Patents by Inventor CARTER C. BENNETT

CARTER C. BENNETT 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).

  • Mobile target carrier for gun range with coupled mobile projector
    Patent number: 10180310
    Abstract: A system for projecting an image of a target is provided. In one embodiment, the system comprises a rail having a longitudinal axis; a target carrier coupled to the rail such that the target carrier can translate along the longitudinal axis of the rail; a motor and motion controller coupled to the target carrier wherein the motor is configured to cause the target carrier to translate along the longitudinal axis of the rail; a projector carrier coupled to the rail and held in fixed relational position to the target carrier; and a projector affixed to the projector carrier and oriented to point back towards the target carrier. In some embodiments, one or more cameras may also be added to the target carrier, projector carrier, or both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: MEGGITT TRAINING SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Scott A. Billington, Carter C. Bennett
  • MOBILE TARGET CARRIER FOR GUN RANGE WITH COUPLED MOBILE PROJECTOR
    Publication number: 20180164082
    Abstract: A system for projecting an image of a target is provided. In one embodiment, the system comprises a rail having a longitudinal axis; a target carrier coupled to the rail such that the target carrier can translate along the longitudinal axis of the rail; a motor and motion controller coupled to the target carrier wherein the motor is configured to cause the target carrier to translate along the longitudinal axis of the rail; a projector carrier coupled to the rail and held in fixed relational position to the target carrier; and a projector affixed to the projector carrier and oriented to point back towards the target carrier. In some embodiments, one or more cameras may also be added to the target carrier, projector carrier, or both.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: SCOTT A. BILLINGTON, CARTER C. BENNETT