Patents by Inventor Richard L. Brunson

Richard L. Brunson 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).

  • Inertial position target measuring systems and methods
    Patent number: 7140574
    Abstract: Systems and methods for contiguously and accurately updating target object information during an entire target engagement period are provided. The target tracking system includes a database for storing starfield information, an optical beam source configured to illuminate one or more optical beam pulses, first and second camera systems, and a processor. The processor instructs the first camera system to track the object based on recordation of the tracked object, instructs the second camera system to stabilize the tracking image based on the instructions sent to the first camera system, and determines inertial reference information of the tracked object based on the stabilized image and starfield information associated with the stabilized image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Richard L. Brunson, James D. Dillow, James E. Negro
  • Inertial position target measuring systems and methods
    Patent number: 7007888
    Abstract: Systems and methods for contiguously and accurately updating target object information during an entire target engagement period are provided. The target tracking system includes a database for storing starfield information, an optical beam source configured to illuminate one or more optical beam pulses, first and second camera systems, and a processor. The processor instructs the first camera system to track the object based on recordation of the tracked object, instructs the second camera system to stabilize the tracking image based on the instructions sent to the first camera system, and determines inertial reference information of the tracked object based on the stabilized image and starfield information associated with the stabilized image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2006
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Richard L. Brunson, James D. Dillow, James E. Negro