Patents by Inventor Scott Miskimins

Scott Miskimins 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).

  • Method and system for restricting applications for a focal plane array
    Patent number: 9258494
    Abstract: Systems and methods disclosed herein include preventing use of a Focal Plane Array (“FPA”) in a thermal imaging system if used in conjunction with a weapons-related activity by disabling the FPA in response to detecting one or more shock pulse events using accelerometers coupled with the thermal imaging system. The method includes monitoring an output from the one or more of the accelerometers to determine whether a shock pulse acceleration event has been detected that exceeds a predetermined threshold. The method also includes determining that a second acceleration event associated with the accelerometers exceeds a second predetermined threshold. The method further includes disabling the thermal imaging system in response to the detected acceleration events.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: DRS Network & Imaging Systems, LLC
    Inventors: John A. Baylouny, Scott Miskimins, Gregory Christison, Kevin Macauley
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RESTRICTING APPLICATIONS FOR A THERMAL CAMERA
    Publication number: 20140132776
    Abstract: Systems and methods disclosed herein include preventing use of a thermal imaging system if used in conjunction with a weapons-related activity by disabling the system in response to detecting one or more shock pulse events using accelerometers coupled with the thermal imaging system. The method includes monitoring an output from one or more of the accelerometers to determine whether a shock pulse acceleration event has been detected that exceeds a predetermined threshold. The method also includes determining that a second acceleration event associated with the accelerometers exceeds a second predetermined threshold. The method further includes disabling the thermal imaging system in response to the detected acceleration events.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2013
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Inventors: John A. Baylouny, Scott Miskimins, Gregory Christison, Kevin Macauley
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RESTRICTING APPLICATIONS FOR A FOCAL PLANE ARRAY
    Publication number: 20130286215
    Abstract: Systems and methods disclosed herein include preventing use of a Focal Plane Array (“FPA”) in a thermal imaging system if used in conjunction with a weapons-related activity by disabling the FPA in response to detecting one or more shock pulse events using accelerometers coupled with the thermal imaging system. The method includes monitoring an output from the one or more of the accelerometers to determine whether a shock pulse acceleration event has been detected that exceeds a predetermined threshold. The method also includes determining that a second acceleration event associated with the accelerometers exceeds a second predetermined threshold. The method further includes disabling the thermal imaging system in response to the detected acceleration events.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2013
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Inventors: John A. Baylouny, Scott Miskimins, Gregory Christison, Kevin Macauley