Patents by Inventor Robert E. Bastian

Robert E. Bastian 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).

  • Stereoscopic infrared imager having a time-shared detector array
    Patent number: 4682029
    Abstract: A stereoscopic infrared imager includes optics for producing infrared images of two different views of an infrared scene. A scanning mirror alternately scans the two infrared images across a single infrared detector array. The detector array modulates a light source array to produce a visible image of the scanned part of the infrared scene. Optics are provided for producing visible images of the light source array at the positions of the eyes of the observer. A second scanning mirror alternately scans the image of the light source array across the two eyes of the observer in order to construct full visible images of the scene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1985
    Date of Patent: July 21, 1987
    Assignee: Magnavox Government and Industrial Electronics Company
    Inventors: Neal Diepeveen, Robert E. Bastian
  • Device for chopping an optical beam
    Patent number: 4073576
    Abstract: A chopper blade has parallel edges and is rotatably mounted on two eccentric discs. As one disc is driven, the blade moves across an optical beam in parallel fashion. Elliptical drive gears can be used to achieve linear speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1976
    Date of Patent: February 14, 1978
    Assignee: North American Philips Corporation
    Inventor: Robert E. Bastian