Patents by Inventor Eric John Korevaar

Eric John Korevaar 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).

  • Optical global positioning system
    Patent number: 9971017
    Abstract: In accordance with the present invention, at least three geosynchronous satellites are employed in combination, at respective known positions above a terrestrial water surface to locate an underwater terminal (vehicle). Each satellite includes a light source, and each has a controller for activating its respective light source to simultaneously transmit a light pulse, to a predetermined cell area on the terrestrial water surface, at a precisely scheduled time, t0, for receipt by the underwater terminal. A computer at the terminal then evaluates the respective light pulse arrival times, t1, 2 & 3, to determine the location of the underwater terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Inventors: Eric John Korevaar, James Howard Menders
  • OPTICAL GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20160363649
    Abstract: In accordance with the present invention, at least three geosynchronous satellites are employed in combination, at respective known positions above a terrestrial water surface to locate an underwater terminal (vehicle). Each satellite includes a light source, and each has a controller for activating its respective light source to simultaneously transmit a light pulse, to a predetermined cell area on the terrestrial water surface, at a precisely scheduled time, t0, for receipt by the underwater terminal. A computer at the terminal then evaluates the respective light pulse arrival times, t1, 2 & 3, to determine the location of the underwater terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2015
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Eric John Korevaar, James Howard Menders