Patents by Inventor Tracy Shurtleff

Tracy Shurtleff 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).

  • Publication number: 20030067657
    Abstract: A free-space laser communication system and method for compensating for the atmospheric effects and target motion of a target that may occur during free-space laser communication between of a pair of the systems. Each system makes use of a plurality of narrow infrared (IR) laser beams, a means for pointing and tracking the laser, an adaptive optics system and a communications transceiver. Optionally turbo coding techniques may be used to encode data transmitted by each of the systems. The laser communication system is less susceptible to adverse weather effects that could otherwise negatively influence the operation of an optical communication system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2001
    Publication date: April 10, 2003
    Inventors: Wolfgang M. Dimmler, Bernard M. Gudaitis, Juan M. Ceniceros, Ralph R. Galetti, Matthew Flint Kepler, Mark Laine, Ralph Pringle, Tracy Shurtleff, Frank Zoltowski, Joseph N. Paranto, Jeff Connors