Patents by Inventor Todd Anthony Ell

Todd Anthony Ell 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: 10012477
    Abstract: Apparatus and associated methods relate to coordinating targeting among multiple guided ordnances using inter-ordnance optical communications. An inter-ordnance communications channel is optically established between leading and trailing guided ordnances travelling in substantially the same direction. The leading guided ordnance emits an optical beacon in a direction aft of the direction of ordnance travel, and a trailing guided ordnance captures images that contain the optical beacon emitted by the leading guided ordnance. The trailing guided ordnance is configured to chart a trajectory of the leading guided ordnance. The trailing guided ordnance is configured to predict which, among multiple targets identified in the captured images, is a first target consistent with the charted trajectory of and therefore selected by the leading ordnance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Rosemount Aerospace Inc.
    Inventors: Todd Anthony Ell, Martin Krucinski