Patents by Inventor Frithiof V. Johnson

Frithiof V. Johnson 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: 3995144
    Abstract: Method and sighting apparatus for aerial bombing from a curved approach path in a plane other than a vertical plane. Computer calculates and drives proper lead angle for sight which includes a reticle for target tracking with freedom to move in two dimensions. Computation, which is based on the relationship of lead angle and rate of turn of the aircraft in a curved flight path through the bomb release point, also considers airspeed, initial distance to target, bombing distance from target, aircraft mass, and can account for wind velocity, bomb characteristics and air density.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1966
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1976
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Frithiof V. Johnson, Gene Tye