Patents by Inventor Walter B. Jennings, Jr.

Walter B. Jennings, Jr. 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).

  • Thermally marked target missile system
    Patent number: 5050476
    Abstract: The missile system disclosed herein involves directing a beam from a modeely powered laser on a taget for such time that a hot spot is produced. This hot spot is then used as a target for a cooperating infrared seeking missile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1973
    Date of Patent: September 24, 1991
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: William B. McKnight, Thomas E. Honeycutt, Walter B. Jennings, Jr.
  • Missile system using laser illuminator
    Patent number: 4143835
    Abstract: A system for intercepting a target with a missile having semi-active homing guidance. The target is discretely illuminated by a laser beam and the missile homes on the reflected illumination from the target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 1976
    Date of Patent: March 13, 1979
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Walter B. Jennings, Jr., William B. McKnight, Richard D. Milton