Patents by Inventor Stephen Sheldrake

Stephen Sheldrake 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).

  • System and method for optics detection
    Patent number: 8731240
    Abstract: An optics detection system is disclosed. The optics detection system includes a sensor module and a processor. The sensor module is configured to illuminate a field of regard with a plurality of light pulses and to capture reflections of the plurality of light pulses in a plurality of frames, respectively. The processor is configured to process the plurality of frames to locate and identify optics within the field of regard using a plurality of discriminators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Doug Woodman, Stephen Sheldrake