Patents by Inventor Sarah Christine Maas Stotz

Sarah Christine Maas Stotz 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).

  • Mixed-material multispectral staring array sensor
    Patent number: 8975594
    Abstract: A multispectral staring array comprises, amongst other things, at least two sensors where each sensor is adapted to detect an image in a different predetermined spectral sensitivity; a first lens to focus capture spectral bands; a spectral filter between the lens and the sensors to subdivide the incident spectral bands; and a second lens to direct and focus the subdivided incident spectral bands on each of the sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: GE Aviation Systems LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Baby Sebastian, Sarah Christine Maas Stotz, Eric Daniel Buehler, Benjamin Thomas Occhipinti
  • MIXED-MATERIAL MULTISPECTRAL STARING ARRAY SENSOR
    Publication number: 20140132946
    Abstract: A multispectral staring array comprises, amongst other things, at least two sensors where each sensor is adapted to detect an image in a different predetermined spectral sensitivity; a first lens to focus capture spectral bands; a spectral filter between the lens and the sensors to subdivide the incident spectral bands; and a second lens to direct and focus the subdivided incident spectral bands on each of the sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: GE AVIATION SYSTEMS LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Baby Sebastian, Sarah Christine Maas Stotz, Eric Daniel Buehler, Benjamin Thomas Occhipinti
  • SECURITY CHECKPOINT SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20090322866
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include a security checkpoint system that has a camera configured for obtaining a first photographic image of an individual, a photographic image scanner configured for scanning a second photographic image, and a comparator mechanism for comparing the first photographic image with the second photographic image to ascertain whether the second photographic image is of the individual. Other embodiments include a method for automatedly developing security-related characteristics for an individual.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2007
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Sarah Christine Maas Stotz, Peter Henry Tu, Hoke Smith Trammell, III, Peter Victor Czipott, Yotam Margalit