Patents by Inventor Eric C. Gausch

Eric C. Gausch 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).

  • Determining a return laser signal associated with a target in laser range finders
    Patent number: 9851202
    Abstract: A laser range finder (LRF) and an automated method for determining a return laser signal associated with a target thereof are disclosed. In one example embodiment, the LRF includes a laser beam emitter to emit a laser beam towards a target. Further, the LRF includes a receiver circuit to receive multiple return laser signals reflected from objects including the target and to determine an amplitude of each of the multiple return laser signals. Furthermore, the LRF includes a processor coupled to the receiver circuit to compare the amplitude of each of the multiple return laser signals with a range varying threshold that accounts for range and atmospheric losses and to determine one of the multiple return laser signals as being associated with the target based on the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Choiniere, Egor V. Degtiarev, Eric C. Gausch, Derek P. Janiak
  • DETERMINING A RETURN LASER SIGNAL ASSOCIATED WITH A TARGET IN LASER RANGE FINDERS
    Publication number: 20160265913
    Abstract: A laser range finder (LRF) and an automated method for determining a return laser signal associated with a target thereof are disclosed. In one example embodiment, the LRF includes a laser beam emitter to emit a laser beam towards a target. Further, the LRF includes a receiver circuit to receive multiple return laser signals reflected from objects including the target and to determine an amplitude of each of the multiple return laser signals. Furthermore, the LRF includes a processor coupled to the receiver circuit to compare the amplitude of each of the multiple return laser signals with a range varying threshold that accounts for range and atmospheric losses and to determine one of the multiple return laser signals as being associated with the target based on the comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2014
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Michael J. Choiniere, Egor V. Degtiarev, Eric C. Gausch, Derek P. Janiak