Patents by Inventor Theodore I. Kreifels

Theodore I. Kreifels 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).

  • Method and apparatus for hemispherical retargeting
    Patent number: 7657183
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for steering energy over a wide field of view is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a beam steering system for directing a first beam from an optical source across an image plane and a WFOV optical system having the image plane, the WFOV optical system mapping the directed first beam incident on the image plane with a second beam extending angularly across the field of view. The method comprises the steps of directing a first beam from a optical source onto an image plane, optically mapping the directed first beam incident on the image plane with a second beam extending angularly across a field of view, and steering the first beam across the image plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Matthew A. Drago, Jerald A. Hull, Theodore I. Kreifels, Joseph N. Paranto
  • Method and apparatus for hemispherical retargeting
    Publication number: 20080118247
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for steering energy over a wide field of view is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a beam steering system for directing a first beam from an optical source across an image plane and a WFOV optical system having the image plane, the WFOV optical system mapping the directed first beam incident on the image plane with a second beam extending angularly across the field of view. The method comprises the steps of directing a first beam from a optical source onto an image plane, optically mapping the directed first beam incident on the image plane with a second beam extending angularly across a field of view, and steering the first beam across the image plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2006
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Inventors: Matthew A. Drago, Jerald A. Hull, Theodore I. Kreifels, Joseph N. Paranto