Patents by Inventor Colin M. Johnston

Colin M. Johnston 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).

  • System and method for sensor pointing control
    Patent number: 10334175
    Abstract: A system and method for pointing an imaging sensor. In one embodiment, the method includes forming a correlation surface; calculating, from the correlation surface, a first estimated target offset, the first estimated target offset being an estimate of an offset between a view of a target in the first subimage and a view of the target in the second subimage; and adjusting a pointing angle of the imaging sensor according to the first estimated target offset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: RAYTHEON COMPANY
    Inventors: Richard C. Vera, Colin M. Johnston, April Danbee Canty
  • Systems and methods for acquiring and launching and guiding missiles to multiple targets
    Patent number: 10240900
    Abstract: Systems and methods that can be used in lightweight vehicles, such as lightweight small Armed Aerial Scout (AAS) vehicles, and can provide small, lightweight weapons capable of “Fire and Forget” type performance to defeat the next generation “Swarm Weapon Systems”, such as, groups of high speed attack boats armed with anti ship weapons, are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: John L. Tomich, William M. Casey, Colin M. Johnston, Raymond Samaniego, David Fluckiger, Terry McLean
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACQUIRING AND LAUNCHING AND GUIDING MISSILES TO MULTIPLE TARGETS
    Publication number: 20170227330
    Abstract: Systems and methods that can be used in lightweight vehicles, such as lightweight small Armed Aerial Scout (AAS) vehicles, and can provide small, lightweight weapons capable of “Fire and Forget” type performance to defeat the next generation “Swarm Weapon Systems”, such as, groups of high speed attack boats armed with anti ship weapons, are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Inventors: John L. Tomich, William M. Casey, Colin M. Johnston, Raymond Samaniego, David Fluckiger, Terry McLean