Patents by Inventor William Ratdke

William Ratdke 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).

  • Time delay and integration scanning using a CCD imager
    Patent number: 9402042
    Abstract: A method for operating a focal plane array in a Time Delay Integration (TDI) mode, the method including: shifting a number of rows during TDI integration, wherein the number of rows shifted is less than a total number of rows of the focal plane array; and reading out a number of rows equal to the total number of rows of the focal plane array minus the number of rows shifted, leaving behind the partially-integrated rows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: Thorlabs, Inc.
    Inventors: Martin Parker, Jason Mills, Ash Prabala, Frank Armstrong, Jeffrey Erickson, Gregory Havenga, Charles Taylor, William Ratdke
  • TIME DELAY AND INTEGRATION SCANNING USING A CCD IMAGER
    Publication number: 20140104468
    Abstract: A method for operating a focal plane array in a Time Delay Integration (TDI) mode, the method including: shifting a number of rows during TDI integration, wherein the number of rows shifted is less than a total number of rows of the focal plane array; and reading out a number of rows equal to the total number of rows of the focal plane array minus the number of rows shifted, leaving behind the partially-integrated rows.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: Thorlabs, Inc.
    Inventors: Martin Parker, Jason Mills, Ash Prabala, Frank Armstrong, Jeffrey Erickson, Gregory Havenga, Charles Taylor, William Ratdke