Patents by Inventor Robert F. Lucy

Robert F. Lucy 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).

  • Universal wavefront sensor apparatus
    Patent number: 4667103
    Abstract: A wavefront sensor apparatus for a large optical system, such as a telescope, having a reticle with at least one slit therein to provide image signatures for various portions of the aperture to an array of infrared sensor cells. The time differences between the image signatures represents relative image displacement caused by the wavefront slope variation in the actual wavefront.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 1985
    Date of Patent: May 19, 1987
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: John T. Watson, Robert F. Lucy