Patents by Inventor Terry A. Sapp

Terry A. Sapp 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).

  • Lab devices to simulate infrared scenes with hot point targets against given temperature backgrounds
    Patent number: 6018163
    Abstract: The present invention provides a missile seeker simulator (10) including a means for supplying a hot, point-like target against a given temperature background. The missile seeker simulator (10) includes a background source consisting of a hot cavity blackbody (56), fiber optic cable (64), silicon wafer (68), and controllable temperature source (76). The hot cavity blackbody target source (56) generates infrared radiation (58) in a wide bandpass. The fiber optic cable (64) receives and transmits the radiation (58) from the hot cavity blackbody (56). The silicon wafer (68) is remotely located from the hot cavity blackbody (56) and is positioned such that a pinhole (72) in the silicon wafer (68) is proximate a radiation emitting end (74) of the fiber optic cable (64). The silicon wafer (68) is also positioned in radiation receiving relation to the controllable temperature source (76).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2000
    Inventors: Clark A. Stephens, Jeff S. Wolske, Terry A. Sapp