Patents by Inventor GARET L. ITZ

GARET L. ITZ 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).

  • Publication number: 20230258437
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems and methods for indicating whether a target has been impacted by a projectile are disclosed. Embodiments may include a microcontroller, an impact sensor, and an impact indicator. Apparatus may include an acoustic sensor and a miss indicator. Acoustic information or impact information may be received by the sensors and sent to the microcontroller unit. A determination may be made regarding whether the target has been impacted. An indication of a hit or a miss may be made by the impact indicator based on the determination. A light redirection element, which may include a light pipe, may direct light from the impact indicator around the edge of a target to a viewer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Alex J. Sitzman, Weston D. Petersen, Garet L. Itz
  • Patent number: 11656062
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems and methods for indicating whether a target has been impacted by a projectile are disclosed. Embodiments may include a microcontroller, an impact sensor, and an impact indicator. Apparatus may include an acoustic sensor and a miss indicator. Acoustic information or impact information may be received by the sensors and sent to the microcontroller unit. A determination may be made regarding whether the target has been impacted. An indication of a hit or a miss may be made by the impact indicator based on the determination. A light redirection element, which may include a light pipe, may direct light from the impact indicator around the edge of a target to a viewer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Inventors: Alex J. Sitzman, Weston D. Petersen, Garet L. Itz, Ivan Dorflinger
  • Publication number: 20220221255
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems and methods for indicating whether a target has been impacted by a projectile are disclosed. Embodiments may include a microcontroller, an impact sensor, and an impact indicator. Apparatus may include an acoustic sensor and a miss indicator. Acoustic information or impact information may be received by the sensors and sent to the microcontroller unit. A determination may be made regarding whether the target has been impacted. An indication of a hit or a miss may be made by the impact indicator based on the determination. A light redirection element, which may include a light pipe, may direct light from the impact indicator around the edge of a target to a viewer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2022
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Applicant: Nielsen-Kellerman Co.
    Inventors: Alex J. Sitzman, Weston D. Petersen, Garet L. Itz, Ivan Dorflinger
  • Patent number: 11320447
    Abstract: An apparatus for measuring velocities of projectiles launched from firearms is disclosed. The apparatus includes a stationary clamp arm and a movable clamp arm works in concert with the stationary clamp arm for clamping the apparatus to a firearm. A thumb screw is employed to secure the movable clamp arm and the stationary clamp arm to the firearm. A sensor module, which is integrated to the stationary clamp, includes a first and second sensor coils, a first magnet adjacent to the first sensor coil, and a second magnet adjacent to the second sensor coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Nielsen-Kellerman Co.
    Inventors: Garet L. Itz, Weston D. Petersen, Alex J. Sitzman
  • Patent number: 11280593
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems and methods for indicating whether a target has been impacted by a projectile are disclosed. Embodiments may include a microcontroller, an impact sensor, and an impact indicator. Apparatus may include an acoustic sensor and a miss indicator. Acoustic information or impact information may be received by the sensors and sent to the microcontroller unit. A determination may be made regarding whether the target has been impacted. An indication of a hit or a miss may be made by the impact indicator based on the determination. A light redirection element, which may include a light pipe, may direct light from the impact indicator around the edge of a target to a viewer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Nielsen-Kellerman Co.
    Inventors: Alex J. Sitzman, Weston D. Petersen, Garet L. Itz, Ivan Dorflinger
  • Patent number: 11137232
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems and methods for indicating whether a target has been impacted by a projectile are disclosed. Embodiments may include a microcontroller, an impact sensor, and an impact indicator. Apparatus may include an acoustic sensor and a miss indicator. Acoustic information or impact information may be received by the sensors and sent to the microcontroller unit. A determination may be made regarding whether the target has been impacted. An indication of a hit or a miss may be made by the impact indicator based on the determination. A light redirection element, which may include a light pipe, may direct light from the impact indicator around the edge of a target to a viewer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Nielsen-Kellerman Co.
    Inventors: Alex J. Sitzman, Weston D. Petersen, Garet L. Itz, Ivan Dorflinger
  • Publication number: 20200319225
    Abstract: An apparatus for measuring velocities of projectiles launched from firearms is disclosed. The apparatus includes a stationary clamp arm and a movable clamp arm works in concert with the stationary clamp arm for clamping the apparatus to a firearm. A thumb screw is employed to secure the movable clamp arm and the stationary clamp arm to the firearm. A sensor module, which is integrated to the stationary clamp, includes a first and second sensor coils, a first magnet adjacent to the first sensor coil, and a second magnet adjacent to the second sensor coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: GARET L. ITZ, WESTON D. PETERSEN, ALEX J. SITZMAN
  • Publication number: 20200173758
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems and methods for indicating whether a target has been impacted by a projectile are disclosed. Embodiments may include a microcontroller, an impact sensor, and an impact indicator. Apparatus may include an acoustic sensor and a miss indicator. Acoustic information or impact information may be received by the sensors and sent to the microcontroller unit. A determination may be made regarding whether the target has been impacted. An indication of a hit or a miss may be made by the impact indicator based on the determination. A light redirection element, which may include a light pipe, may direct light from the impact indicator around the edge of a target to a viewer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Applicant: Magnetospeed, LLC
    Inventors: Alex J. Sitzman, Weston D. Petersen, Garet L. Itz, Ivan Dorflinger
  • Publication number: 20180202774
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems and methods for indicating whether a target has been impacted by a projectile are disclosed. Embodiments may include a microcontroller, an impact sensor, and an impact indicator. Apparatus may include an acoustic sensor and a miss indicator. Acoustic information or impact information may be received by the sensors and sent to the microcontroller unit. A determination may be made regarding whether the target has been impacted. An indication of a hit or a miss may be made by the impact indicator based on the determination. A light redirection element, which may include a light pipe, may direct light from the impact indicator around the edge of a target to a viewer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2018
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: Alex J. Sitzman, Weston D. Petersen, Garet L. Itz, Ivan Dorflinger
  • Patent number: 9709593
    Abstract: A muzzle-mounted chronograph for measuring velocities of projectiles launched from firearms. The chronograph includes a sensor module and a controller. The sensor module includes a first and second coils and a device for applying a stable magnetic field to the first and second coils. The controller determines a velocity of a projectile passing by the first and second coils based on detected variations in magnetic fields at the first and second coils.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: MAGNETOSPEED LLC
    Inventors: Alex J. Sitzman, Garet L. Itz, JoaquĆ­n M. Campos, Weston D. Petersen
  • Patent number: 9574843
    Abstract: An apparatus for correcting trajectories variations of projectiles launched from a firearm is disclosed. The apparatus includes a control circuit for determining an appropriate impulse to be imparted into a projectile based on the measured velocity of the projectile, at least one steering coil, and a pulsed-power supply for discharging an amount of energy commensurate with the determined impulse to the steering coil such that a set of magnetic fields is produced to impart an amount of corrective kinetic energy into the projectile as the projectile passes the steering coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: MAGNETOSPEED LLC
    Inventors: Garet L. Itz, Weston D. Petersen, Alex J. Sitzman
  • Publication number: 20160238338
    Abstract: An apparatus for correcting trajectories variations of projectiles launched from a firearm is disclosed. The apparatus includes a control circuit for determining an appropriate impulse to be imparted into a projectile based on the measured velocity of the projectile, at least one steering coil, and a pulsed-power supply for discharging an amount of energy commensurate with the determined impulse to the steering coil such that a set of magnetic fields is produced to impart an amount of corrective kinetic energy into the projectile as the projectile passes the steering coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Applicant: MAGNETOSPEED LLC
    Inventors: GARET L. ITZ, Weston D. Petersen, Alex J. Sitzman