Patents by Inventor John Charles Hill, Jr.

John Charles Hill, Jr. 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).

  • Standoff detection systems and methods
    Patent number: 7885429
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include a system and a method for determining whether a person is carrying concealed contraband, such as an improvised explosives device or other weapon. The system includes a people tracking video subsystem, a people tracking decisioning subsystem, a concealed contraband detection aiming subsystem, and a concealed contraband detection decisioning subsystem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Peter Henry Tu, Kai Erik Thomenius, Nils Oliver Krahnstoever, Jens Rittscher, John Charles Hill, Jr., Gianfranco Doretto, Thomas Baby Sebastian, Jeffrey Michael Ashe