Patents
US 9360316 B2: System architecture for a constant footprint, constant GSD, constant spatial resolution linescanner
- Granted
- 2016-06-07
- Filed
- 2013-07-08 application 13936638
- Type
- Utility · 19 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A line scanner scans in a cross track direction and moves forward on a platform in an along track direction. The line scanner includes a plurality of detectors forming a left array and a plurality of detectors forming a right array. The left array and the right array are tilted away from a line formed in the along track direction. The left array is configured to detect scene radiance from a surface of an object when the line scanner is scanning the surface on the right side of the line formed in the along track direction. The right array is configured to detect scene radiance from the surface of the object when the line scanner is scanning the surface to the left side of the line formed in the along track direction. The detectors in each respective array are configured to simultaneously detect the scene radiance.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg160607.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exelis Inc. 229 patents | US company or organization | Herndon, VA | EXELIS INC. State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state EXELIS INC. SEC filer EXACT medium confidence: identical full name, one of each nationally | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenneth K. Ellis | Columbia City, IN | 6 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G01C | Measuring distances, levels or bearings; surveying; navigation; gyroscopic instruments; photogrammetry or videogrammetry | G01C11/025 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G02B | Optical elements, systems or apparatus | G02B26/10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-12-04 | Merger Merger | EXELIS INC. signed 2015-12-23 | HARRIS CORPORATION MELBOURNE, FL | 44284/675 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2013-07-09 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | ELLIS, KENNETH K. signed 2013-07-02 | EXELIS, INC. MCLEAN, VA | 30755/545 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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