Patents by Inventor Eirik Malterud

Eirik Malterud 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).

  • Remote weapon system
    Patent number: 8286872
    Abstract: A remote weapon system (10) includes: a fire control unit (12); and a mechanical support (14) to which a weapon (18) capable of firing airburst ammunition is mountable, the mechanical support being adapted to move the weapon in azimuth and elevation directions. The fire control unit is adapted to receive input parameters including at least one area parameter related to a geographical area to be covered by the airburst ammunition from the weapon. Further, the fire control unit is configured to automatically calculate a number of shots of the weapon as well as azimuth and elevation directions of the mechanical support for each shot based on the input parameters such that substantially the entire geographical area is covered by the airburst ammunition when the weapon is fired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS
    Inventors: Kjell M. Laupstad, Rune Werner, Eirik Malterud, Leif O. Haugen
  • REMOTE WEAPON SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20120153021
    Abstract: A remote weapon system (10) includes: a fire control unit (12); and a mechanical support (14) to which a weapon (18) capable of firing airburst ammunition is mountable, the mechanical support being adapted to move the weapon in azimuth and elevation directions. The fire control unit is adapted to receive input parameters including at least one area parameter related to a geographical area to be covered by the airburst ammunition from the weapon. Further, the fire control unit is configured to automatically calculate a number of shots of the weapon as well as azimuth and elevation directions of the mechanical support for each shot based on the input parameters such that substantially the entire geographical area is covered by the airburst ammunition when the weapon is fired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2010
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: KONGSBERG DEFENCE & AEROSPACE AS
    Inventors: Kjell M. LAUPSTAD, Rune WERNER, Eirik MALTERUD, Leif O. HAUGEN
  • REMOTE WEAPON SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20110031312
    Abstract: A remote weapon system (10) includes: a fire control unit (12); and a mechanical support (14) to which a weapon (18) capable of firing airburst ammunition is mountable, the mechanical support being adapted to move the weapon in azimuth and elevation directions. The fire control unit is adapted to receive input parameters including at least one area parameter related to a geographical area to be covered by the airburst ammunition from the weapon. Further, the fire control unit is configured to automatically calculate a number of shots of the weapon as well as azimuth and elevation directions of the mechanical support for each shot based on the input parameters such that substantially the entire geographical area is covered by the airburst ammunition when the weapon is fired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2009
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Applicant: KONGSBERG DEFENCE & AEROSPACE AS
    Inventors: Kjell M. LAUPSTAD, Rune WERNER, Eirik MALTERUD