Patents by Inventor Thomas E. Higgins, Jr.

Thomas E. Higgins, Jr. 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 for correcting optical aberrations in electromagnetic radiation in an optical system
    Patent number: 9897771
    Abstract: An optical system is provided. The optical system includes a corrector lens that is configured to reduce aberrations in electromagnetic radiation (EMR) received from a window having a window axis of symmetry. A rotation mechanism is coupled to the corrector lens, and is configured to selectively rotate the corrector lens about an optical axis of the corrector lens to maintain a Y-axis of the corrector lens in a same plane as the window axis of symmetry of the window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Robert J. Murphy, Jr., Thomas E. Higgins, Jr.
  • Optical system for correcting optical aberrations in electromagnetic radiation
    Patent number: 9557513
    Abstract: An optical system is provided. The optical system includes a corrector lens that is configured to reduce aberrations in electromagnetic radiation (EMR) received from a window having a window axis of symmetry. A rotation mechanism is coupled to the corrector lens, and is configured to selectively rotate the corrector lens about an optical axis of the corrector lens to maintain a Y-axis of the corrector lens in a same plane as the window axis of symmetry of the window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Robert J. Murphy, Jr., Thomas E. Higgins, Jr.