Patents by Inventor David H. Sitrick

David H. Sitrick 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).

  • Publication number: 20210389100
    Abstract: An automated weapons system is comprised of a human transported weapon having munitions for firing and a computational subsystem, responsive to a targeting subsystem for determining where the chosen target is located, positioning means, adjusting the aim when firing the munitions responsive to the computational subsystem; and, a firing subsystem. An external drone subsystem comprises a drone with a sensing subsystem that communicates to the targeting subsystem, the external drone subsystem located remotely to the human transported weapon subsystem and provides communications between the external drone subsystem and the human transported weapon subsystem. The targeting subsystem selects a chosen target from available targets. The computational subsystem is responsive to the targeting subsystem for determining where the chosen target is located, and then determines where to aim so that the munitions will strike the chosen target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Jacob W. Bilbrey, David H. Sitrick, Brett C. Bilbrey
  • Publication number: 20210389070
    Abstract: An automated weapons system is comprised of a human transported weapon for use by a person. The weapon is comprised of a barrel, a targeting subsystem, a drone weapons subsystem, a computational subsystem, positioning means, and. a firing subsystem. The barrel is for propelling a fired munitions aimed towards an area of sighting. The targeting subsystem identifies a chosen target in the area of sighting. The drone weapons subsystem, has communications with the human transported weapons subsystem. The targeting subsystem utilizes communications with the drone weapons subsystem. The computational subsystem is responsive to the targeting subsystem, for determining where the chosen target is and where the barrel needs to be aimed so that the munitions will strike the chosen target. The positioning means, adjusts the aim of the munitions responsive to the computational subsystem. The firing subsystem fires the fired munitions at the chosen target responsive to the positioning means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Brett C. Bilbrey, David H. Sitrick
  • Publication number: 20210389091
    Abstract: A human transported weapon system is comprised of an automated targeting subsystem, a sensing subsystem, a decision subsystem, and, a firing subsystem. The automated targeting subsystem identifies and provides for selection of a selected target in a field of view of a target area of the human transported weapon system. The sensing subsystem tracks location of the selected target. The decision subsystem locates where the selected target is at a firing time, responsive to the sensing subsystem. The firing subsystem fires a munition at the firing time towards the selected target responsive to the decision subsystem. In one embodiment, the human transported weapon system is linked to communicate with at least one external weapon subsystem having separate munitions and ability for firing said separate munitions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Brett C. Bilbrey, David H. Sitrick
  • Publication number: 20210389085
    Abstract: A human transported weapon system is comprised of an automated targeting subsystem, a sensing subsystem, munitions storage, munitions logic, sensor logic, target logic, and, munitions logic, a decision subsystem, trigger activation logic, aim adjustment logic; and a firing subsystem. The automated targeting subsystem identifies and provides for selection of a selected target in a field of view of the human transported weapon system. The sensing subsystem tracking location of the available targets in the field of view of the human transported weapon system. The munitions storage provides storage of up to a plurality of types of munitions and having at least one of the types of munitions available to select from. The munitions logic determines which of the types of munition is available. The sensor logic gathers target data from sensors, recognizing type of target from analyzing the target data. The target logic chooses a selected target based on the types of munitions available.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Jacob W. Bilbrey, David H. Sitrick, Brett C. Bilbrey
  • Publication number: 20210389089
    Abstract: A human transported weapon system is comprised of an automated targeting subsystem, a sensing subsystem, a decision subsystem, and, a firing subsystem. The automated targeting subsystem identifies and provides for selection of a selected target in a field of view of a target area of the human transported weapon system. The sensing subsystem tracks location of the selected target. The decision subsystem locates where the selected target is at a firing time, responsive to the sensing subsystem. The firing subsystem fires a munition at the firing time towards the selected target responsive to the decision subsystem. In one embodiment, the human transported weapon system is linked to communicate with at least one external weapon subsystem having separate munitions and ability for firing said separate munitions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: David H. Sitrick, Brett C. Bilbrey
  • Publication number: 20210389086
    Abstract: An automated weapons system is comprised of: a sensing subsystem; a munitions subsystem; a targeting subsystem; a computational subsystem; positioning apparatus; and, a firing subsystem. The sensing subsystem provides target data for at least one acquired target, responsive to at least one sensor. The munitions subsystem, provides selection of one from up to a plurality of types of said munitions as available as a selected munition. The targeting subsystem, is responsive to the target data to provide recognition of a type of target, for each said acquired target. The computational subsystem, selects a chosen target from the acquired targets, based on the type of the selected munition. The positioning apparatus adjusts the aim of the selected munition so that it will hit the chosen target. And, the firing subsystem fires the selected munitions through a barrel at the chosen target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Brett C. Bilbrey, David H. Sitrick
  • Publication number: 20210389097
    Abstract: A human transported weapon system is comprised of a targeting subsystem; a sensing subsystem; trigger activation logic; a decision subsystem; and, an aim adjustment controller responsive to the decision subsystem. The targeting subsystem has a field of view in a target area, identifying at least one said target in the field of view as a selected target. The sensing subsystem, senses and tracks location of the selected target through environment in the target area. The trigger activation logic initiates firing of the munitions at a firing time. The decision subsystem, determines where the selected target is located at the firing time, responsive to the sensing subsystem. The aim adjustment controller, adjusts aim of the munition from the human transported weapon, so that the munition will hit the selected target when fired at the firing time, responsive to the decision subsystem.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: David H. Sitrick, Brett C. Bilbrey
  • Publication number: 20210389099
    Abstract: A human transported weapon is comprised of a barrel, computational logic, selection logic, targeting location logic, positioning logic, and, trigger activation logic. The barrel fires munitions therefrom. The computational logic, identifies targets within range of an area of sighting of the human transported weapon as available target. The selection logic determines a selected target from the available targets, responsive to computational logic. The targeting location logic determines a target location of the selected target at a firing time. The positioning logic, positions the aim of the human transported weapon, responsive to computational logic, so that the munitions will strike the selected target when fired at the firing time. The trigger activation logic provides a trigger signal to activate firing of the munitions at the firing time. In one embodiment, the trigger signal is responsive to a user input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Brett C. Bilbrey, David H. Sitrick
  • Publication number: 20210389092
    Abstract: An automated human transported weapon system is comprised of a computational unit, barrel, targeting logic, processing logic, positioning apparatus, and, a firing subsystem. The barrel fires a munitions as aimed within a defined range and within a field of view. The targeting logic identifies up to a plurality of identified targets from within the defined range and within the defined field of view. The processing logic selects a selected target from the identified targets. The positioning apparatus adjusts the aim of the weapon so that the munitions will hit the selected target when fired at a firing time. The firing subsystem fires the munitions through the barrel at the firing time as aimed. There can be a plurality of types of said identified targets that can be identified within the defined ranged and within the field of view of aim of view of the human transported weapon. The processing logic further identifies one said type of target as an identified type of target, from within the identified targets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Brett C. Bilbrey, David H. Sitrick
  • Publication number: 20210389096
    Abstract: A human transported weapons system is comprised of processing logic and a barrel movably mounted within a stock. The barrel is movable for positioning and propelling a projectile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: David H. Sitrick, Brett C. Bilbrey
  • Publication number: 20210389094
    Abstract: A human transported weapons system is comprised of a barrel, a targeting subsystem, a computational subsystem, positioning means, and, a firing subsystem. The barrel is movably mounted within a stock for propelling a projectile towards an area of sighting. The targeting subsystem identifies a chosen target in the area of sighting and locking onto the chosen target at a first time. The computational subsystem, responsive to the targeting subsystem, determines where the chosen target is, and determines where the projectile needs to be aimed to strike the chosen target at a firing time. The positioning means, adjusts the position of the barrel within the stock, responsive to the computational subsystem. The firing subsystem, activates firing at the firing time to propel the projectile through the barrel at the chosen target at the firing time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Brett C. Bilbrey, David H. Sitrick
  • Publication number: 20210389093
    Abstract: A weapons system is comprised of a human transported weapon for firing a munition through a barrel aimed towards an identified target, a targeting subsystem, a decision subsystem, a weapons aim adjustment controller, and, a targeting subsystem for choosing, from up to a plurality of targets, one said target as a selected target in a field of view of the human transported weapon. The targeting subsystem chooses, from up to a plurality of targets, one said target as a selected target in a field of view of the human transported weapon. The decision subsystem compares where the selected target is located versus where the barrel is aimed. The weapons aim adjustment controller, adjusts aim of the barrel so that when fired, the munition will hit the selected target, responsive to the decision subsystem. The firing subsystem fires the munitions at the selected target at a first firing time responsive to the weapons aim adjustment controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Brett C. Bilbrey, David H. Sitrick
  • Publication number: 20210389095
    Abstract: A weapons system is comprised of a a human transported weapons subsystem, and a drone weapons subsystem. The human transported weapons subsystem is comprised of a targeting subsystem providing for selection of a selected target, a computational subsystem, and a communications subsystem. The drone weapons subsystem has munitions with positioning and firing capability thereupon, and has communications with the human transported weapons subsystem. The targeting subsystem utilizes communications with the drone weapons subsystem; and, the computational subsystem determines where the drone weapons subsystem is and where the selected target is and where the drone weapons subsystem needs to be located in order for the drone weapons subsystem to aim the munitions to strike the selected target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Jacob W. Bilbrey, David H. Sitrick, Brett C. Bilbrey
  • Publication number: 20210389071
    Abstract: An automated weapon system is comprised of a human transported weapon comprising a barrel and munitions; sensing means; targeting means; computational logic for determining where to aim the human transported weapon; aim computational logic; firing activation means; and, firing means. The munitions can be aimed towards a targeting area to be propelled through the barrel. The sensing means senses which of up to a plurality of targets are within firing range of the automated weapon system. The targeting means selects a selected target from the targets in the targeting area that are within the firing range, responsive to the sensing. The computational logic determines where to aim the human transported weapon so that the munitions will hit the selected target if fired at a firing time. The aim computational logic adjusts the aim of the munitions through the human transported weapon, to compensate as needed for where the selected target is at the firing time, responsive to the determining where to aim.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: David H. Sitrick, Brett C. Bilbrey
  • Publication number: 20210389087
    Abstract: An automated weapon system is comprised of a human transported weapon comprising a barrel and munitions; sensing means; targeting means; computational logic for determining where to aim the human transported weapon; aim computational logic; firing activation means; and, firing means. The munitions can be aimed towards a targeting area to be propelled through the barrel. The sensing means senses which of up to a plurality of targets are within firing range of the automated weapon system. The targeting means selects a selected target from the targets in the targeting area that are within the firing range, responsive to the sensing. The computational logic determines where to aim the human transported weapon so that the munitions will hit the selected target if fired at a firing time. The aim computational logic adjusts the aim of the munitions through the human transported weapon, to compensate as needed for where the selected target is at the firing time, responsive to the determining where to aim.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: David H. Sitrick, Brett C. Billbrey
  • Publication number: 20210389090
    Abstract: A human transported weapon system is comprised of an automated targeting subsystem, a sensing subsystem, munitions storage, munitions determining logic for determining which of the types of munition are available, munitions selecting logic, sensor logic, target logic, a decision subsystem, trigger activation logic, aim adjustment logic; and a firing subsystem. The automated targeting subsystem identifies and provides for selection of a selected target in a field of view of the human transported weapon system. The sensing subsystem tracks location of the available targets in the field of view of the human transported weapon system. The munitions storage provides storage for up to a plurality of types of munitions and has at least one of the types of munitions available to select from. The munitions determining logic determines which of the types of munition are available. The munitions selecting logic chooses a selected munition from the types of munitions available.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Brett C. Bilbrey, David H. Sitrick
  • Publication number: 20210389098
    Abstract: An automated weapon system is comprised of a plurality of weapon subsystems; a targeting subsystem; a sensing subsystem; a decision subsystem; a device selection subsystem; and, trigger activation logic. The plurality of weapon subsystems each capable of firing a munition therefrom towards a respective selected target at a respective firing time. The targeting subsystem has a field of view in a target area and provides for identifying at least one said target in the field of view as a selected target. The sensing subsystem provides sensing of the selected target and tracking of location of the selected target through environment in the target area. The decision subsystem, determines where the selected target is located at a firing time responsive to the sensing subsystem. The device selection subsystem determines which of the plurality of weapon subsystems is the selected weapon subsystem in a best position for having munitions fired therefrom to strike the selected target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: David H. Sitrick, Brett C. Billrey
  • Patent number: 11105589
    Abstract: An automated weapon system is comprised a human transported weapon for use by a person, comprising a barrel movable within a stock, utilized for propelling a fired munition towards an area of sighting for the human transported weapon. A targeting subsystem identifies a chosen target in the area of sighting. A computational subsystem, responsive to the targeting subsystem, determines where the chosen target is, and determines where to aim the barrel so that the munitions will strike the chosen target. The barrel is movable within a stock, utilized for propelling a fired munition towards an area of sighting for the human transported weapon. A positioning means adjusts the aim of the barrel responsive to the computational subsystem. A firing subsystem, fires the munition at the chosen target responsive to the positioning means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Inventors: Brett C. Bilbrey, David H. Sitrick
  • Publication number: 20210232660
    Abstract: The present invention relates to data rights management and more particularly to a secured system and methodology and production system and methodology related thereto and to apparatus and methodology for production side systems and are consumer side systems for securely utilizing protected electronic data files of content (protected content), and further relates to controlled distribution, and regulating usage of the respective content on a recipient device (computing system) to be limited strictly to defined permitted uses, in accordance with usage rights (associated with the respective content to control usage of that respective content), on specifically restricted to a specific one particular recipient device (for a plurality of specific particular recipient devices), or usage on some or any authorized recipient device without restriction to any one in specific, to control use of the respective content as an application software program, exporting, modifying, executing as an application program, viewing,
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: David H. Sitrick, Russell T. Fling
  • Publication number: 20210211282
    Abstract: The present invention relates to data rights management and more particularly to a secured system and methodology and production system and methodology related thereto and to apparatus and methodology for production side systems and are consumer side systems for securely utilizing protected electronic data files of content (protected content), and further relates to controlled distribution, and regulating usage of the respective content on a recipient device (computing system) to be limited strictly to defined permitted uses, in accordance with usage rights (associated with the respective content to control usage of that respective content), on specifically restricted to a specific one particular recipient device (for a plurality of specific particular recipient devices), or usage on some or any authorized recipient device without restriction to any one in specific, to control use of the respective content as an application software program, exporting, modifying, executing as an application program, viewing,
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: David H. Sitrick, Russell T. Fling