Patents by Inventor Gordon L. Herald

Gordon L. Herald 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: 5690492
    Abstract: A device to determine which target a participant has selected during simued weapon training is disclosed. The device uses a second projector in addition to the computer generated image projector to project a non-visible light onto a screen. The computer generated imagery projector and the non-visible light projector are adjusted to create a composite image, visible and non-visible, projected on the screen such that the non-visible image is overlaid on the visible image at all times. The non-visible image contains information related only to certain pre-defined targets. The participant is able to sense the visible portion of the image on the screen but not the non-visible image, which is reflected from the screen to an electronic sensor that senses only the non-visible image. A computer processes the information obtained from the sensor to determine which target the participant has selected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 25, 1997
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventor: Gordon L. Herald