Patents by Inventor Rene Joannes

Rene Joannes 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: 8578646
    Abstract: Improved “moving red dot” sighting device, including a fixed light source (4) and a reflecting element (17), wherein the light source (4) produces a collimated light beam (5) which is projected onto the reflecting element (17) so as to obtain a red dot or reticle which is visible to the shooter thanks to the reflection on the reflecting element (17), and whereby the beam (5) is projected onto the reflecting element (17) by means of a rotating mirror (9) whose inclination angle (B) in relation to the light beam (5) can be adjusted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: FN Herstal, S.A.
    Inventor: René Joannes
  • Patent number: 7797873
    Abstract: Improved sighting system for a fire arm, characterised in that it comprises a single indicator light (6); a sighting device (7) providing an alignment opening (8) with a longitudinal reference plane (XoX?) which is parallel or mainly parallel to the axis (Y-Y?) of the barrel (4) and which is aligned with the indicator light (6); an inclinometer to measure the elevation angle (A) of the fire arm (1); a ballistic calculator (9) connected to the indicator light (6) and to the inclinometer, making it possible to calculate the desired angle of inclination of the fire arm (1) as a function of the distance of the target (18) and to control the indicator light (6) so as to signal at what moment the measured elevation angle (A) corresponds to the calculated elevation angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: FN Herstal S.A.
    Inventors: Armand Gering, Tony Macaluso, René Joannes
  • Patent number: 7669356
    Abstract: Device for detecting and counting shots fired by an automatic or semi-automatic fire arm with a barrel and moving parts to recock the fire arm, sliding in the axial direction (Y-Y?) of the barrel between a front position and a rear position, whereby the fire arm undergoes accelerations in the axial direction (Y-Y?) of the barrel for every fired shot, caused by a succession of shocks due to the shot being fired and to the movements of the moving parts, whereby the progression in time of the accelerations is typical for a fire arm and for the type of ammunition used, thus forming a typical signature for the fire arm and for the type of ammunition, characterized in that it comprises an accelerometer (2) with a pass band which is sensitive to shocks in the axial direction (Y-Y?) of the barrel and a microprocessor (3) for analyzing the signal (S) of the accelerometer (2) while firing, whereby the microprocessor (3) is equipped with an algorithm to count the number of shots fired, based on the discernment and recor
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: FN Herstal, Societe Anonyme
    Inventors: René Joannes, Jean-Paul Delcourt, Patrick Heins
  • Publication number: 20090265974
    Abstract: Improved “moving red dot” sighting device, including a fixed light source (4) and a reflecting element (17), whereby the light source (4) produces a collimated light beam (5) which is projected onto the reflecting element (17) so as to obtain a red dot or reticle which is visible to the shooter thanks to the reflection on the reflecting element (17), and whereby the beam (5) is projected onto the reflecting element (17) by means of a rotating mirror (9) whose inclination angle (B) in relation to the light beam (5) can be adjusted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2009
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Inventor: Rene JOANNES
  • Publication number: 20080016744
    Abstract: Device for detecting and counting shots fired by an automatic or semi-automatic fire arm with a barrel and moving parts to recock the fire arm, sliding in the axial direction (Y-Y?) of the barrel between a front position and a rear position, whereby the fire arm undergoes accelerations in the axial direction (Y-Y?) of the barrel for every fired shot, caused by a succession of shocks due to the shot being fired and to the movements of the moving parts, whereby the progression in time of the accelerations is typical for a fire arm and for the type of ammunition used, thus forming a typical signature for the fire arm and for the type of ammunition, characterized in that it comprises an accelerometer (2) with a pass band which is sensitive to shocks in the axial direction (Y-Y?) of the barrel and a microprocessor (3) for analyzing the signal (S) of the accelerometer (2) while firing, whereby the microprocessor (3) is equipped with an algorithm to count the number of shots fired, based on the discernment and recor
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2006
    Publication date: January 24, 2008
    Inventors: Rene Joannes, Jean-Paul Delcourt, Patrick Heins
  • Publication number: 20070180751
    Abstract: Improved “moving red dot” sighting device, characterized in that it comprises a fixed light source (4) and a reflecting blade (17), whereby the light source (4) produces a collimated light beam (5) which is projected onto the reflecting blade (17) so as to obtain a red dot or reticle which is visible to the shooter thanks to the reflection on the reflecting blade (17), whereby the beam (5) is projected onto the reflecting blade (17) by means of a rotating mirror (9) whose inclination angle (B) in relation to the light beam (5) can be adjusted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2006
    Publication date: August 9, 2007
    Inventor: René Joannes
  • Publication number: 20070056203
    Abstract: Improved sighting system for a fire arm, characterised in that it comprises a single indicator light (6); a sighting device (7) providing an alignment opening (8) with a longitudinal reference plane (XoX?) which is parallel or mainly parallel to the axis (Y-Y?) of the barrel (4) and which is aligned with the indicator light (6); an inclinometer to measure the elevation angle (A) of the fire arm (1); a ballistic calculator (9) connected to the indicator light (6) and to the inclinometer, making it possible to calculate the desired angle of inclination of the fire arm (1) as a function of the distance of the target (18) and to control the indicator light (6) so as to signal at what moment the measured elevation angle (A) corresponds to the calculated elevation angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2006
    Publication date: March 15, 2007
    Inventors: Armand Gering, Tony Macaluso, Rene Joannes
  • Patent number: 4939378
    Abstract: Process for measuring lengths by means of a photosensitive network camera, characterized in that the process consists in integrating the video signals (V) over all or part of each of the scan lines (BI); following the evolution of the integral (I) during successive scans (BI) in the vicinity of the edges (9); and precisely locating the points in the integral curve (I) corresponding to the edges (9) in the image (8) of the object (1) to be measured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 3, 1990
    Assignee: Fabrique Nationale Herstal
    Inventors: Rene Joannes, Robert Malbrouck