Patents by Inventor Helmut Looss

Helmut Looss 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).

  • Fire control system for vehicle-mounted weapon
    Patent number: 4172409
    Abstract: In a fire control system for a weapon installed on a vehicle and including a stabilized sighting mechanism and a stabilized weapon, a range finder coupled to the sighting mechanism, and a fire control computer for calculating the lead and elevation angles to a target, circuitry is provided to automatically compensate for the inherent movement of the vehicle in the computation of the lead angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 1977
    Date of Patent: October 30, 1979
    Assignee: Licentia Patent-Verwaltungs-G.m.b.H.
    Inventors: Helmut Looss, Bernd Eschenburg