Patents by Inventor Thomas W. Branch

Thomas W. Branch 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).

  • Automatic target recognition system
    Patent number: 5524845
    Abstract: A potential target scenery image data is filtered and complex-multiplied h synthetic discriminant functions to produce a two-dimensional, cross-correlated surface. The surface is then analyzed to determine the spatial coordinates of the target, if any.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 11, 1996
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: S. Richard F. Sims, Thomas W. Branch, Jonathan A. Mills