Patents by Inventor James W. Breitmeier

James W. Breitmeier 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).

  • Hand-held lightning detection and ranging device
    Patent number: 5263368
    Abstract: A hand-held electronic apparatus for the detection and ranging of lightning strikes wherein radio frequency signals from lightning activity are filtered to allow selected low frequency emissions to be compared with standard voltages in order to activate light emitting diodes which correspond to distances to lightning activity: 0-10 miles, 10-20 miles, etc. The device only the electrostatic field component of the radio signals from lightning activity. The electrostatic component typically dominates over the electromagnetic component at comparatively short distances of 40 miles or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1993
    Assignee: SkyScan Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: James W. Breitmeier, Samuel B. Clubb, Edward F. Shaver