Patents by Inventor Gordon Banks

Gordon Banks 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).

  • Patent number: 8904935
    Abstract: A shape charge holder includes a platform where all the charges are symmetrically positioned about equidistance from each adjacent charge and about an equal distance from a center point. The center point is generally the centroid of the platform. The holder has an explosive bridge fixture which enables simultaneous detonation of at least three shape charges. The charges are angularly mounted in sockets having holes through the platform. When detonated, each jet formed by the exploding shape charge proceeds to a convergence point located orthogonal to the platform. The holder includes a supporting structure that establishes a standoff distance of the platform/charges from a target. In operation, the explosive fixture is attached to each charge and is filled with an explosive that extends to each charge. The explosive fixture includes a single igniter assuring that when the explosive is detonated, so are the shape charges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Lance Brown, Keith Chamberlain, Gordon Banks
  • Patent number: 7561989
    Abstract: Through the use of image processing and set-up calibration techniques, an accurate position of an object may be determined. Embodiments of the present disclosure measure a change in position over a known time interval. Accordingly, the change in position aids in measuring the object's metrics such as, for example, position, velocity, acceleration, maximum velocity, maximum acceleration and/or maximum deceleration. The object can be, for example, any person, individual body part, a group of body parts, a vehicle, or any other movable object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: Procise
    Inventors: Gordon Banks, Ed Moon
  • Publication number: 20070282563
    Abstract: Through the use of image processing and set-up calibration techniques, an accurate position of an object may be determined. Embodiments of the present disclosure measure a change in position over a known time interval. Accordingly, the change in position aids in measuring the object's metrics such as, for example, position, velocity, acceleration, maximum velocity, maximum acceleration and/or maximum deceleration. The object can be, for example, any person, individual body part, a group of body parts, a vehicle, or any other movable object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2007
    Publication date: December 6, 2007
    Applicant: Prosports Evaluation Technologies d.b.a. Procise
    Inventors: Gordon Banks, Ed Moon