Patents by Inventor Thomas J. Ippolito

Thomas J. Ippolito 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).

  • Optical muzzle blast detection and counterfire targeting system and method
    Patent number: 6496593
    Abstract: A system for remote detection of muzzle blasts produced by rifles, artillery and other weapons, and similar explosive events. The system includes an infrared camera, image processing circuits, targeting computation circuits, displays, user interface devices, weapon aim point measurement devices, confirmation sensors, target designation devices and counterfire weapons. The camera is coupled to the image processing circuits. The image processing circuits are coupled to the targeting location computation circuits. The aim point measurement devices are coupled to the target computation processor. The system includes visual target confirmation sensors which are coupled to the targeting computation circuits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2002
    Assignee: University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Norris J. Krone, Jr., Duane A. Burchick, Roger B. Pierson, Mehmet C. Ertem, Thomas J. Ippolito