Patents by Inventor F. Lowell Avent

F. Lowell Avent 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).

  • Fire control system
    Patent number: 5379676
    Abstract: The present invention is a fire control system. The fire control system comprises a manually aimed gun having a sighting device and a device for acquiring a target. The acquiring device is disposed at a location remote from the gun. The fire control system also comprises a device for providing information relating to the target to the sighting device of the gun such that an operator of the gun can aim the gun with respect to the sighting device. The providing device is in communication with the acquiring device and the sighting device. The present invention is also a fire control method for a minor caliber gun. The method comprises the step of acquiring a target from a location which is remote from the gun. Next, there is the step of providing information relating to the target to a sighting device of the gun. Then, there is the step of manually aiming the gun in accordance with the information appearing on the sighting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 10, 1995
    Assignee: Contraves USA
    Inventors: Joseph A. Profeta, F. Lowell Avent