Patents by Inventor Martin L. DePoy, II

Martin L. DePoy, II 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: 6108270
    Abstract: A torpedo seeker head for providing guidance information in three orthogonal axes is provided according to the invention. The torpedo seeker head includes three directional hydrophones, with each directional hydrophone capable of receiving an acoustic signal and generating a signal output therefrom. The three directional hydrophones are aligned with their response axes oriented substantially orthogonally, with any two directional hydrophones and respective axes defining a plane. An omni-directional hydrophone is also provided which measures a phase of a received acoustic signal. The signal outputs from the any two directional hydrophones, in conjunction with the phase from the omni-directional hydrophone are used to calculate a look angle to a target in a plane defined by the any two hydrophones, with the measurement being substantially independent of frequency. The three directional hydrophones yield look angles in three dimensions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2000
    Inventor: Martin L. DePoy, II