Patents by Inventor Scott G Fischer

Scott G Fischer 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).

  • Boresighting and pointing accuracy determination of gun systems
    Patent number: 8006427
    Abstract: A boresight apparatus and methods for use of same with a gun system are provided. The gun system includes a gun tube and a pointing device. The boresight apparatus is installed on an outside surface of the gun tube. Once the gun tube is adjusted to a desired gun-tube orientation, the boresight apparatus determines the gun-tube orientation, including an azimuth, an elevation, and a roll of the gun tube. The pointing device determines a pointing-device orientation at the desired angle. The gun system may be boresighted by adjusting the pointing device based on the gun-tube orientation. The pointing accuracy performance of the gun system may be determined based on offsets between the gun-tube orientation and the pointing-device orientation. The boresight may determine an azimuth using optical technologies, such as lasers, with a precision survey or using north-finding techniques with gyroscopes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: William M Blevins, Scott G Fischer
  • BORESIGHTING AND POINTING ACCURACY DETERMINATION OF GUN SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20110179689
    Abstract: A boresight apparatus and methods for use of same with a gun system are provided. The gun system includes a gun tube and a pointing device. The boresight apparatus is installed on an outside surface of the gun tube. Once the gun tube is adjusted to a desired gun-tube orientation, the boresight apparatus determines the gun-tube orientation, including an azimuth, an elevation, and a roll of the gun tube. The pointing device determines a pointing-device orientation at the desired angle. The gun system may be boresighted by adjusting the pointing device based on the gun-tube orientation. The pointing accuracy performance of the gun system may be determined based on offsets between the gun-tube orientation and the pointing-device orientation. The boresight may determine an azimuth using optical technologies, such as lasers, with a precision survey or using north-finding techniques with gyroscopes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2008
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC
    Inventors: William M. Blevins, Scott G. Fischer