Patents by Inventor William A. Edel

William A. Edel 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: 9565885
    Abstract: A helmet mounted display (HMD) system comprising (i) a display device adapted to be positioned between an eye of a person wearing the helmet and a vision-related device; and (ii) a step-in visor which is positioned between the eye of the user and the display device. The vision-related device is removably attached to an accessory joint so that it can be interchanged between an outer visor for use during the day and night vision goggles for use during the night.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: THALES VISIONIX, INC.
    Inventors: George Darrell Hedges, Anthony William Bugno, Mark William Edel, Michael Koichi Uchima, Robert B. Atac
  • Publication number: 20120120482
    Abstract: A helmet mounted display (HMD) system comprising (i) a display device adapted to be positioned between an eye of a person wearing the helmet and a vision-related device; and (ii) a step-in visor which is positioned between the eye of the user and the display device. The vision-related device is removably attached to an accessory joint so that it can be interchanged between an outer visor for use during the day and night vision goggles for use during the night.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2012
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: GENTEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: George Darrell Hedges, Anthony William Bugno, Mark William Edel, Michael Koichi Uchima, Robert B. Atac
  • Patent number: 8120857
    Abstract: A helmet mounted display (HMD) system comprising a display pod having a light wave optical element. The display pod is designed to be attached to a base plate located above the brow of a helmet using opposing hook and loop-style fastener pads or alternatively, a pair of locking disks. The mounting position of the display pod is adjustable within three degrees of freedom, including lateral positioning along a plane that is co-planar to a mounting surface for the display pod, as well as rotation about an axis that is perpendicular to the mounting surface. The HMD system is adapted to compensate for variations in mounting position using a bore sighting adjustment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Gentex Corporation
    Inventors: George Darrell Hedges, Anthony William Bugno, Mark William Edel, Michael Koichi Uchima, Robert B. Atac
  • Publication number: 20100091377
    Abstract: A helmet mounted display (HMD) system comprising a display pod having a light wave optical element. The display pod is designed to be attached to a base plate located above the brow of a helmet using opposing hook and loop-style fastener pads or alternatively, a pair of locking disks. The mounting position of the display pod is adjustable within three degrees of freedom, including lateral positioning along a plane that is co-planar to a mounting surface for the display pod, as well as rotation about an axis that is perpendicular to the mounting surface. The HMD system is adapted to compensate for variations in mounting position using a bore sighting adjustment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2008
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: GENTEX Corporation
    Inventors: George Darrell Hedges, Anthony William Bugno, Mark William Edel, Michael Koichi Uchima, Robert B. Atac
  • Patent number: 3982974
    Abstract: A method of making an integrated circuit wherein a subcollector diffusion mask is formed on a semiconductor wafer. A principal impurity of a predetermined conductivity type is then diffused through windows in the mask and into the wafer to form subcollector regions spaced from each other. A compensating impurity of a conductivity type opposite that of the principal impurity is then diffused through the same mask windows into the subcollector regions to a relatively shallow depth. An epitaxial layer is then grown on the wafer during which an amount of the principal impurity diffuses from the subcollector regions into the gas and then into the epitaxial layer and the wafer in areas thereof exterior to the peripheries of the subcollector regions thereby resulting in an autodoping effect. However, the compensating impurity simultaneously diffuses into the exterior areas so as to compensate approximately for the principal impurity and thereby to counteract the autodoping effect of the principal impurity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 1974
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1976
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: William A. Edel, Joseph Regh