Patents by Inventor Stephen T. Hanley

Stephen T. Hanley 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 of retrieving mass density distributions and thermal profiles from the atmosphere to identify molecular constituents that may absorb spectral energy
    Patent number: 9335258
    Abstract: A system and method for the retrieval of mass density distributions or “profiles” for at least a portion of the Earth's atmosphere for one or more molecular constituent within the atmosphere that absorbs spectral energy. The spectral energy may be anywhere within wavelengths of radiation from UV through visible and into the infrared. The system incorporates a single ended instrument to permit continuous monitoring of the vertical profiles of all constituents of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Inventor: Stephen T. Hanley
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD OF RETRIEVING MASS DENSITY DISTRIBUTIONS AND THERMAL PROFILES FROM THE ATMOSPHERE TO IDENTIFY MOLECULAR CONSTITUENTS THAT MAY ABSORB SPECTRAL ENERGY
    Publication number: 20140353531
    Abstract: A system and method for the retrieval of mass density distributions or “profiles” for at least a portion of the Earth's atmosphere for one or more molecular constituent within the atmosphere that absorbs spectral energy. The spectral energy may be anywhere within wavelengths of radiation from UV through visible and into the infrared. The system incorporates a single ended instrument to permit continuous monitoring of the vertical profiles of all constituents of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventor: Stephen T. Hanley
  • Radiation focus meter
    Patent number: 4009392
    Abstract: A system for determining the focus point of a high power radiation beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 1976
    Date of Patent: February 22, 1977
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventor: Stephen T. Hanley
  • Aspheric cassegrain laser power amplifier system
    Patent number: 3942127
    Abstract: An optical power amplifier system for extracting high power radiation from a basic active laser media. The system includes a plurality of basically confocal mirrors so positioned that radiation output from a laser is amplified, that no power is absorbed in the supporting structure and it has no feedback from the secondary mirror. In the system, the laser beam passes through the active laser media region at least four times which increases the output power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 1975
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1976
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Frederick R. Fluhr, Stephen T. Hanley, R. Bernard Brown