Patents by Inventor John Fletcher, III

John Fletcher, III 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).

  • Gun sight for use with superelevating weapon
    Patent number: 9404713
    Abstract: A gun sight for use with a weapon configured for super elevation is disclosed herein. The gun sight includes, but is not limited to, an imaging system that is configured for rotation. The gun sight further includes a drive mechanism that associated with the imaging system and that is configured to rotate the imaging system. The gun sight further includes a gyroscope associated with one of the weapon and the imaging system. The gun sight still further includes a processor that is communicatively coupled with the drive mechanism and the gyroscope. The processor is configured to control the drive mechanism to rotate the imaging system in a manner that causes the imaging system to maintain an initial angular orientation based on information provided by the gyroscope when the weapon is superelevated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Piazza, Theodore Bloomhardt, John Fletcher, III, Vladimir G. Krylov, Craig Pepper
  • GUN SIGHT FOR USE WITH SUPERELEVATING WEAPON
    Publication number: 20150253112
    Abstract: A gun sight for use with a weapon configured for super elevation is disclosed herein. The gun sight includes, but is not limited to, an imaging system that is configured for rotation. The gun sight further includes a drive mechanism that associated with the imaging system and that is configured to rotate the imaging system. The gun sight further includes a gyroscope associated with one of the weapon and the imaging system. The gun sight still further includes a processor that is communicatively coupled with the drive mechanism and the gyroscope. The processor is configured to control the drive mechanism to rotate the imaging system in a manner that causes the imaging system to maintain an initial angular orientation based on information provided by the gyroscope when the weapon is superelevated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Applicant: General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Piazza, Theodore Bloomhardt, John Fletcher, III, Vladimir G. Krylov, Craig Pepper