Patents by Inventor Kevin J. Grealish
Kevin J. Grealish 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).
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Patent number: 8656628Abstract: Disclosed is a system for a weapon sight for aiming a target. The system includes a controller unit configured to initiate an electronic zoom calibration mode, locate a red dot of a day view optic, cause a line of sight to the target unperturbed, electronically superimpose a reticle of the weapon sight onto a thermal image of the target, store information corresponding to a location of the reticle when the reticle is allowed to coincide with the located red dot, and write a pixel corresponding to the stored information of the location of the reticle to a pixel written corresponding to a location of the reticle in a non-electronic zoom mode. The system also includes a memory unit communicably coupled to the controller unit. Further disclosed are a weapon sight and a method for aiming a target using electronic zoom calibration.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2011Date of Patent: February 25, 2014Assignee: BAE Systems Information and Electronics Systems Integration Inc.Inventors: Michael Jock, Scott D. Carpenter, Mark J. Jasmin, Kevin J. Grealish
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Publication number: 20120167439Abstract: Disclosed is a system for a weapon sight for aiming a target. The system includes a controller unit configured to initiate an electronic zoom calibration mode, locate a red dot of a day view optic, cause a line of sight to the target unperturbed, electronically superimpose a reticle of the weapon sight onto a thermal image of the target, store information corresponding to a location of the reticle when the reticle is allowed to coincide with the located red dot, and write a pixel corresponding to the stored information of the location of the reticle to a pixel written corresponding to a location of the reticle in a non-electronic zoom mode. The system also includes a memory unit communicably coupled to the controller unit. Further disclosed are a weapon sight and a method for aiming a target using electronic zoom calibration.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2011Publication date: July 5, 2012Inventors: Michael Jock, Scott D. Carpenter, Mark J. Jasmin, Kevin J. Grealish
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Patent number: 6774349Abstract: The invention provides a golf feedback system. A mat is used to determine player foot position, and a 3D golf tracking system tracks golf balls hit from the mat to determine (a) a ground ball track and (b) a player orientation axis, based on the foot position and relative to the mat. The system further determines information indicative of how well the ground ball track correlated to the orientation axis. Preferably, a golfer using the system is led through a plurality of pin target locations in a simulated golf game. The system evaluates and stores information such as slice and hook, accuracy, player orientation axis and ball carry distance such that the player can evaluate his/her game individually or against one or more other players.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2002Date of Patent: August 10, 2004Inventors: Curtis A. Vock, Kevin J. Grealish, Robert D. Frey, George Nauck, Charles M. Marshall
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Patent number: 6539336Abstract: The invention detects the loft time, speed, power and/or drop distance of a vehicle, such as a sporting vehicle, during activities of moving and jumping. A loft sensor detects when the vehicle leaves the ground and when the vehicle returns to the ground. A controller subsystem converts the sensed information to determine a loft time. A display shows the recorded loft time to a user of the system. In addition, a speed sensor can detect the vehicle's speed for selective display to the user. A power sensing section informs the user of expended energy, which can be compared to other users. A drop distance sensing unit informs the user of the peak height of a jump, during an airtime. Gaming on the internet is facilitated to connect worldwide sport enthusiasts.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 1998Date of Patent: March 25, 2003Assignee: PhatRat Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Curtis A. Vock, Dennis Darcy, Andrew Bodkin, Perry Youngs, Adrian F. Larkin, Steven Finberg, Charles Marshall, Shawn Burke, Peter Flentov, Kevin J. Grealish
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Publication number: 20020116147Abstract: The invention detects the loft time, speed, power and/or drop distance of a vehicle, such as a sporting vehicle, during activities of moving and jumping. A loft sensor detects when the vehicle leaves the ground and when the vehicle returns to the ground. A controller subsystem converts the sensed information to determine a loft time. A display shows the recorded loft time to a user of the system. In addition, a speed sensor can detect the vehicle's speed for selective display to the user. A power sensing section informs the user of expended energy, which can be compared to other users. A drop distance sensing unit informs the user of the peak height of a jump, during an airtime. Gaming on the internet is facilitated to connect worldwide sport enthusiasts.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2001Publication date: August 22, 2002Inventors: Curtis A. Vock, Dennis Darcy, Andrew Bodkin, Perry Youngs, Adrian F. Larkin, Steven Finberg, Charles Marshall, Shawn Burke, Peter Flentov, Kevin J. Grealish
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Publication number: 20020079433Abstract: The invention provides a golf feedback system. A mat is used to determine player foot position, and a 3D golf tracking system tracks golf balls hit from the mat to determine (a) a ground ball track and (b) a player orientation axis, based on the foot position and relative to the mat. The system further determines information indicative of how well the ground ball track correlated to the orientation axis. Preferably, a golfer using the system is led through a plurality of pin target locations in a simulated golf game. The system evaluates and stores information such as slice and hook, accuracy, player orientation axis and ball carry distance such that the player can evaluate his/her game individually or against one or more other players.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2002Publication date: June 27, 2002Inventors: Curtis A. Vock, Kevin J. Grealish, Robert D. Frey, George Nauck, Charles M. Marshall
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Patent number: 6396041Abstract: The invention provides a golf feedback system. A mat is used to determine player foot position, and a 3D golf tracking system tracks golf balls hit from the mat to determine (a) a ground ball track and (b) a player orientation axis, based on the foot position and relative to the mat. The system further determines information indicative of how well the ground ball track correlated to the orientation axis. Preferably, a golfer using the system is led through a plurality of pin target locations in a simulated golf game. The system evaluates and stores information such as slice and hook, accuracy, player orientation axis and ball carry distance such that the player can evaluate his/her game individually or against one or more other players.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 1999Date of Patent: May 28, 2002Inventors: Curtis A. Vock, Kevin J. Grealish, Robert D. Frey, George Nauck, Charles M. Marshall
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Patent number: 6320173Abstract: The invention monitors the driving range and tracks golf balls from users at the driving range and informs those users of characteristics such as driving distance. A solid state camera images the range, and preferably one or more tee-off positions, and collects frames of image data to track a ball's motion through space. Simulation routines augment that track and assist in isolating the start location as well as where the ball lands, or would have landed had it not been obstructed (e.g., by a net). Preferably, the invention also determines the ball's position in 3-D to increase the accuracy. In one technique, two or more solid state cameras are used, and synchronized, to specify stereoscopic imaging. In another technique, the ball's energy or physical extent is used to determine an absolute distance between the camera and the ball. A computer at the club house monitors the entire system and further manages a network including an array of displays at the several tee off positions.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2000Date of Patent: November 20, 2001Inventors: Curtis A. Vock, Kevin J. Grealish, Robert D. Frey, Dennis Darcy, Joseph Bianco
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Patent number: 6093923Abstract: The invention monitors the driving range and tracks golf balls from users at the driving range and informs those users of characteristics such as driving distance. A solid state camera images the range, and preferably one or more tee-off positions, and collects frames of image data to track a ball's motion through space. Simulation routines augment that track and assist in isolating the start location as well as where the ball lands, or would have landed had it not been obstructed (e.g., by a net). Preferably, the invention also determines the ball's position in 3-D to increase the accuracy. In one technique, two or more solid state cameras are used, and synchronized, to specify stereoscopic imaging. In another technique, the ball's energy or physical extent is used to determine an absolute distance between the camera and the ball. A computer at the club house monitors the entire system and further manages a network including an array of displays at the several tee off positions.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 1998Date of Patent: July 25, 2000Assignee: Golf Age Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Curtis A. Vock, Kevin J. Grealish, Robert D. Frey, Dennis Darcy, Joseph Bianco
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Patent number: 5798519Abstract: The invention monitors the driving range and tracks golf balls from users at the driving range and informs those users of characteristics such as driving distance. A solid state camera images the range, and preferably one or more tee-off positions, and collects frames of image data to track a ball's motion through space. Simulation routines augment that track and assist in isolating the start location as well as where the ball lands, or would have landed had it not been obstructed (e.g., by a net). Preferably, the invention also determines the ball's position in 3-D to increase the accuracy. In one technique, two or more solid state cameras are used, and synchronized, to specify stereoscopic imaging. In another technique, the ball's energy or physical extent is used to determine an absolute distance between the camera and the ball. A computer at the club house monitors the entire system and further manages a network including an array of displays at the several tee off positions.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 1997Date of Patent: August 25, 1998Assignee: Golf Age Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Curtis A. Vock, Kevin J. Grealish, Robert D. Frey, Dennis Darcy, Joseph Bianco