Patents by Inventor William T. Sutherland

William T. Sutherland 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).

  • Actuated spinning sensor
    Patent number: 11448766
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention are directed towards a system and methods for generating three dimensional (3D) images with increased composite vertical field of view and composite resolution for a spinning three-dimensional sensor, based on actuating the sensor to generate a plurality of sensor axis orientations as a function of rotation of the actuator. The output data from the sensor, such as a spinning LIDAR, is transformable as a function of the actuator angle to generate three dimensional imagery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland Security
    Inventors: William T. Sutherland, John Bray
  • ACTUATED SPINNING SENSOR
    Publication number: 20210341617
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention are directed towards a system and methods for generating three dimensional (3D) images with increased composite vertical field of view and composite resolution for a spinning three-dimensional sensor, based on actuating the sensor to generate a plurality of sensor axis orientations as a function of rotation of the actuator. The output data from the sensor, such as a spinning LIDAR, is transformable as a function of the actuator angle to generate three dimensional imagery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Applicant: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland Security
    Inventors: William T. Sutherland, John Bray
  • Orbiting actuated three-dimensional spinning sensor
    Patent number: 11086018
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention are directed towards a system and methods for generating three dimensional (3D) images with increased composite vertical field of view and composite resolution for a spinning three-dimensional sensor, based on actuating the sensor to generate a plurality of sensor axis orientations as a function of rotation of the actuator. The output data from the sensor, such as a spinning LIDAR, is transformable as a function of the actuator angle to generate three dimensional imagery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland Security
    Inventors: William T. Sutherland, John Bray
  • Orbiting Actuated Three-Dimensional Spinning Sensor
    Publication number: 20200124732
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention are directed towards a system and methods for generating three dimensional (3D) images with increased composite vertical field of view and composite resolution for a spinning three-dimensional sensor, based on actuating the sensor to generate a plurality of sensor axis orientations as a function of rotation of the actuator. The output data from the sensor, such as a spinning LIDAR, is transformable as a function of the actuator angle to generate three dimensional imagery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2018
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Applicant: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland Security
    Inventors: William T. Sutherland, John Bray