The LADAR array includes a plurality of LADAR modules, each LADAR module configured to scan a laser beam through a field of view (FOV) and output a signal indicative of a distance between each LADAR module and objects in the FOV that the laser beam is incident upon, and a central processing device communicatively coupled to the plurality of LADAR modules, the central processing device configured to generate an output based at least in part on the signals of each LADAR module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2015
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: Robert Douglas Moss, Scott B. Singer, Alexander C. Standridge, Ping Yuan, Rengarajan Sudharsanan