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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 1982
Filed:
Jun. 02, 1980
Applicant:
Inventor:
Leland V Gardner, Buellton, CA (US);
Assignee:
Hughes Aircraft Company, Culver City, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B / ; G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
356141 ; 250227 ; 356152 ; 356400 ;
Abstract
An optic receiver capable of detecting the angle of incidence of optical energy relative to an airborne frame of reference. Incoming reflected rays are reflected by a one piece detector element into a line image. Power distribution along the line image varies with the azimuth of the target. Computation of target azimuth from the power distribution along the line image is facilitated by photodetectors mounted on this element and associated electronic circuitry.