Patents by Inventor Raymond J. P. Stafford

Raymond J. P. Stafford 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).

  • Tracking system
    Patent number: 5285273
    Abstract: An automatic target tracking system comprising video means, target tracking means, correlation means and aimpoint location means which predicts the subsequent position of a target after each viewing by the video means and then correlates this with the actual viewing of the target position so as to estimate that position within a given field of view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 1988
    Date of Patent: February 8, 1994
    Assignee: British Aerospace Public Limited Company
    Inventors: Enoch James, Raymond J. P. Stafford
  • Target aimpoint location
    Patent number: 5103484
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method for analyzing a viewed scene containing a target. The scene is digitized forming a binary image in which the target is distinguished from the background. The image is then processed to form a contoured representation of the target, and a target skeleton. Finally a contoured skeleton is produced and the target aimpoint is determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1992
    Assignee: British Aerospace Public Limited Company
    Inventors: Raymond J. P. Stafford, Enoch James