Patents by Inventor Leo Thomas Steffl

Leo Thomas Steffl 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).

  • Apparatus and method for determining the spatial position and velocity vector of a spherical projectile
    Patent number: 9157731
    Abstract: A spherical object is detected as it passes through an array of planer light beams and associated detectors. The construction of the apparatus is such that at least 4 planar light beams are obscured by the passing object, two parallel beams in one direction and two parallel beams in a second direction. The apparatus records the time at which each affected light beam is obstructed by the passing object. The apparatus then calculates the spatial position, velocity and trajectory of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Inventor: Leo Thomas Steffl