Patents by Inventor Theodore B. Edwards

Theodore B. Edwards 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: 4012989
    Abstract: An inertial sighting system for slaving the axis of a craft mounted movable member such as an armament system, camera, spotlight or the like to the axis of a hand held sight including two sets of inertial sensors in the form of a pair of gyroscopes for each set. One pair of gyroscopes, fixed to the craft and responsive to changes in craft attitude, provides pitch, azimuth, and roll information regarding craft attitude. The other pair of gyroscopes, fixed to the sighting device and responsive to changes in sighting device attitude, provides pitch and azimuth information regarding sight device attitude. The spin axes of the gyroscopes are initially aligned by a caging mechanism provided on a sight stowing bracket mounted on the craft and a cooperating caging mechanism on the sight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 1975
    Date of Patent: March 22, 1977
    Assignee: Summa Corporation
    Inventors: Robert G. Hunt, Theodore B. Edwards