Patents by Inventor Paul Zank
Paul Zank 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).
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Patent number: 8132491Abstract: The present invention is an apparatus for detecting and disabling a human eye or optical device used in the fire control of a weapon. This apparatus comprises a prism having a plurality of peripheral reflective surface. This prism has a longitudinal axis and rotating about said longitudinal axis. An infrared (IR) laser directs an infrared laser beam toward the prism side that the laser beam is reflected toward the human eye or optical device, such that the IR laser beam is retroreflected to the prism. There is also an infrared IR detector which detects the IR retroreflected laser beam reflected from the prism. A visible light wavelength laser which produces a visible light wavelength laser beam which is reflected from the prism to the human eye or optical device to disable the human eye or optical device to prevent use of the weapon.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2006Date of Patent: March 13, 2012Assignee: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.Inventors: Edward C. Real, Paul D. Zemany, Paul A. Zank
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Patent number: 8089033Abstract: A method and apparatus for attacking a plurality of dispersed targets are herein presented. In particular, the method and apparatus herein presented allow the user to upload target data onto a pod mounted on a host aircraft. Upon reaching the pre loaded target location, the pod releases a plurality of individually targeted Micro Air Vehicles (MAVs), thereby allowing the user to attack a plurality of dispersed targets from a single aircraft standing off at a significant distance from the target area.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2008Date of Patent: January 3, 2012Assignee: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.Inventors: Paul A. Zank, Paul D. Zemany
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Patent number: 8072337Abstract: Stolen or lost explosives are detected by fixing micro RF transmitters in the form of RFID tags to the explosive packaging or embedding them in the explosive material itself. Moreover, the subject microradio transponders may be contained in an adhesive binder or slurry. The identity of the explosive, its place of manufacture and ownership is detectable by RFID tag interrogators strategically located along commonly used roads or railways in which the RFID tags scavenge energy from interrogation beams, with the RFID tags indicating the identity of the explosive and its origin.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2009Date of Patent: December 6, 2011Assignee: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.Inventors: Paul A. Zank, David W. Buchanan, Jason C. Julien, Karl D. Brommer, Walter J Fredette, Jr.
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Publication number: 20110283877Abstract: A method of providing a defense against a shaped charge uses an outer and an inner armor layer provided with a medial space between these outer and inner armor layers. One or more defensive shaped charges are positioned in the medial space. If the outer armor layer is attacked by ordnance having an offensive shaped charge, one or more of the defensive shaped charges positioned in the medial space is detonated so as to degrade the effectiveness of the offensive shaped charge and prevent penetration of the inner armor layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2011Publication date: November 24, 2011Applicant: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.Inventors: Paul A. Zank, Daniel J. Long
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Patent number: 8006608Abstract: A method of providing a defense against a shaped charge. An outer and an inner armor layer are provided with a medial space between these outer and inner armor layers. One or more defensive shaped charges are positioned in the medial space. If the outer armor layer is attacked by ordnance having an offensive shaped charge, one or more of the defensive shaped charges positioned in the medial space is detonated so as to degrade the effectiveness of the offensive shaped charge and prevent penetration of the inner armor layer.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2008Date of Patent: August 30, 2011Assignee: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.Inventors: Paul A. Zank, Daniel J. Long
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Publication number: 20110187363Abstract: Stimulated emissions due to nuclear quadropole resonance are detected utilizing a terminated balanced transmission line and a directional coupler for the detection of explosives, contraband, narcotics and the like that exist between the transmission lines, with either a stepped frequency generator utilized to scan between 100 KHz and 10 MHz, or wherein parallel fixed frequency sources are coupled to the transmission line, thereby to permit correlation with expected lines, with the frequency sources being low power so as to not create a safety hazard and so as not to interfere with radiation sensitive devices such as film or electronic circuits that are in the vicinity of the balanced transmission line.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2010Publication date: August 4, 2011Applicant: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.Inventors: Paul A. ZANK, John T. APOSTOLOS
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Publication number: 20100231389Abstract: Stolen or lost explosives are detected by fixing micro RF transmitters in the form of RFID tags to the explosive packaging or embedding them in the explosive material itself. Moreover, the subject microradio transponders may be contained in an adhesive binder or slurry. The identity of the explosive, its place of manufacture and ownership is detectable by RFID tag interrogators strategically located along commonly used roads or railways in which the RFID tags scavenge energy from interrogation beams, with the RFID tags indicating the identity of the explosive and its origin.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2009Publication date: September 16, 2010Applicant: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.Inventors: Paul A. Zank, David W. Buchanan, Jason C. Julien, Karl D. Brommer, Walter J. Fredette, JR.
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Patent number: 7765083Abstract: What is provided is the use of an array of E-field sensors to detect the closest approach of incoming projectiles and to determine through time difference of arrival the bearing of the incoming projectile, thus to identify the bearing of the source of the projectile. dE/dT processing of the individual outputs of the E-field sensors indicates by the zero crossing the peak of the E-field disturbance and thus the instance of time of the closest approach of the projectiles to a sensor.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2005Date of Patent: July 27, 2010Assignee: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.Inventors: Paul A. Zank, Michael Mercier
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Publication number: 20090308970Abstract: A method for attacking dispersed targets from a single aircraft standing off at a significant distance from the target area, wherein pods of individually targeted UAVs are carried in lieu of a bomb on a conventional bomb rack.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2008Publication date: December 17, 2009Inventors: Paul A. Zank, Paul D. Zemany
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Publication number: 20090178550Abstract: A method of providing a defense against a shaped charge. An outer and an inner armor layer are provided with a medial space between these outer and inner armor layers. One or more defensive shaped charges are positioned in the medial space. If the outer armor layer is attacked by ordnance having an offensive shaped charge, one or more of the defensive shaped charges positioned in the medial space is detonated so as to degrade the effectiveness of the offensive shaped charge and prevent penetration of the inner armor layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2008Publication date: July 16, 2009Inventors: Paul A. Zank, Daniel J. Long
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Publication number: 20090146864Abstract: A system is provided for underground mapping, location determination and communications utilizing existing LORAN transmitters and a subterranean H-field antenna coupled to a conventional LORAN receiver. The result is an underground LORAN grid from which mapping and location can be ascertained as well as terrestrial-to-subterranean communications using the LORAN bit streams. Subterranean-to-terrestrial communication is established by a low-frequency handheld transmitter using repeat processing to transmit digital data from the subterranean location to the surface of the earth using modulated H-field waves.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2006Publication date: June 11, 2009Inventors: Paul A. Zank, David W. Buchanan
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Publication number: 20080295677Abstract: The present invention is an apparatus for detecting and disabling a human eye or optical device used in the fire control of a weapon. This apparatus comprises a prism having a plurality of peripheral reflective surface. This prism has a longitudinal axis and rotating about said longitudinal axis. An infrared (IR) laser directs an infrared laser beam toward the prism side that the laser beam is reflected toward the human eye or optical device, such that the IR laser beam is retroreflected to the prism. There is also an infrared IR detector which detects the IR retroreflected laser beam reflected from the prism. A visible light wavelength laser which produces a visible light wavelength laser beam which is reflected from the prism to the human eye or optical device to disable the human eye or optical device to prevent use of the weapon.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2006Publication date: December 4, 2008Inventors: Edward C. Real, Paul D. Zemany, Paul A. Zank
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Patent number: 7424845Abstract: An active armor system which includes an outer and an inner armor layer with a medial space between these inner and outer armor layers layer. One or more relatively small shaped charges are positioned on the inner armor layer in the medial space. If the outer armor layer is struck by a projectile having a shaped charge, one or more of the small shaped charges positioned in the medial space near where the projectile has struck the outer armor layer are detonated. The small shaped charges in the medial space are positioned so that when they are detonated, their jets will tend to intersect with or be oppositely directed to the jet from the shaped charge on the projectile so as to disrupt the jet from the projectile and prevent the penetration of the inner armor layer. The small shaped charges in the medial space may be detonated by an electrical current produced when a piezoelectric material, an electrostrictive material, or a magnetostrictive material in the outer armor layer is struck by the projectile.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2005Date of Patent: September 16, 2008Assignee: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.Inventors: Paul A. Zank, Daniel J. Long
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Publication number: 20080167835Abstract: What is provided is the use of an array of E-field sensors to detect the closest approach of incoming projectiles and to determine through time difference of arrival the bearing of the incoming projectile, thus to identify the bearing of the source of the projectile. dE/dT processing of the individual outputs of the E-field sensors indicates by the zero crossing the peak of the E-field disturbance and thus the instance of time of the closest approach of the projectiles to a sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2005Publication date: July 10, 2008Applicant: BAE Systems Information And Electronic Systems Intergration Inc.Inventors: Paul A. Zank, Michael Mercier
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Patent number: 7397351Abstract: E-field sensors are used to establish a protection zone around a vehicle so as to detect the presence of objects within the protection zone, be they other vehicles or individuals. In one embodiment the direction to the intruding object is established by virtue of the use of pairs of E-field sensors. In a further embodiment the range of the E-field sensors determines the limited protection zone around the vehicle. Because of the limited protection zone, false alarms are greatly reduced.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2005Date of Patent: July 8, 2008Assignee: BAE Systems Information And Electronic Systems Integration Inc.Inventors: Eugene S. Rubin, Paul A. Zank, Paul D. Zemany, Eldon M. Sutphin
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Publication number: 20070248247Abstract: A method for determining whether a disputed electronic signature is that of a purported signator includes the steps of (a) creating in a single step an ink on paper signature and an identical electronic signature of the purported signator; (b) verifying that the ink on paper signature is consistent with known ink on paper signatures of the purported signator; and (c) comparing the disputed electronic signature with the electronic signature of the purported signature to determine whether the disputed electronic signature is that of the purported signator.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2005Publication date: October 25, 2007Applicant: TOPAZ SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Anthony Zank, Paul Zank
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Patent number: 7286912Abstract: An E-field sensing system is provided to detect the presence of obstacles, including wires, power lines or trip wires, as well as towers, guy wires, buildings and elevated terrain, in which a variation or tilt of the iso-potential electrostatic field adjacent the obstacle is detected. In one embodiment the bearing to the obstacle is ascertained. The result is the detection of power lines from as far away as at least 1,000 feet and unpowered wires from as far away as at least 100 feet, thus reducing pilot anxiety for low level missions as well as providing for wire strike avoidance.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2005Date of Patent: October 23, 2007Assignee: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.Inventors: Eugene S. Rubin, Paul A. Zank
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Patent number: 7219612Abstract: A method for defeating or reducing the effectiveness of efforts to detect, track or target a naval vessel by means of its characteristic underwater and electrical fields. In this method, a wave form which mimics the characteristic electrical field produced by a particular type of naval vessel is first ascertained. A decoy which is able to produce, amplify and transmit this wave form which mimics the characteristic electrical field produced by said particular type of naval vessel is then deployed.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2005Date of Patent: May 22, 2007Assignee: BAE Systems Information And Electronic Systems Integration Inc.Inventor: Paul A. Zank
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Publication number: 20070017361Abstract: An active armor system which includes an outer and an inner armor layer with a medial space between these inner and outer armor layers layer. One or more relatively small shaped charges are positioned on the inner armor layer in the medial space. If the outer armor layer is struck by a projectile having a shaped charge, one or more of the small shaped charges positioned in the medial space near where the projectile has struck the outer armor layer are detonated. The small shaped charges in the medial space are positioned so that when they are detonated, their jets will tend to intersect with or be oppositely directed to the jet from the shaped charge on the projectile so as to disrupt the jet from the projectile and prevent the penetration of the inner armor layer. The small shaped charges in the medial space may be detonated by an electrical current produced when a piezoelectric material, an electrostrictive material, or a magnetostrictive material in the outer armor layer is struck by the projectile.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2005Publication date: January 25, 2007Inventors: Paul Zank, Daniel Long
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Patent number: 7154275Abstract: A robust, easily deployable, covert, passive intrusion detection system uses one or more E-field sensors to detect the presence of a moving individual and to provide an indication of the presence of the individual adjacent the sensor based on E-field distortion produced by the individual. Single-ended and differential E-field sensors with noise canceling and a guarding circuit provide sufficient sensitivity, with filtering from 0.5 Hz to 8.0 Hz selecting only human intruders. Either visible or invisible flashing light sources at the sensor indicate the presence of a moving individual at the sensor, thus to provide intruder location without the necessity of providing a geolocation system.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2005Date of Patent: December 26, 2006Assignee: Bae Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.Inventors: Paul A. Zank, Eldon M. Sutphin, David W. Buchanan, George P. Succi