Patents by Inventor Richard H. Worsham

Richard H. Worsham 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).

  • Fire control apparatus for a laser weapon
    Patent number: 4647759
    Abstract: A laser weapon fire control computer apparatus for responding in real time to the escort/threat scenario that confronts the weapon. The first control computer apparatus compares the threat data with stored predicted scenarios to develop a firing strategy menu which takes into account the fact that the laser energy is instantaneously propagated to the target but requires a substantial amount of time to inflict damage. The fire control computer apparatus utilizes the weapon's status, dwell time, slew time and fuel limits to yield a weapon pointing sequence and weapon on-off times.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1985
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1987
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: Richard H. Worsham, John R. Clark