Patents by Inventor Paul R. Berning

Paul R. Berning 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: 5669608
    Abstract: A device for locating a position of impact of a projectile upon a planar surface of a target. The device includes a plurality of lamina-type parallel planes, fully covering the surface of the target. Each plane has at least two windings, disposed on its surface, which are arranged in zones forming a continuous conducting path. When a projectile breaks a winding, its location is rapidly sensed and reported. The pattern of wires and layers provides simple, direct compatibility of the output of the device with digital processing operations. An orthogonally situated second device locates the impact position in two dimensions and resolves possible errors in results due to the size of a projectile or a boundary hit. The device can also locate the impact of a second hit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 23, 1997
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: George M. Thomson, Thomas W. Kottke, Paul R. Berning