Patents by Inventor Dean Blatchford

Dean Blatchford 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).

  • Patent number: 3992613
    Abstract: A flying target control system for directing a flying target along a radio eam heading toward a ship under simulated attack according to a preselected altitude and speed profile. The control system utilizes a TACAN transceiver which receives TACAN signals emitted from the ship under simulated attack. The TACAN transceiver produces an azimuth signal to steer the target via an automatic pilot toward the ship under simulated attack and a range signal which is used to address a profile storage device. The profile storage device produces altitude profile control signals and speed profile control signals according to the range of the target from the ship which are fed into the automatic pilot to guide the target along its preselected altitude and speed profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 1975
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1976
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventor: Dean Blatchford