Patents by Inventor Richard F. Binns

Richard F. Binns 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).

  • Laser beam rider guidance utilizing beam quadrature detection
    Patent number: 5427328
    Abstract: A beam rider guidance system is presented which uses a rotating laser light pattern to enable a weapon-borne laser receiver to derive its position relative to the beam axis. The guidance beam consists of changing light patterns detected and decoded by the receiver as a guidance code, which defines the unique weapon position in the beam. The code is composed of four distinguishable patterns of light bars which can be detected and decoded into electrical pulses by the laser receiver located anywhere within the confines by the guidance beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1985
    Date of Patent: June 27, 1995
    Assignee: Northrop Grumman Corporation
    Inventors: Kay C. Tong, Richard F. Binns