Patents by Inventor William M. Ash

William M. Ash 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).

  • Passive-optical locator
    Patent number: 7518713
    Abstract: A system comprising an imaging device and a passive-optical range-finder to focus, on the imaging device, a magnified image of a target positioned in a focal plane of the passive-optical range-finder. The system receives information indicative of a target type and generates information indicative of an absolute geographic location for the target based on at least the target type and information output by the imaging device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventor: William M. Ash