Patents by Inventor Gregory Scott Smith
Gregory Scott Smith 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).
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Patent number: 12553688Abstract: An electronic indicator on a see-through optical scope indicates whether an optical system is canted. The visual indicator may include one or more LEDs coupled to a microprocessor that is also coupled to a solid-state electronic inclinometer incorporated into the internal structure of the optical system. The microprocessor is configured to selectively illuminate the visual indicator based on the output of the inclinometer, thereby indicating how the reticle is canted, if at all.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2024Date of Patent: February 17, 2026Assignee: SIG SAUER, INC.Inventors: Andrew W. York, Gregory Scott Smith
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Publication number: 20250369725Abstract: An electronic aiming system includes an electro-mechanical reticle having a plurality of electrically powered holdover indicators configured to be individually selected and energized to a visible state, a rangefinder configured to generate range data, a computing device configured to generate ballistics data; and a processor configured to receive the range data and ballistics data, select, based at least in part on either or both of the range data and ballistics data, one or more of the holdover indicators, and energize the selected holdover indicator or indicators to the visible stateType: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2025Publication date: December 4, 2025Inventors: Andrew W. York, Gregory Scott Smith, Richard Bradley Brumfield, Joseph Fruechtel
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Patent number: 12253332Abstract: An electronic aiming system includes an electro-mechanical reticle having a plurality of electrically powered holdover indicators disposed on a primary crosshair of the reticle, the holdover indicators configured to be individually selected and energized to a visible state, a rangefinder configured to generate range data, a computing device configured to generate ballistics data; and a processor configured to receive the range data and ballistics data, select, based at least in part on either or both of the range data and ballistics data, one or more of the holdover indicators, and energize the selected holdover indicator or indicators to the visible state.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2023Date of Patent: March 18, 2025Assignee: SIG SAUER, INC.Inventors: Andrew W. York, Gregory Scott Smith, Richard Bradley Brumfield, Joseph Fruechtel
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Publication number: 20250045421Abstract: In an embodiment, an apparatus where encrypted data is agnostic to encryption functionality controlled by the operating system is presented. The apparatus includes a processor and memory communicatively connected to the processor. The memory includes instructions configuring the processor to receive encrypted input data for processing by an application. The processor is configured to store the encrypted input data in a communications input buffer immediately after receipt. The OS through predetermined functionality then determines where the ultimate intended destination that data in the communications input buffer should be, moves the data to that location, referred to as the application input buffer. The processor is configured to execute the receiving application. The application is configured to run one or more programs utilizing the unencrypted input data to produce output data. The application is similarly configured to internally to optionally encrypt the output data to produce encrypted output data.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2023Publication date: February 6, 2025Inventors: Richard STREETER, Gregory Scott SMITH, Daniel Michael FISCHER
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Publication number: 20250020435Abstract: An electronic indicator on a see-through optical scope indicates whether an optical system is canted. The visual indicator may include one or more LEDs coupled to a microprocessor that is also coupled to a solid-state electronic inclinometer incorporated into the internal structure of the optical system. The microprocessor is configured to selectively illuminate the visual indicator based on the output of the inclinometer, thereby indicating how the reticle is canted, if at all.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2024Publication date: January 16, 2025Inventors: Andrew W. York, Gregory Scott Smith
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Patent number: 12072989Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices configured to build and utilize an intelligent cipher transfer object are provided. The. intelligent cipher transfer object includes a set of participants protected by cloaking patterns. A portable dynamic rule set, which includes executable code for managing access to the protected set of participants, is included within the intelligent cipher transfer object. For a given user, the intelligent cipher transfer object may provide access to some of the participants while preventing access to other participants, based on the portable dynamic rule set therein.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2021Date of Patent: August 27, 2024Assignee: Sertainty CorporationInventors: Gregory Scott Smith, Melani Leigh Smith Weed, Daniel Michael Fischer, Elke M. Ridenour
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Publication number: 20240265120Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices configured to build and utilize an intelligent cipher transfer object are provided. The. intelligent cipher transfer object includes a set of participants protected by cloaking patterns. A portable dynamic rule set, which includes executable code for managing access to the protected set of participants, is included within the intelligent cipher transfer object. For a given user, the intelligent cipher transfer object may provide access to some of the participants while preventing access to other participants, based on the portable dynamic rule set therein.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2024Publication date: August 8, 2024Inventors: Gregory Scott Smith, Melani Leigh Smith Weed, Daniel Michael Fischer, Elke M. Ridenour
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Publication number: 20240241972Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices configured to build and utilize an intelligent cipher transfer object are provided. The intelligent cipher transfer object includes a set of participants protected by cloaking patterns. A portable dynamic rule set, which includes executable code for managing access to the protected set of participants, is included within the intelligent cipher transfer object. For a given user, the intelligent cipher transfer object may provide access to some of the participants while preventing access to other participants, based on the portable dynamic rule set therein.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2024Publication date: July 18, 2024Inventors: Gregory Scott Smith, Melani Leigh Smith Weed, Daniel Michael Fischer, Elke M. Ridenour, Behzad Nadji
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Patent number: 12031796Abstract: An electronic indicator on a see-through optical scope indicates whether an optical system is canted. The indicator may include illuminable visual indicators positioned on opposite sides of a field of view through the optical scope. The indicator may be visual, haptic, or aural. The visual indicator may include one or more LEDs positioned on the periphery of the field of view, and may be optically coupled to an appropriate position on the face of the reticle using a suitable waveguide. The LEDs are coupled to a microprocessor which is, in turn, coupled to a solid-state electronic inclinometer that is incorporated into the internal structure of the optical system. The microprocessor is configured to selectively illuminate one or more of the visual indicators based on the output of the inclinometer, thereby indicating how the reticle is canted, if at all.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2022Date of Patent: July 9, 2024Assignee: SIG SAUER, INC.Inventors: Andrew W. York, Gregory Scott Smith
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Patent number: 12008117Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices configured to build and utilize an intelligent cipher transfer object are provided. The intelligent cipher transfer object includes a set of participants protected by cloaking patterns. A portable dynamic rule set, which includes executable code for managing access to the protected set of participants, is included within the intelligent cipher transfer object. For a given user, the intelligent cipher transfer object may provide access to some of the participants while preventing access to other participants, based on the portable dynamic rule set therein.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2021Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: SERTAINTY CORPORATIONInventors: Gregory Scott Smith, Melani Leigh Smith Weed, Daniel Michael Fischer, Elke M. Ridenour, Behzad Nadji
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Publication number: 20240068781Abstract: An electronic aiming system includes an electro-mechanical reticle having a plurality of electrically powered holdover indicators disposed on a primary crosshair of the reticle, the holdover indicators configured to be individually selected and energized to a visible state, a rangefinder configured to generate range data, a computing device configured to generate ballistics data; and a processor configured to receive the range data and ballistics data, select, based at least in part on either or both of the range data and ballistics data, one or more of the holdover indicators, and energize the selected holdover indicator or indicators to the visible stateType: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Inventors: Andrew W. York, Gregory Scott Smith, Richard Bradley Brumfield, Joseph Fruechtel
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Patent number: 11725908Abstract: A reticle for an aiming device includes a number of holdover indicators on the reticle that may be individually selected; an input for receiving ballistics data; and a processor configured to, based at least in part on the received ballistics data, select one or more of the holdover indicators; and cause the selected holdover indicator or indicators to visibly change state on the reticle. Methods of operating a digital reticle are also described. Further disclosed is a system that includes the reticle above, as well as a rangefinder for providing range data and a ballistics calculator for providing ballistics data. Some variations include ballistics data stored in a memory.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2022Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: SIG SAUER, INC.Inventors: Andrew W. York, Gregory Scott Smith, Richard Bradley Brumfield, Joseph Fruechtel
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Publication number: 20230112868Abstract: An electronic indicator on a see-through optical scope indicates whether an optical system is canted. The indicator may include illuminable visual indicators positioned on opposite sides of a field of view through the optical scope. The indicator may be visual, haptic, or aural. The visual indicator may include one or more LEDs positioned on the periphery of the field of view, and may be optically coupled to an appropriate position on the face of the reticle using a suitable waveguide. The LEDs are coupled to a microprocessor which is, in turn, coupled to a solid-state electronic inclinometer that is incorporated into the internal structure of the optical system. The microprocessor is configured to selectively illuminate one or more of the visual indicators based on the output of the inclinometer, thereby indicating how the reticle is canted, if at all.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2022Publication date: April 13, 2023Inventors: Andrew W. York, Gregory Scott Smith
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Patent number: 11402175Abstract: An electronic indicator on a see-through optical scope indicates whether an optical system is canted. The indicator may include illuminable visual indicators positioned on opposite sides of a field of view through the optical scope. The indicator may be visual, haptic, or aural. The visual indicator may include one or more LEDs positioned on the periphery of the field of view, and may be optically coupled to an appropriate position on the face of the reticle using a suitable waveguide. The LEDs are coupled to a microprocessor which is, in turn, coupled to a solid-state electronic inclinometer that is incorporated into the internal structure of the optical system. The microprocessor is configured to selectively illuminate one or more of the visual indicators based on the output of the inclinometer, thereby indicating how the reticle is canted, if at all.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2019Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: SIG SAUER, INC.Inventors: Andrew W. York, Gregory Scott Smith
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Publication number: 20220221251Abstract: A reticle for an aiming device includes a number of holdover indicators on the reticle that may be individually selected; an input for receiving ballistics data; and a processor configured to, based at least in part on the received ballistics data, select one or more of the holdover indicators; and cause the selected holdover indicator or indicators to visibly change state on the reticle. Methods of operating a digital reticle are also described. Further disclosed is a system that includes the reticle above, as well as a rangefinder for providing range data and a ballistics calculator for providing ballistics data. Some variations include ballistics data stored in a memory.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2022Publication date: July 14, 2022Inventors: Andrew W. York, Gregory Scott Smith, Richard Bradley Brumfield, Joseph Fruechtel
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Patent number: 11287218Abstract: A reticle for an aiming device includes a number of holdover indicators on the reticle that may be individually selected; an input for receiving ballistics data; and a processor configured to, based at least in part on the received ballistics data, select one or more of the holdover indicators; and cause the selected holdover indicator or indicators to visibly change state on the reticle. Methods of operating a digital reticle are also described. Further disclosed is a system that includes the reticle above, as well as a rangefinder for providing range data and a ballistics calculator for providing ballistics data.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2020Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: SIG SAUER, INC.Inventors: Andrew W. York, Gregory Scott Smith, Richard Bradley Brumfield, Joseph Fruechtel
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Publication number: 20220004649Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices configured to build and utilize an intelligent cipher transfer object are provided. The. intelligent cipher transfer object includes a set of participants protected by cloaking patterns. A portable dynamic rule set, which includes executable code for managing access to the protected set of participants, is included within the intelligent cipher transfer object. For a given user, the intelligent cipher transfer object may provide access to some of the participants while preventing access to other participants, based on the portable dynamic rule set therein.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2021Publication date: January 6, 2022Inventors: Gregory Scott Smith, Melani Leigh Smith Weed, Daniel Michael Fischer, Elke M. Ridenour
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Publication number: 20210348884Abstract: A reticle for an aiming device includes a number of holdover indicators on the reticle that may be individually selected; an input for receiving ballistics data; and a processor configured to, based at least in part on the received ballistics data, select one or more of the holdover indicators; and cause the selected holdover indicator or indicators to visibly change state on the reticle. Methods of operating a digital reticle are also described. Further disclosed is a system that includes the reticle above, as well as a rangefinder for providing range data and a ballistics calculator for providing ballistics data.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2020Publication date: November 11, 2021Inventors: Andrew W. York, Gregory Scott Smith, Richard Bradley Brumfield, Joseph Fruechtel
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Publication number: 20210342459Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices configured to build and utilize an intelligent cipher transfer object are provided. The intelligent cipher transfer object includes a set of participants protected by cloaking patterns. A portable dynamic rule set, which includes executable code for managing access to the protected set of participants, is included within the intelligent cipher transfer object. For a given user, the intelligent cipher transfer object may provide access to some of the participants while preventing access to other participants, based on the portable dynamic rule set therein.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2021Publication date: November 4, 2021Inventors: Gregory Scott Smith, Melani Leigh Smith Weed, Daniel Michael Fischer, Elke M. Ridenour
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Patent number: 11093623Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices configured to build and utilize an intelligent cipher transfer object are provided. The intelligent cipher transfer object includes a set of participants protected by cloaking patterns. A portable dynamic rule set, which includes executable code for managing access to the protected set of participants, is included within the intelligent cipher transfer object. For a given user, the intelligent cipher transfer object may provide access to some of the participants while preventing access to other participants, based on the portable dynamic rule set therein.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2019Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: Sertainty CorporationInventors: Gregory Scott Smith, Melani Leigh Smith Weed, Daniel Michael Fischer, Elke M. Ridenour