| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7355179 |
Scene imaging system integrity monitor and method thereof |
April 8, 2008 |
| A scene imaging system (SIS) integrity monitor for monitoring the required operation of an imaging sensor of an SIS. The SIS is of a type including: i) an imaging sensor, ii) an imaging system processor, and iii) an imaging system display. The SIS integrity monitor includes a signal |
| 7308532 |
Method for dynamically implementing N+K redundancy in a storage subsystem |
December 11, 2007 |
| In one embodiment, a storage subsystem includes a plurality of storage arrays each including a plurality of storage devices. The storage subsystem also includes a plurality of array controllers each coupled to one or more of the plurality of storage arrays. One or more of the arrays |
| 7196329 |
Head-down enhanced vision system |
March 27, 2007 |
| An enhanced vision system for an aircraft is disclosed. The system includes an imaging sensor mounted on the aircraft. The imaging sensor detects a range of radiation emanating from a scene. A display-generating processor is operationally connected to the imaging sensor and generates |
| 7089092 |
Airborne system and method for improving the integrity of electronic landing aids |
August 8, 2006 |
| A method of increasing positional awareness of a pilot of an aircraft during a landing approach of the aircraft. First data from a navigational aid is received. The first data is analyzed to determine a first position of the aircraft at a predetermined time. Second data is received. The |
| 6816957 |
Management of virtual tape volumes using data page atomic units |
November 9, 2004 |
| An intelligent data storage manager is operational in a virtual data storage system that uses a storage element to store data for a host processor. The storage manager includes a host interface and a controller. The host interface receives a virtual volume having virtual blocks from a |
| 6567014 |
Aircraft head up display system |
May 20, 2003 |
| An aircraft head up display system that displays a basic mode, an en route mode, or an approach/landing mode. When the aircraft attitude changes to predefined unusual attitude conditions, the display changes to an unusual attitude mode to indicate the unusual attitude condition. The disp |
| 6343863 |
Aircraft display mounting system |
February 5, 2002 |
| A system is provided for mounting a head-up display in a cockpit of an aircraft, the cockpit including a front region and a back region, the head-up display including a computer adapted to process flight information, an optical unit adapted to project an image corresponding to the fl |
| 5710668 |
Multi-color head-up display system |
January 20, 1998 |
| A multi-color optical display system (10) employs a multi-powered reflective combiner (20) that together with a monochromatic or partly color-corrected relay lens (16) longitudinally corrects a multi-colored image. The combiner typically includes two surfaces (82, 90) of different op |
| 5599562 |
Underwater pelletizer |
February 4, 1997 |
| An improved underwater pelletizer adapted to prevent extruded material from agglomerating in an pelletizing assembly, which pelletizer includes a cutting assembly having (1) a shroud fixedly mounted on the outer periphery of the cutting assembly thereby preventing pellets from being |
| 5593702 |
Underwater pelletizer having shroud element mounted to die face |
January 14, 1997 |
| An improved underwater pelletizer adapted to prevent extruded material from agglomerating in an pelletizing assembly, which pelletizer includes a cutting assembly having (1) a shroud fixedly mounted to the surface of the recess in the center of the die ring thereby preventing pellets fro |
| 5579787 |
Container cleaning apparatus and method |
December 3, 1996 |
| Apparatus for cleaning a container having a top, an opening in the top, bottom, sides and a longitudinal axis comprises a sprayhead for spraying cleaning solution inside the container and being translatably moveable along the container longitudinal axis and rotatably moveable about the |
| 5509732 |
Mixer assembly |
April 23, 1996 |
| The invention relates a mixer assembly for mixing liquids in a tubular container including: (a.) an electrically conductive central shaft member, (1) having a top end portion and a bottom end portion; (2) where the central shaft member is oriented longitudinally along the length of the |
| 5313292 |
Windshield display system for an automobile |
May 17, 1994 |
| A windshield display system for automobile includes a wavelength selective holographic combiner (12) laminated within the plies (36, 50) of an automobile windshield. A lamination process is provided to prevent degradation of the holographic combiner (12), which might otherwise occur |
| 5231379 |
Automobile head-up display system with apparatus for positioning source information |
July 27, 1993 |
| An optical display system (10) presents visual source information to an observer (18) The display system includes a vision unit (14) that has reflective surfaces (16) through which the observer can view an outside world scene and which reflect source information emanating from an inf |
| 5138469 |
Preparation of photosensitive material to withstand a lamination process |
August 11, 1992 |
| A method for processing exposed holograms to enhance their thermal stability and enable them to withstand a windshield lamination process is disclosed. The secondary processing procedure entails an optional step of applying a moisture barrier to the hologram, followed by heat stabilizing |
| 4961625 |
Automobile head-up display system with reflective aspheric surface |
October 9, 1990 |
| An optical display system (10) presents visual source information to an observer (18). The display system includes a vision unit (14) that has reflective surfaces (16) through which the observer can view an outside world scene and which reflect source information emanating from an in |
| 4936642 |
Method of constructing a hologram whose thickness is independent of the thickness of the hologra |
June 26, 1990 |
| A method of constructing flare-free reflection holograms uses a light scattering mechanism positioned between a first exposure beam and holographic recording material to remove the spatial coherence from all but adjacent rays within a relatively small angular range before the light r |
| 4842389 |
Vehicle display system using a holographic windshield prepared to withstand lamination process |
June 27, 1989 |
| A holographic windshield (10) includes an inner glass ply (36) having an inner flexible optically transparent inner interlayer (42) overlaid upon its inner surface (40). A middle flexible transparent interlayer (44) is overlaid upon the inner interlayer. The middle interlayer has an open |
| 4775218 |
Combiner alignment detector for head up display system |
October 4, 1988 |
| A head up display system includes a combiner alignment detector (24) that determines whether the combiner (22) and a cathode-ray tube (CRT) (18) are aligned within a preassigned operational tolerance. The CRT emits display symbology that reflects off the combiner toward an observer. The |
| 4763990 |
Head up display system |
August 16, 1988 |
| A method of preventing a reduction in image contrast in a head-up display. The head-up display is comprised of a visual information source, a lens, a wavelength selective reflecting element, and a combiner which reflects at least some of the wavelengths from the information source which |
| 4669810 |
Head up display system |
June 2, 1987 |
| A head up display includes a simplified holographic combiner which has a low surface spatial frequency for avoiding flare. Symbology generated by a cathode-ray-tube is focused by relay optics and then reflected by a holographic optical element toward the holographic combiner. The last |
| 4655540 |
Holographic optical display system with optimum brightness uniformity |
April 7, 1987 |
| An optical display system employs a holographic optical element that has a holographic fringe pattern which is coordinated with the phosphor emission peak of a cathode ray tube to eliminate perceptible variations in image brightness. The holographic optical element has a reflection c |
| 4582389 |
Holographic device |
April 15, 1986 |
| There is disclosed herein a holographic optical element (HOE) which is particularly useful for head up display (HUD) systems and similar systems wherein the holographic element is used in a transmission mode as well as in a reflection mode. The element introduces little or no flare when |
