Patents by Inventor Håkan Appelgren

Håkan Appelgren 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: 6198694
    Abstract: According to a method and a device for deciding relative to a chosen reference system, and without contact, the position, direction or speed—or any combination thereof—for a projectile (10) in its flight through a gas towards a giver target (30), the position of the projectile in a first plane (35) is decided at a certain distance from the target by means of at least three acoustic sensors (S1, S2, S3) arranged in a vicinity of the plane. Acoustic sound waves, emanating from a turbulent gas volume (13, 14, 15) extending essentially straight behind the projectile (10), and/or emanating from a wake or monopole (12, 13) existing essentially straight behind the projectile, are received by means of the acoustic sensors (S1, S2, S3). Time differences for the arrival of the acoustic sound waves to the respective acoustic sensors are measured. The projectile position (x, y; x1, y1) in the first plane is calculated from the time differences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Inventors: Olle Kröling, Håkan Appelgren