Patents by Inventor Timothy Brinkley
Timothy Brinkley 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).
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Publication number: 20240004976Abstract: A secured personal communication device (SPCD) with iris imaging and retinal scanning designed to provide sensitive or proprietary information when and where it is needed without the possibility for eavesdropping. Sensitive information is transmitted to the user only if the image of the user's iris matches a pre-recorded template of the user's iris. In preferred embodiments a waist mounted fingerprint reader and a RFID/CAC card reader provides additional assurance that transmission of sensitive information is secure. A proximity sensor and waist-mounted communication-control electronic module can also be provided to assure that there is no display of sensitive information to the wearer unless the retinal scanning and iris imaging components are located with the wearer near the eye to which sensitive information is transmitted.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2022Publication date: January 4, 2024Inventors: Mikhail Belenkii, Timothy Brinkley
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Patent number: 11079234Abstract: A dual-band (SWIR/visible) optical system operating based on Angles-Only Navigation technology. The SWIR module is optimized for imaging stars. The visible-light sensor is independently optimized for imaging satellites including GPS satellites at night. Preferred embodiment provides continuous high accuracy geo-position solutions day and night (including through the “midnight hole”, when solar-illuminated Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites are not available. Applicants have experimentally validated proposed system by imaging LEO satellites during terminator using a 1-inch diameter telescope and GPS satellites at night during midnight hole using a 5-inch telescope.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2019Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Inventors: Mikhail Belenkii, Timothy Brinkley
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Patent number: 10969199Abstract: An optical system for providing crosswind aim point correction for a sniper rifles and similar weapons comprising an optical transmitter, an optical receiver, a display device and a processor. The optical transmitter produces a collimated laser beam for illuminating a spot on the target. The optical receiver receives optical signals transmitted by the optical transmitter and scattered back from the target and converts the optical signals into time varying electrical signals. The processor processes the time varying electrical signals to determine a path weighted average crosswind. The processor is equipped with software that permits it to calculate the path-weighted average crosswind utilizing at least three different methods.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2016Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Inventors: Mikhail Belenkil, Timothy Brinkley
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Publication number: 20210033400Abstract: A dual-band (SWIR/visible) optical system operating based on Angles-Only Navigation technology. The SWIR module is optimized for imaging stars. The visible-light sensor is independently optimized for imaging satellites including GPS satellites at night. Preferred embodiment provides continuous high accuracy geo-position solutions day and night (including through the “midnight hole”, when solar-illuminated Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites are not available. Applicants have experimentally validated proposed system by imaging LEO satellites during terminator using a 1-inch diameter telescope and GPS satellites at night during midnight hole using a 5-inch telescope.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2019Publication date: February 4, 2021Applicant: Trex Enterprises CorporationInventors: Mikhail Belenkii, Timothy Brinkley
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Publication number: 20190242676Abstract: An optical system for providing crosswind aim point correction for a sniper rifles and similar weapons comprising an optical transmitter, an optical receiver, a display device and a processor. The optical transmitter produces a collimated laser beam for illuminating a spot on the target. The optical receiver receives optical signals transmitted by the optical transmitter and scattered back from the target and converts the optical signals into time varying electrical signals. The processor processes the time varying electrical signals to determine a path weighted average crosswind. The processor is equipped with software that permits it to calculate the path-weighted average crosswind utilizing at least three different methods.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2016Publication date: August 8, 2019Inventors: Mikhail Belenkii, Timothy Brinkley
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Patent number: 9696161Abstract: A celestial compass kit. The kit includes an inclinometer, a camera system with a special telecentric fisheye lens for imaging at least one celestial object and a processor programmed with a celestial catalog providing known positions at specific times of at least one celestial object and algorithms for automatically calculating target direction information based on the inclination of the system as measured by the inclinometer and the known positions of at least one celestial object as provided by the celestial catalog and as imaged by the camera. The telecentric fisheye lens produces an image on the sensor located at or near the focal plane which remains spatially constant within sub-micron accuracies despite thermally produced changes in the focus of the lens.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2011Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: Trex Enterprises CorporationInventors: Mikhail Belenkii, Todd Barrett, Timothy Brinkley
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Patent number: 9217643Abstract: An angles only navigation system. The system includes an IMU coupled with a passive optical sensor. The optical sensor provides periodic updates to the IMU in order to correct for accelerometer and gyro drifts. The IMU computes the air vehicle's instantaneous position, velocity, and attitude using gyro and accelerometer measurements. The optical sensor images stars and satellites. The navigation filter combines optical sensor measurements with IMU inputs, and determines those corrections needed to compensate for the IMU drifts. By applying periodic corrections to the IMU using satellite angular measurements, the navigation filter maintains an accurate position estimate during an entire flight.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2014Date of Patent: December 22, 2015Assignee: Trex Enterprises Corp.Inventors: Mikhail S. Belenkii, Timothy Brinkley
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Patent number: 8956387Abstract: A system and method for inducing physiological effects of ischemic conditioning and physiological effects of shear stress in a subject's body that mimic the effect of exercise on the subject. The disclosure includes a first device configured to cause ischemia, a second device configured to mechanically generate arterial shear stress, and a third device configured to monitor one or more of markers of ischemia or hemodynamic parameters and further including a microcontroller and actuators to cause the ischemia for a preset duration and then stop the ischemia for a preset duration, and to repeat the ischemia and reflow periods according to a preset program, simultaneously cause the second device to mechanically generate arterial shear stress according to a preset program of mechanical pulse amplitude, duration, and frequency; and to concurrently monitor hemodynamic parameters or markers of ischemia.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2013Date of Patent: February 17, 2015Assignee: IC Therapeutics Inc.Inventors: Morteza Naghavi, Albert Yen, Timothy O'Brien, Stephan Cleboski, Timothy Brinkley, David Panthagani
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Publication number: 20140114117Abstract: A system and method for inducing physiological effects of ischemic conditioning and physiological effects of shear stress in a subject's body that mimic the effect of exercise on the subject. The disclosure includes a first device configured to cause ischemia, a second device configured to mechanically generate arterial shear stress, and a third device configured to monitor one or more of markers of ischemia or hemodynamic parameters and further including a microcontroller and actuators to cause the ischemia for a preset duration and then stop the ischemia for a preset duration, and to repeat the ischemia and reflow periods according to a preset program, simultaneously cause the second device to mechanically generate arterial shear stress according to a preset program of mechanical pulse amplitude, duration, and frequency; and to concurrently monitor hemodynamic parameters or markers of ischemia.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2013Publication date: April 24, 2014Applicant: ICT THERAPEUTICS, INC.Inventors: Morteza Naghavi, Albert Yen, Timothy O'Brien, Stephan Cleboski, Timothy Brinkley, David Panthagani
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Patent number: 8597025Abstract: A celestial weapons orientation measuring system. The system includes a miniature celestial direction detection device. The device includes an inclinometer, a camera for imaging at least one celestial object and a processor programmed with a celestial catalog providing known positions at specific times of at least one celestial object and algorithms for automatically calculating target direction information based on the inclination of the system as measured by the inclinometer and the known positions of the celestial object as provided by the celestial catalog and as imaged by the camera. Similar to the training technique discussed in the background section, the pretend enemy wears a GPS detector and transmitter, and a computer system is preferably provided which determines when a trigger-pull results in a “casualty”.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2009Date of Patent: December 3, 2013Assignee: Trex Enterprises Corp.Inventors: Mikhail Belenkii, Donald Bruns, Timothy Brinkley
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Patent number: 8471906Abstract: A celestial direction finding system. The system includes an inclinometer, at least one camera for imaging both the daytime sky and the nighttime sky and a computer programmed with a sun, moon and star catalog and algorithms for automatically determining directions based on positions of celestial bodies imaged by at least one camera and incline positions measured by the inclinometer. In a preferred embodiment all of the above features are combined in a single battery operated miniature celestial direction finding module. Geographical positions of nearby objects can be determined with the addition of a rangefinder and knowledge of the geographical position of the camera. The geographical position of the system in preferred embodiments can be determined with the addition of a GPS unit.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2009Date of Patent: June 25, 2013Assignee: Trex Enterprises CorpInventors: Mikhail Belenkii, Donald Bruns, Timothy Brinkley
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Publication number: 20120173143Abstract: A celestial compass kit. The kit includes an inclinometer, a camera system with a special telecentric fisheye lens for imaging at least one celestial object and a processor programmed with a celestial catalog providing known positions at specific times of at least one celestial object and algorithms for automatically calculating target direction information based on the inclination of the system as measured by the inclinometer and the known positions of at least one celestial object as provided by the celestial catalog and as imaged by the camera. The telecentric fisheye lens produces an image on the sensor located at or near the focal plane which remains spatially constant within sub-micron accuracies despite thermally produced changes in the focus of the lens.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2011Publication date: July 5, 2012Inventors: Mikhail Belenkii, Todd Barrett, Timothy Brinkley
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Publication number: 20120116711Abstract: A portable celestial compass (PCC) that provides a new multi-functional capability for high precision target localization. The battery-powered PCC is built around US Army's M-25 stabilized binocular and includes a miniature eye-safe laser range finder, a gyro stabilized binocular, a 3-axis tilt compensated digital compass, and a built-in specialized chip with star catalog and software for target AZ/EL determination and sight reduction. A gyro stabilized binocular rejects up to 98% of image motion caused by hand tremor and platform vibration. Laser rangefinder has the accuracy of ±2 m at 5 km range. The PCC uses celestial objects as absolute references for target azimuth and elevation determination. The azimuth and elevation accuracy is 2 mrad, or 10 m at 5 km range, which is by a factor of up to 5 better than that for a magnetic compass.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2008Publication date: May 10, 2012Inventors: Donald Bruns, Timothy Brinkley
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Publication number: 20120021385Abstract: A celestial weapons orientation measuring system. The system includes a miniature celestial direction detection device. The device includes an inclinometer, a camera for imaging at least one celestial object and a processor programmed with a celestial catalog providing known positions at specific times of at least one celestial object and algorithms for automatically calculating target direction information based on the inclination of the system as measured by the inclinometer and the known positions of the celestial object as provided by the celestial catalog and as imaged by the camera. Similar to the training technique discussed in the background section, the pretend enemy wears a GPS detector and transmitter, and a computer system is preferably provided which determines when a trigger-pull results in a “casualty”.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2009Publication date: January 26, 2012Inventors: Mikhail Belenkii, Donald Bruns, Timothy Brinkley
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Publication number: 20100283840Abstract: A celestial direction finding system. The system includes an inclinometer, at least one camera for imaging both the daytime sky and the nighttime sky and a computer programmed with a sun, moon and star catalog and algorithms for automatically determining directions based on positions of celestial bodies imaged by at least one camera and incline positions measured by the inclinometer. In a preferred embodiment all of the above features are combined in a single battery operated miniature celestial direction finding module. Geographical positions of nearby objects can be determined with the addition of a rangefinder and knowledge of the geographical position of the camera. The geographical position of the system in preferred embodiments can be determined with the addition of a GPS unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2009Publication date: November 11, 2010Inventors: Mikhail Belenkii, Donald Bruns, Timothy Brinkley
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Publication number: 20090177398Abstract: An angles only aircraft navigation system. The system includes an IMU coupled with a passive optical sensor. The optical sensor provides periodic updates to the IMU in order to correct for accelerometer and gyro drifts. The IMU computes the air vehicle's instantaneous position, velocity, and attitude using gyro and accelerometer measurements. The optical sensor images stars and satellites. The navigation filter combines optical sensor measurements with IMU inputs, and determines those corrections needed to compensate for the IMU drifts. By applying periodic corrections to the IMU using satellite angular measurements, the navigation filter maintains an accurate position estimate during an entire flight.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2009Publication date: July 9, 2009Inventors: Mikhail Belenkii, Donald Bruns, Timothy Brinkley, George Kaplan
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Patent number: 7349803Abstract: An automatic celestial navigation system for navigating both night and day by observation of K-band or H-band infrared light from multiple stars. A preferred embodiment uses three telescopes with each of the three telescopes rigidly mounted with respect to each other and rigidly mounted on a movable platform such as a ship or airplane with each telescope being directed at a substantially different portion of sky. Telescope optics focuses, onto the pixel array of a sensor, H-band or K-band light from stars in the field of view of each telescope. The system also includes an inclinometer, an accurate timing device and a computer processor having access to cataloged infrared star charts.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2005Date of Patent: March 25, 2008Assignee: Trex Enterprises Corp.Inventors: Mikhail Belenkii, Donald G. Bruns, Vincent A Rye, Timothy Brinkley
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Patent number: 7349804Abstract: An automatic celestial navigation system for navigating both night and day by observation of K-band or H-band infrared light from multiple stars. In a first set of preferred embodiments three relatively large aperture telescopes are rigidly mounted on a movable platform such as a ship or airplane with each telescope being directed at a substantially different portion of sky. Embodiments in this first set tend to be relatively large and heavy, such as about one cubic meter and about 60 pounds. In a second set of preferred embodiments one or more smaller aperture telescopes are pivotably mounted on a movable platform such as a ship, airplane or missile so that the telescope or telescopes can be pivoted to point toward specific regions of the sky. Embodiments of this second set are mechanically more complicated than those of the first set, but are much smaller and lighter and are especially useful for guidance of aircraft and missiles.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2005Date of Patent: March 25, 2008Assignee: Trex Enterprises Corp.Inventors: Mikhail Belenkii, Donald G. Bruns, Vincent A Rye, Timothy Brinkley
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Publication number: 20070038374Abstract: An automatic celestial navigation system for navigating both night and day by observation of K-band or H-band infrared light from multiple stars. In a first set of preferred embodiments three relatively large aperture telescopes are rigidly mounted on a movable platform such as a ship or airplane with each telescope being directed at a substantially different portion of sky. Embodiments in this first set tend to be relatively large and heavy, such as about one cubic meter and about 60 pounds. In a second set of preferred embodiments one or more smaller aperture telescopes are pivotably mounted on a movable platform such as a ship, airplane or missile so that the telescope or telescopes can be pivoted to point toward specific regions of the sky. Embodiments of this second set are mechanically more complicated than those of the first set, but are much smaller and lighter and are especially useful for guidance of aircraft and missiles.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2005Publication date: February 15, 2007Inventors: Mikhail Belenkii, Donald Bruns, Vincent Rye, Timothy Brinkley
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Publication number: 20060085129Abstract: An automatic celestial navigation system for navigating both night and day by observation of K-band or H-band infrared light from multiple stars. A preferred embodiment uses three telescopes with each of the three telescopes rigidly mounted with respect to each other and rigidly mounted on a movable platform such as a ship or airplane with each telescope being directed at a substantially different portion of sky. Telescope optics focuses, onto the pixel array of a sensor, H-band or K-band light from stars in the field of view of each telescope. The system also includes an inclinometer, an accurate timing device and a computer processor having access to cataloged infrared star charts. The processor is programmed with special algorithms to use image data from the infrared sensors, inclination information from the inclinometer, time information from the timing device and the cataloged star charts information to determine positions of the platform.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2005Publication date: April 20, 2006Inventors: Mikhail Belenkii, Donald Bruns, Vincent Rye, Timothy Brinkley