Patents by Inventor Jeffery P. Bertram

Jeffery P. Bertram 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).

  • Harmonized turret with multiple gimbaled sub-systems
    Patent number: 9032859
    Abstract: Multiple independently gimbaled devices, such as an electro-optical sensor and machine gun, are mounted to a rotating platform on a vehicle. The platform can rotate to prevent one device from blocking the other while aiming at an off-board location. A control system can harmonize the rotation of the device gimbals and rotating platform so that they remain pointed at the same location. The platform can be rotated to place a firing weapon downwind of a sensor or otherwise compensate for effects of one on the other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: DRS SUSTAINMENT SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Michael T. Fox, Michael C. Mareschal, Jeffery P. Bertram, Jeffrey S. Folmer, Bruce E. Exely
  • Systems and methods for detection of an airborne contaminant
    Patent number: 8254696
    Abstract: A method is provided for detection of an airborne contaminant in a atmospheric environment. The method comprises capturing an air sample from the atmospheric environment; separating candidate particles of interest from particles of non interest in the air sample; generating an image of the candidate particles; identifying a contaminant from among the candidate particles by comparing the image of candidate particles with a plurality of stored reference images, each of which reflects a respective identified contaminant; and notifying a remote third party in response to detecting a contaminant from among the candidate particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: DRS Sustainment Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Matteoni, Jeffery P. Bertram, Wayne K. Moore, Daniel B. Nickell
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTION OF AN AIRBORNE CONTAMINANT
    Publication number: 20080304752
    Abstract: A method is provided for detection of an airborne contaminant in a atmospheric environment. The method comprises capturing an air sample from the atmospheric environment; separating candidate particles of interest from particles of non interest in the air sample; generating an image of the candidate particles; identifying a contaminant from among the candidate particles by comparing the image of candidate particles with a plurality of stored reference images, each of which reflects a respective identified contaminant; and notifying a remote third party in response to detecting a contaminant from among the candidate particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2008
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Inventors: Joseph Matteoni, Jeffery P. Bertram, Wayne K. Moore, Daniel B. Nickell