Patents by Inventor Kurtis L. Kelly

Kurtis L. Kelly 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).

  • Assisted sighting system for snipers
    Patent number: 8196828
    Abstract: A spotter scope including an illuminator that generates a ranging signal is disclosed. The spotter scope further includes an imaging device with a focal plane array which detects backscatter radiation created by the ranging signal, and a controller which calculates a distance to a target. The controller also creates a wind profile between the spotter scope and the target based on scintillation statistics of backscatter detected by the focal plane array and provides corrective aiming instructions based on the wind profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventor: Kurtis L. Kelly
  • ASSISTED SIGHTING SYSTEM FOR SNIPERS
    Publication number: 20090320348
    Abstract: A spotter scope including an illuminator that generates a ranging signal is disclosed. The spotter scope further includes an imaging device with a focal plane array which detects backscatter radiation created by the ranging signal, and a controller which calculates a distance to a target. The controller also creates a wind profile between the spotter scope and the target based on scintillation statistics of backscatter detected by the focal plane array and provides corrective aiming instructions based on the wind profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2009
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Inventor: Kurtis L. Kelly