Patents by Inventor Charles F. Hoover

Charles F. Hoover 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).

  • Spatially modulated, laser aimed sighting system for a ballistic weapon
    Patent number: 4562769
    Abstract: A precision weapon aiming system used in conjunction with an optical radar for a weapon includes a pattern projector mounted to direct preselected optical pulses along the boresight of the weapon. A boresight receiver in the optical radar generates quadrature signals in response to radar returns reflected from the target. The azimuth and elevation of the weapon is varied until the magnitude of the quadrature signals are equal, thereby aligning the weapon boresight on the target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1983
    Date of Patent: January 7, 1986
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Hans A. Heynau, Charles F. Hoover