Patents Assigned to Armaments Research Company Inc.
  • Patent number: 11293711
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for weapon monitoring, including monitoring a plurality of users, each of the plurality of users having a respective one of a plurality of weapons, receiving signals from the plurality of weapons regarding usage thereof, displaying, via a display device, a graphical representation of geospatial positioning of the weapons, and providing, in response to detecting the change in operating state, an updated graphical representation, the updated graphical representation providing indicia of the change in the operating state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Armaments Research Company, Inc.
    Inventors: William Deng, Michael Canty
  • Patent number: 11293712
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for weapon monitoring and action tagging, including storing a defined weapon action, wherein the defined weapon action is defined based on an inertial measurement from a weapon, the inertial measurement data indicative of at least one of a movement of the weapon, an orientation of the weapon, or a direction of the weapon, receiving sensor information from a weapon, wherein the sensor information includes inertial measurement data, evaluating the sensor information to determine the presence of the defined weapon action, and displaying, in response to determining that the defined weapon action occurred, indicia communicating the occurrence of the defined weapon action to a viewer via a graphical interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Armaments Research Company, Inc.
    Inventors: William Deng, Michael Canty
  • Patent number: 11293709
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for weapon systems monitoring and remote support, including a connection point that receives signals from a plurality of weapons systems within a deployment location, the signals including weapon system type for each of the plurality of weapons systems and sensor information recorded using sensors of the weapons systems. A server device may run application software that receives the signals from the connection point and processes the signals to generate a graphical user interface representing positions and orientations of the weapons systems within the deployment location. The graphical user interface may further represent cones of fire for each of the weapons systems, wherein the application software automatically updates the graphical user interface based on signals indicating changes in the positions and orientations of one or more of the weapons systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Armaments Research Company, Inc.
    Inventors: William Deng, Michael Canty
  • Patent number: 11293710
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for firearm event monitoring, including a motion sensor mounted on a firearm, a server device running application software that receives signals from the motion sensor, a machine learning module configured to create and run an identification algorithm, using data derived from the received signals, to determine a motion of the firearm indicative of an event and a controller coupled to the server device, the controller running application software configured to maintain a round count based at least in part on the indicated event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Armaments Research Company, Inc.
    Inventors: William Deng, Michael Canty
  • Publication number: 20220074692
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for deployment location monitoring and threat analysis, comprising producing, at a device within a deployment location, a signal including sensor information recorded using one or more sensors of the device and metadata regarding the device, transmitting, from the device, the signal to a server device running application software, processing, by the application software, the signal to detect a threat within the deployment location, determining, by the application software, an action to perform in response to the detected threat and presenting within a graphical user interface a virtual reality depiction of the deployment location with images generated based at least in part on data received from the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Applicant: Armaments Research Company Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Canty, William Deng
  • Publication number: 20220065572
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for monitoring geolocations of a plurality of weapons within a deployment location, where each of the weapons includes one or more sensors that produce more or more signals, including a response infrastructure configured for management of the weapons, a server device running application software that uses the one or more signals received from each of the weapons to detect a geolocation of a weapon and causes the response infrastructure to determine if the detected geolocation of the weapon conforms to the stored rule regarding the permitted weapon geolocation, and a threat detection and analysis module that performs an action based on a confirmation that the detected geolocation of the weapon does not conform to the stored rule regarding the permitted weapon geolocation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: Armaments Research Company Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Canty, William Deng
  • Publication number: 20220065575
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for weapon system monitoring, historical usage analysis, and performance evaluation of a plurality of assets within a deployment location, where each asset of the plurality includes one or more sensors that record operational information of each asset and are used to produce at least one signal, including a server device running application software that uses the signal received from each asset to detect and store situational state data of each asset and performance level data of a party associated with each asset, and a machine learning system that uses the situational state data and the performance level data to determine an operational profile of the party.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: Armaments Research Company Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Canty, William Deng
  • Publication number: 20220065574
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for combining video and virtual reality presentations, comprising a server device running application software that receives, at a connection point, a plurality of video signals from a plurality of assets within a deployment location, a video processing facility configured to sync the plurality of video signals to generate a time-matched, unified video depiction of the deployment location, where the unified video depiction presents at least one of positions, orientations, actions or affiliations of the plurality of the assets within the deployment location, and a graphical user interface presenting a field of view of the unified video depiction of the deployment location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: Armaments Research Company Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Canty, William Deng
  • Publication number: 20220065570
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for weapon system monitoring and virtual reality presentation, including a connection point that receives signals from a plurality of sensors within a deployment location, a server device running application software that receives the signals from the connection point and processes the signals to generate a virtual reality depiction of the deployment location, and a graphical user interface presenting a field of view of the virtual reality depiction of the deployment location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: Armaments Research Company Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Canty, William Deng
  • Publication number: 20220065571
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for combining video and virtual reality presentations, including a server device running application software that receives sensor signals at a connection point from a plurality of assets within a deployment location and processes the signals to generate a virtual reality depiction of the deployment location, and a graphic user interface presenting a field of view of the virtual reality depiction of the deployment location, where the virtual reality depiction is combined with video derived from the deployment location in the graphic user interface presentation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: Armaments Research Company Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Canty, William Deng
  • Publication number: 20220065573
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for weapon monitoring and event prediction system, comprising an inertial measurement unit located in a weapon that is configured to generate weapon usage data indicative of at least one of a movement of the weapon, an orientation of the weapon, a direction of the weapon, or a location of the weapon, a communication circuit configured to communicate the generated weapon usage data to a device external to the weapon, a storage facility configured to store generated weapon usage data collected sequentially over a specified time period, and a machine learning facility configured to build at least one analytic model specifying weapon longitudinal situational state data and usage data predictive of the occurrence of a specified event or weapon system failure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: Armaments Research Company Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Canty, William Deng
  • Patent number: 11248866
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for firearm monitoring, including a server device running application software that receives signals from firearms regarding usage thereof and a controller running application software configured to communicate with a connected device via a communication interface, detect a jamming signal that inhibits communication with the connected device, stop, in response to detecting the jamming signal, communication with the connected device, and harvest, in response to detecting the jamming signal, power from the jamming signal via a wireless-energy harvesting mechanism having a receiving antenna configured to receive the jamming signal, a rectifier configured to convert the received signal to direct current, and a DC-DC converter configured to alter voltage of the direct current to a desired voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Armaments Research Company Inc.
    Inventors: William Deng, Michael Canty
  • Patent number: 11215416
    Abstract: A weapon monitoring and remote support system monitors firearms and other assets within a deployment location, and includes a graphical user interface providing a top-down geographic view of the deployment location and coverage areas of weapons within the deployment location, the coverage areas representing positions and orientations of the weapons determined based on sensor information received from one or more sensors of each of the weapons. The graphical user interface may automatically update according to received sensor information, where the updated graphical user interface represents a change to at least one of the coverage areas of weapons, and output instructions for displaying or rendering the graphical user interface to one or more computing devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Armaments Research Company, Inc.
    Inventors: William Deng, Michael Canty
  • Patent number: 11131519
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for weapon system monitoring and virtual deployment presentation, including a connection point that receives signals from a plurality of weapons within a deployment location, the signals including sensor information recorded using sensors of the weapons, a server device running application software that receives the signals from the connection point and processes the signals to generate a virtual reality depiction of the deployment location, and a graphical user interface presenting a field of view of the virtual reality depiction of the deployment location with icons indicating at least one of the positions, orientations or affiliations of the plurality of weapons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Armaments Research Company, Inc.
    Inventors: William Deng, Michael Canty
  • Patent number: 11125521
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for monitoring a state of ammunition supply among a plurality of firearms within a deployment location, where each firearm includes one or more sensors that record sensor information used to produce a signal. A response infrastructure may be configured for deployment to the deployment location, and a server device running application software that uses the signals received from each of the firearms may detect an ammunition level of a firearm within the deployment location and cause the deployment of the response infrastructure to the deployment location, where the response infrastructure supports a resupply of at least one firearm in the deployment location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Armaments Research Company, Inc.
    Inventors: William Deng, Michael Canty
  • Patent number: 11125520
    Abstract: Methods and systems of firearm monitoring and firearm resupply are provided, including application software that receives signals from firearms and firearm-based sensors related, in part, to ammunition levels associated with at least one firearm, and evaluating, via an event model, the sensor information, and determining, via the evaluation, the occurrence of one or more of specified and monitored events in order to display, in response to determining that a monitored event will occur, a recommended action such as a resupply of ammunition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Armaments Research Company, Inc.
    Inventors: William Deng, Michael Canty
  • Publication number: 20210207911
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for operating a firearm, including communicating with a connected device via a communication interface, detecting a local energy source in a radio frequency, and harvesting power from the local energy source in the radio frequency via a wireless-energy harvesting mechanism having a receiving antenna configured to receive the local energy source in the radio frequency, a rectifier configured to convert the received signal to direct current, and a DC-DC converter configured to alter voltage of the direct current to a desired voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Applicant: Armaments Research Company Inc.
    Inventors: William Deng, Michael Canty
  • Publication number: 20210207907
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for firearm monitoring and remote support of a plurality of connection points within a deployment location, wherein each connection point of the plurality of connection points is configured to receive signals produced at one or more firearms proximate to the connection point within the deployment location, wherein each connection point of the plurality of connection points is further configured to communicate the received signals to a server device located outside of the deployment location, and a server device, wherein the server device runs application software that receives the signals from each of the connection points and uses the sensor information included in the signals to detect a threat within the deployment location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Applicant: Armaments Research Company Inc.
    Inventors: William Deng, Michael Canty
  • Publication number: 20210207910
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for firearm monitoring, including a server device running application software that receives signals from firearms regarding usage thereof and a controller running application software configured to communicate with a connected device via a communication interface, detect a jamming signal that inhibits communication with the connected device, stop, in response to detecting the jamming signal, communication with the connected device, and harvest, in response to detecting the jamming signal, power from the jamming signal via a wireless-energy harvesting mechanism having a receiving antenna configured to receive the jamming signal, a rectifier configured to convert the received signal to direct current, and a DC-DC converter configured to alter voltage of the direct current to a desired voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Applicant: Armaments Research Company Inc.
    Inventors: William Deng, Michael Canty
  • Publication number: 20210207912
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for firearm usage monitoring, including a battery configured to power components of the firearm, a communication interface and a controller running application software configured to: power, via the battery, the components of the firearm in a first sensing mode; monitor, via the communication interface, density of electromagnetic radiation proximate the firearm; harvest, in response to the electromagnetic radiation density exceeding, power from the electromagnetic radiation via a wireless-energy harvesting mechanism having a receiving antenna configured to receive a local electromagnetic signal, a rectifier configured to convert the received signal to direct current, and a DC-DC converter configured to alter voltage of the direct current to a desired voltage; and operate, via the battery and the harvested power, the components of the firearm in a second sensing mode, the second sensing mode expending more energy than the first sensing mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Applicant: Armaments Research Company Inc.
    Inventors: William Deng, Michael Canty