Patents by Inventor Edwin L. Duncan

Edwin L. Duncan 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 training and evaluating crewmembers of a weapon system in a gunnery training range
    Patent number: 7470125
    Abstract: The present invention provides a multi-split screen image with audio feed to document the training engagement. The multi video image combines an over-watch thermal image, the Loader's actions, the Gunner's actions, and the imagery from the vehicle's thermal imaging system. The audio track documents the communication within the vehicle and between the vehicle and the control tower. Further, the present invention provides a tower control module that also provides surveillance video over the firing range. Until the present invention no other gunnery-training device transmitted and displayed its imagery and audio in this manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Lenard V. Ramboyong, Philip S. Zinser, Paul W. Bachelder, Charles S. Thomas, Mark A. Roberts, Edwin L. Duncan, Lawrence D. Clark
  • Equipment mounting rack
    Patent number: 6024262
    Abstract: A releasably mounted equipment rack mounted to a roll bar and windshield me of a vehicle, allowing a viewing device to be mounted for viewing by a front seat occupant of a soft top vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2000
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventor: Edwin L. Duncan