Patents by Inventor Paul C. Norton

Paul C. Norton 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).

  • Aircraft head-up display
    Patent number: 5028119
    Abstract: A head-up instrument display for a vehicle including a light emitting image source for producing imaging illumination and a combiner including a spherical beam-splitter coating for partially reflecting the imaging illumination to produce a virtual image viewable by the vehicle operator without diverting attention from the outside scene. In one embodiment, the head-up instrument display is self-contained with the combiner being rotatable into a stowed position when not in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 2, 1991
    Assignee: Hughes Aircraft Company
    Inventors: Ronald G. Hegg, Mao-Jin Chern, Paul C. Norton, John J. Ferrer, Steven A. Stringfellow