Patents by Inventor John H. Merts

John H. Merts 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: 6564146
    Abstract: Processing GPS signals received at moving targets and at a fixed location near instrumentation associated with timing and recording an event allows the determination of instantaneous target position to be made without a requirement for additional active tracking. An example is the recording and display of a test event involving a missile intercepting a target. The missile, target, and an instrumentation site all receive GPS signals. The signals are time tagged and the data contained thereon verified by a source and forwarded from each platform to a ground station. The data is correlated with other test data to provide a real time record and display of the missile intercepting the target. Both Time Space Position Information (TSPI) and Miss Distance Indication (MDI) are derived to a very high degree of accuracy using double difference error correction techniques. Both absolute and relative position information can be derived.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Steven J. Meyer, John H. Merts