Patents by Inventor Raymond S. Freeman

Raymond S. Freeman 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: 4386848
    Abstract: An optical sight system having in combination: a sight assembly (10), including a stabilized mirror (12, 14), a laser designator (24), a laser ranger (26), a common optical system (16), a television optical system (20), and a television camera (22); a control panel (50), including manual control (52, 67, 79), range, azimuth and elevation readouts (75, 76, 77), electronic servo control circuits (56), and light level/field of view electronic control circuits (58); and display (60) including television tracker and video circuits (54). A target may be located manually and tracked automatically by television tracker circuits (54). Range to the target may be determined by laser ranger (26) and the target illuminated by a laser spot from laser designator (24) to permit use of guided ordnance to attack the target. The sight assembly (10) by virtue of integration of an optical bed (11) with the elements of the assembly is very lightweight to permit mounting on a mast (5) above the plane of a helicopter rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 1980
    Date of Patent: June 7, 1983
    Assignee: Martin Marietta Corporation
    Inventors: Ralph M. Clendenin, Raymond S. Freeman