Ray Anthony Brown

US Patent:

20020034147, Mar 21, 2002

Filed:

Jan 19, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/921829

Inventors:

John Lee - Silver Spring MD, US
Ray Brown - Upper Marlboro MD, US
Robert Denningham - Lanham MD, US

International Classification:

G11B007/135

US Classification:

369/112240, 369/124020

Abstract:

A light beam encoded with data simultaneously reads out data stored in tracks on an optical disk and produces a reflected beam directed to a detector array. The data stored on the optical disk and the encoded data may be components of vector arrays. As the light beam illuminates the rotating optical disk, the data stored on the disk is multiplied by the encoded data. The products of the multiplication are encoded in the reflected beam. A multiplicity of data is read out in parallel from the optical disk and simultaneously correlated with the encoded data. This comparison or correlation operation is performed on digitally encoded data utilizing convolution, or with analog encoding. The present invention can be utilized in pattern matching.

US Patent:

20030058775, Mar 27, 2003

Filed:

Oct 31, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/284393

Inventors:

John Lee - Silver Spring MD, US
Robert Denningham - Lanham MD, US
Ray Brown - Upper Marlboro MD, US

International Classification:

G11B007/005

US Classification:

369/095000

Abstract:

A light beam encoded with data simultaneously reads out data stored in tracks on an optical disk and produces a reflected beam directed to a detector array. The data stored on the optical disk and the encoded data may be components of vector arrays. As the light beam illuminates the rotating optical disk, the data stored on the disk is multiplied by the encoded data. The products of the multiplication are encoded in the reflected beam. A multiplicity of data is read out in parallel from the optical disk and simultaneously correlated with the encoded data. This comparison or correlation operation is performed on digitally encoded data utilizing convolution, or with analog encoding. The present invention can be utilized in pattern matching.

US Patent:

20040038761, Feb 26, 2004

Filed:

Jun 17, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/462831

Inventors:

Ray Brown - Arlington VA, US

International Classification:

A63B049/00

US Classification:

473/516000

Abstract:

A method of teaching and illustrating tennis strokes is described. The method consists of teaching and illustrating tennis strokes by dividing each stroke into five specially chosen stroke components, four of which cannot be seen without slow motion photography, and developing each component individually until the student is able to execute the full stroke. Typically, the components are taught in reverse order of their execution. The five stroke components are 1) the take-back, 2) the contraction; 3) the rotation; 4) the acceleration and 5) the strike. The instructor begins by observing the student's attempts to hit a tennis ball determine which components are missing. Once missing or deficient components are identified, the instructor and student can narrow their focus to just the missing component(s) without regard to constructing a entire tennis stroke.

US Patent:

20040085886, May 6, 2004

Filed:

Sep 10, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/662173

Inventors:

John Lee - Silver Spring MD, US
Robert Denningham - Lanham MD, US
Ray Brown - Upper Marlboro MD, US

International Classification:

G11B007/00

US Classification:

369/124020, 369/112240, 369/121000, 369/120000, 369/124090

Abstract:

A light beam encoded with data simultaneously reads out data stored in tracks on an optical disk and produces a reflected beam directed to a detector array. The data stored on the optical disk and the encoded data may be components of vector arrays. As the light beam illuminates the rotating optical disk, the data stored on the disk is multiplied by the encoded data. The products of the multiplication are encoded in the reflected beam. A multiplicity of data is read out in parallel from the optical disk and simultaneously correlated with the encoded data. This comparison or correlation operation is performed on digitally encoded data utilizing convolution, or with analog encoding. The present invention can be utilized in pattern matching.

US Patent:

20060172270, Aug 3, 2006

Filed:

Jan 3, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/322307

Inventors:

Ray Brown - Arlington VA, US

International Classification:

A63B 69/00

US Classification:

434247000

Abstract:

A method of teaching and illustrating tennis strokes is described. The method consists of teaching and illustrating tennis strokes by dividing each stroke into five specially chosen stroke components, four of which cannot be seen without slow motion photography, and developing each component individually until the student is able to execute the full stroke. Typically, the components are taught in reverse order of their execution. The five stroke components are 1) the take-back, 2) the contraction; 3) the rotation; 4) the acceleration and 5) the strike. The instructor begins by observing the student's attempts to hit a tennis ball determine which components are missing. Once missing or deficient components are identified, the instructor and student can narrow their focus to just the missing component(s) without regard to constructing a entire tennis stroke.

US Patent:

50288644, Jul 2, 1991

Filed:

Sep 14, 1990

Appl. No.:

7/582277

Inventors:

John N. Lee - Silver Spring MD
Ray B. Brown - Upper Marlboro MD

Assignee:

The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy - Washington DC

International Classification:

G01R 2316

US Classification:

324 77K

Abstract:

A common-path interferometric acoustic-optic heterodyne spectrum analyzer ving high immunity to ambient vibration uses two, counter-propagating beams, two Bragg cells for beam diffraction, a series of waveplates and a birefringent quartz wedge. Proper light polarization with the waveplates and Bragg cell geometry allows one Bragg cell to diffract primarily the clockwise beam and the other Bragg cell to diffract the counterclockwise beam. The birefringent quartz wedge shifts the diffracted beams to provide a heterodyne signal with a non-zero IF carrier frequency. The analyzer is highly angle compensated and alignment stable when components are disturbed in position or orientation.

US Patent:

41925734, Mar 11, 1980

Filed:

Oct 13, 1978

Appl. No.:

5/951105

Inventors:

Ray B. Brown - Upper Marlboro MD

Assignee:

The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy - Washington DC

International Classification:

G02B 1706

US Classification:

350 55

Abstract:

An improved variable light beam power attenuator which uses a flat mirror d a focusing mirror fixed in a suitably movable structure. Linear movement of this structure varies the diameter of a spot of light illuminating a "diffraction-limited" aperture of a special shape. A second focusing mirror is provided to collect the "diffraction-limited" light transmitted by the aperture and to focus or collimate it. A second flat mirror may be used to re-direct the output beam. The mounting arrangement of the first two mirrors relative to the input light beam and the remainder of the power attenuator permit an all mirror system which requires only a single linear motion to change the power level of the transmitted beam. The use of an all-mirror system allows all the advantages of reflective optics over transmitting optics for high power CW (continuous wave) laser beam.

US Patent:

58051724, Sep 8, 1998

Filed:

Apr 21, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/845280

Inventors:

Ray Brown - Arlington VA

International Classification:

G06F 1500

US Classification:

345442

Abstract:

A method of using a computer with graphics capability to generate abstract graphical designs. The computer is programmed with mathematical formulas for at least two families of nonintersecting curves and a base curve which intersects these other curves. A programmed point is chosen on the base curve in accordance with a programmed base rule, and is moved along the other curves in accordance with programmed design rules. The postion of the point after moving in accordance with the design rules is plotted. Successive points are chosen on the base curve in accordance with the base rule, and their postitions are plotted after moving in accordance with the design rules. The totality of the plotted points is the design.