Patents by Inventor John F. Ebersole, Jr.

John F. Ebersole, 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).

  • Patent number: 10191136
    Abstract: Disclosed is an example for determining miss distance and bullet speed of a burst of bullets. In one example, shock wave (SW) vectors emanating from bullets are estimated using a first sensor. Further, firing point (FP) vectors and closest-point-of-approach (CPA) vectors emanating from the bullets are estimated using a second sensor. The first sensor and the second sensor are disposed on a platform. The SW vectors, the FP vectors and the CPA vectors are determined as emanating from the burst of bullets. The miss distance and bullet speed of the burst of bullets are determined using the FP vectors, the SW vectors, and the CPA vectors that are emanating from the burst of bullets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan R. Takahashi, John F. Ebersole, Jr., Brian A. Harris
  • Publication number: 20160252604
    Abstract: Disclosed is an example for determining miss distance and bullet speed of a burst of bullets. In one example, shock wave (SW) vectors emanating from bullets are estimated using a first sensor. Further, firing point (FP) vectors and closest-point-of-approach (CPA) vectors emanating from the bullets are estimated using a second sensor. The first sensor and the second sensor are disposed on a platform. The SW vectors, the FP vectors and the CPA vectors are determined as emanating from the burst of bullets. The miss distance and bullet speed of the burst of bullets are determined using the FP vectors, the SW vectors, and the CPA vectors that are emanating from the burst of bullets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2015
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventors: Jonathan R. Takahashi, John F. Ebersole, Jr., Brian A. Harris
  • Patent number: 6980229
    Abstract: A system for tracking a movable structure, comprising: at least one fiducial; and at least one video camera; wherein either the camera or the fiducial is mounted on the movable structure, so that the camera can capture an image of the fiducial as the structure moves. The image from the video camera is captured. From this, the heading of the movable structure is resolved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2005
    Inventor: John F. Ebersole, Jr.
  • Patent number: 6903707
    Abstract: The invention is a method for displaying otherwise unseen objects and other data using augmented reality (the mixing of real view with computer generated imagery). The method uses a motorized camera mount that can report the position of a camera on that mount back to a computer. With knowledge of where the camera is looking, and the size of its field of view, the computer can precisely overlay computer-generated imagery onto the video image produced by the camera. The method may be used to present to a user such items as existing weather conditions, hazards, or other data, and presents this information to the user by combining the computer generated images with the user's real environment. These images are presented in such a way as to display relevant location and properties of the object to the system user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2005
    Assignee: Information Decision Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew W. Hobgood, John F. Ebersole, Jr., John F. Walker, John F. Ebersole