Patents by Inventor Robert G. Gustavson

Robert G. Gustavson 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: 4302796
    Abstract: A laser beam pointing system, adapted for use in an aircraft. A preferred embodiment of the system includes: a laser beam source, within the aircraft, emitting a laser beam; and, a plurality of laser beam pointing devices in optical alignment with the laser beam. Each pointing device includes: a cylindrical shaped rotatable housing with a window, and either one or two rotatable optical means in optical alignment with the laser beam. One preferred arrangement is the mounting of one pointing device on the upper external surface of the aircraft fuselage, and of another pointing device on the lower external surface of the aircraft fuselage in a location oppositely disposed to and below the other pointing device, with the two pointing devices being in parallel relationship to each other, and with the pointing devices mounted flush with the aerodynamically configurated external surfaces of the fuselage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 1976
    Date of Patent: November 24, 1981
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: Robert G. Gustavson, Darold B. Cummings